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Posts from December 2002

Clubbing

I went to a club this weekend. I’m not generally much for going to clubs. There are basically two things to do at these establishments, dance and drink, and I’m not particularly good at either of them. I can move my strange, rigid body with something approaching fluidity, if I concentrate really hard. But even [...]


Idiot

Idiot I’ve always suspected that I’m an idiot, but I’ve never had absolute proof. All the evidence has been circumstantial or inconclusive, at best. Until yesterday. Yesterday I did something that proves — beyond a shadow of a doubt — the depth and profundity and absolute truth of my idiocy. It snowed yesterday. A lot, [...]


What I Did on My

What I Did on My Thanksgiving Vacation We had the whole family over to our house. It was wonderful, really, to see everyone all in one place, young and old, newly-married and newly-born. We talked and we laughed and we tried to keep the dog away from the baby and the baby away from the [...]


Starbucks

I’m hooked on Starbucks. Sure, to the casual observer, I would probably appear to be addicted to Tall Coffee Frappuccinos, but in truth I’ve been ensnared by the entire Starbucks experience. The happy people behind the counter. The exorbitant, gravity-defying prices. The ridiculous newspeak sizing scheme (tall for small, grande for medium, vente for large; [...]