My roommate, Anna, asked me last week if religious affiliation was important while vetting potential suitors and the question has had me thinking since then. Aside from quarterly jaunts to Jersey for funerals, my relationship with church and religion more generally since leaving the parochial nest of my youth has been fairly nonexistent. Due in…
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Thanks, Mercury
This week has been interesting. And by interesting, I mean riddled with trash fires of varying degree and magnitude. So in lieu of our regularly scheduled programming aka me writing about the death of a loved one or how much I hate/love New York, here are some thoughts from the week so far… Yesterday I…
Lights, Camera, New Yorking
I’ve spent a lot of time recently thinking about my home. New York City. Specifically, the Upper West Side, though I’m not sure how important that fact is to this thesis. “They” say that if you’ve lived in New York City for 10 years you’re a real New Yorker. I’m assuming “they” is someone on…
Miss you, Jeffrey.
It’s funny the things we remember during times of complete emotional upheaval. You may not even realize you’re in a state of shock as you go through the motions of the day, getting from point A to point B. It’s like when you’re driving home from a long day of work only to realize you’ve…
Ready to Rumble
Annnnd I’m back. I know, how are you going to handle your excitement? Two posts in such close succession – I told you I was changing it up this year. Just kidding, this is most certainly an anomaly. Really this post is a continuation of the poorly written one from last week (sorry not sorry),…
Holiday Highs and Sad Goodbyes
I think over the course of January I attempted to write my inaugural 2019 blog post at least eight times. One, which I’ll post at another time, was about a bubble bath (it was a long month) while others I wrote dabbled in the same “New Year, New Me” BS I mock relentlessly at the…
Isn’t this THE BEST?
This past weekend I took my favorite eight-year-old ice skating at Wollman Rink in Central Park, an establishment owned by everyone’s favorite stable genius. It was an overcast day, warm for December, and we were excited to take some laps around the ole pond (along with, apparently, everyone else in the tristate area… woof). Wyatt,…
The Astrology of Holiday Cheer
I'm writing tonight (at least I think it's nighttime) from somewhere over the Bay of Bengal. I'm currently feeling like that little kid again, the one I wrote about several posts ago who anticipates Christmas like a trip to Disney, because I'm sitting in a huge business class seat and am transfixed by the compartments…
Smile, it’s time to be thankful.
The week before Thanksgiving has that sort of collegiate homecoming feel to it. As the blessed Thursday looms closer and closer, life becomes increasingly frenzied and hectic; it’s no wonder holidays are a difficult time for many people. Holidays have always been my favorite. Like I’ve written in previous posts, events and holidays are my…
Views On Views
We all know New Yorkers are often labeled as rude, self-absorbed pricks to those who don’t reside in the five boroughs. I’m guessing this has something to do with HBO’s inaccurate representation of how us city folk interact with one another. But mostly, I am convinced it’s due to interlopers’ lack of sidewalk etiquette. Hello,…
The Dog Hair Diaries 