streets like a jungle, so call the police

Avoiding All Work, ‘Cause There’s None Available
My new office looks down on the ceiling of a nearby parking garage. Every afternoon, between 2:30 and 3:00, a woman drives her SUV up to the top level. She lets out a small dog and then begins idling her vehicle in a slow circle around the [...]

walk like a pimp, think like a macintosh

You’re A Very Nosy Fellow, Kitty Cat
These three things are true:
(1) Roman Polanski deserves to go to jail for raping a thirteen-year-old girl – not merely statutory rape, but coerced, drug-induced sex with a thirteen-year-old. The years he spent outside of the United States do not count as “time served” for his crime, since [...]

april, come she will

I forgot my camera battery when going to Mia and Bob’s wedding in Dublin, NH this Saturday. So now I have to weblog about it to remember it at all. It’s not my fault.

Rachel V. and Steve were kind enough to give me a ride up. We listened to Steve’s XM radio [...]

I can’t drive fifty-five

I put a high premium on convenience.
I value my time very highly. While I don’t mind taking the bus – it gives me time to read, or watch videos on the iPod – I’d prefer to drive if it’ll save me some trouble. In Boston – or Cambridge, where I live – this [...]

the way you treat me is a shame; why do you hurt me so bad?

I considered taking the car on a road trip to Baltimore this coming weekend. I ended up buying train tickets instead, but I had the car in mind for a while. So I started considering what sort of maintenance the 1996 Camry would need for a 1,200 mile round-trip. Probably need the [...]

everybody, move your feet and feel united

Winter has taken a bitter toll on my car. Well, winter plus neglect.
Stopping at Target one morning before work, I noticed that my front license plate hung from my front bumper by one thin bolt. I bought the cereal that I came in for and, not finding a bolt in the hardware aisle [...]

when I’m burning down the railway track

I’ve spent a lot of time over the last few months wondering if I’d do the right thing in a crisis. Last night I did.
Chester St in Davis was narrower than usual last night, due to piled snow from last night’s storm. I alternated between walking down the one-way street with traffic to [...]

get the cd from sam goody

If I released a music player that stored two hundred songs, took up about as much space as a fat paperback book and used a proprietary format other than .mp3 or .aiif or .wav, how well do you think it would sell? Even if I only charged $15? Do you think it would [...]

done, done and I’m on to the next one

I remember a lot of afternoons spent in 3rd grade writing letters to people I didn’t know. Pen pals once. A mission in Africa or India another time. I don’t recall much of the content of these letters. I just know that Mrs. Hogan would give us a topic to write [...]

got to be careful, can’t let the evil of the money trap you

0640: I drag myself out of bed and scrape together some work clothes. Today would be a good day to get some swimming in before work.
0705: Idling outside Porter Square, the temperature gauge on my car begins to rapidly climb to red again. Sighing, I review the service stations I know of near [...]