Alphabet: A History (V)
Alphabet: A History (V) Valentine's DayIt's Valentine's Day, 2004, and for some extra money, I'm pitching in at the flower shop where I worked full-time until a few months ago. It's only early...
View ArticleSpring Ahead
Hello, old friends. Remember me? Remember when I used to update this thing on the regular? I'm not sure if those days are gone forever or just for now. Time will tell. What I do know is it's been a lot...
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New Beginnings
On New Year's Day, I woke up and brushed my teeth in the bathroom like I do every morning. As I leaned over the sink to spit, something caught my eye in the mirror. Not something, but somethings— two...
View ArticleA Shopper's Nightmare
I leave for London a week from tomorrow and it dawned on me over the weekend that I'm not going to have anything to wear while I'm gone. That's something that I say all the time, "Wahhh, I don't have...
View ArticleThe Flight Map
I'm in London now. I arrived early this morning — 6:30 London time, 1:30 am New York time. I took a tube straight to the hotel and crashed the minute I hit the bed. I didn't sleep at all on the plane,...
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I Saw London, I Saw France
Hey, everyone, I'm back from vacation! I/we had a wonderful time in London and Paris, but it feels good to be home. I arrived in London after an overnight flight from NYC in the wee hours of Thursday,...
View ArticleHome in the Summer
I made my first call about day care yesterday and, boy, was that weird. I mean, the call itself was fine. But just saying those words: "Hi, I'm doing day care research for my baby due in October. Do...
View ArticleAvoid Dr. Moktan, Endocrinologist in Brooklyn, At All Costs
In case anyone Googles Dr. Moktan, an endocrinologist in Brooklyn, wondering if he or she should schedule an appointment with her, or with one of her partners, Dr. Kahn or Dr. Sirvastaza, I hope THIS...
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Happy Summer Solstice!
This is one of my favorite days of the year, when the promise of long, lazy summer months still lay ahead like miles of country road. These days, summer feels a little less lazy than it did in my...
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