Christmas was spent in West Virginia, a state that’s actually quite lovely, a state with fewer gun shops and cars in front yards than I remember. We stayed at a spa, a destination equal parts Dirty Dancing and the Shining. Cottages dot the perimeter of the greater campus, which looks like a tiny college, if [...]
Category Archives: stuff that's wrong with everbody else
More than a feeling
07.23.08 –
I’m in Boston. Safe and not at all sound. I haven’t seen much of the city, but am decidedly amused by the local fascination with a firefighter on disability who got caught flexing his beef in a bodybuilding competition. I’ve seen the footage – I’m pretty sure it’s on a 24-hour loop – and let [...]
All TV tragedies are born on a Tuesday
07.16.08 –
The Bachelorette must be over, because last night I ended up watching Family Feud. I rationalize that this is acceptable because such shows are demonstrated to stave off early-onset dementia. I’m not kidding. About believing that.
The night’s first half-hour pitted two families against each other in traditional style: one family completely sucks while the patriarch [...]