May 2009
10 posts
Driving in Pittsburgh
So I was driving through Pittsburgh today, and while stopped at a red light, I wrote:
Pittsburgh: “Even our pedestrians drive like assholes.”
Because they do.
Now, I currently live in a small town, but I’ve driven in Boston, New York, New Jersey, California, and Atlanta.
I have never in my life seen as many people pull the “I’m stepping out into the road,...
Like Father, Like Son
Ever since Empire Strikes Back I have been aware of the psychological damage that a father can do to his son, and have sought to minimize the damage that I do to mine.
Generally speaking, I spend a lot of time worrying what unintentional lessons he is learning from me—you know, those things that you never realize that you do until you see your kid do them?
Well today I learned that he...
A Piece of My Journey, for @jamield
I didn’t know @jamield other than the occasional overlap on Tumblr.
I’ve spent some time looking over her Tumblr especially, and thought that perhaps she would have enjoyed this story.
The story starts nine years ago, early spring of 2000. I can’t tell you exactly when but it was after February 1st and before April 15th. My sister and her family were living in Scotland, and...
Mother's Day, 2009
She was awoken much too early by the almost 7 year old boy she let sleep in her bed last night because he wanted to have a “sleep-over,” which meant that the too early morning came after a night of being kicked by a child who moves so frequently and violently in his sleep that his parents often joke about padding the walls and floor of his bedroom, and doubt that they will ever let him...
Places Where It Is Acceptable To Trim Your Nails
1.) Your bathroom, with the door closed.
My Most Awkward Conversation Ever
I have a friend, who we will call “A”.
“A” switched to a Mac after hearing me love mine, and loved it. I would routinely get text messages or emails talking about how much easier it was, etc.
“A” came over when I first purchased my iPhone and couldn’t wait to see it, and had talked about wanting to get one.
When the iPhone 3G was scheduled to come...
Rubber Stamp
My request:
VistaPrint would like to offer me a free rubber stamp. Which is to say, I am now talking suggestions on what my rubber stamp should say. source
gathered a number of responses (shown in order they were received)
smartgoat: STAMPED
mikemorrow: Folks in my office are big fans of a big “WTF” stamp…
Notactuallyme: I have one that says “Fuck it - I don’t...