Sorry about the lack of posts today, dear readers! I was getting tons of work done so I could get out of the office early, meet up with my brother, and head over to Giants Stadium for the Springsteen show! More later!
And still champ!
I’ve been so busy lately, I haven’t checked the goings-on at The New York Sun. I wonder what’s in today’s Arts+ section? A review of David Lebedoff’s new book on George Orwell and Evelyn Waugh A review of Cyril Connolly’s “Enemies of Promise” A review of the best gins for G&Ts A sidebar on niche [...]
Flying fish will never be able to walk
Friday’s company picnic turned out to be pretty boring. The turnout was much lower than last year’s at the same location (enjoy the 2007 slideshow!). I split around 1:30 p.m. and took a nice drive through Harriman State Park for the slightly roundabout trip home. I’m not sure why I felt so disengaged from it; [...]
What It Is: 7/28/08
What I’m reading: Finished Against the Gods, Camp Concentration and Bottomless Belly Button this week, but haven’t decided what to read next. Maybe Archy & Mehitabel. I oughtta catch up on the past 2 issues of Monocle. What I’m listening to: 22 Dreams (Paul Weller), and West Indian Girl and 4th & Wall (both by [...]
Unrequired Reading: July 25, 2008
That’s the sound of the men, working on the link gang. . .
I think in circles and circles are hard to break
After dropping Amy off at the bus stop this morning, I came home and realized I was on the precipice of nausea and that a 20- or 25-minute drive to the office likely would’ve pushed me over the edge. So I wrote in sick, went back to bed for 3+ hours, and found myself feeling [...]
Missing the point?
If your presidential campaign has problems convincing Jewish voters that you’re on their side, I’m not sure it’s in your best interest to assemble a rally of 200,000 Germans. I’m just sayin’. . .
Is this on?
I’m just testing out this WordPress app to see if I can really write posts directly from my iPhone, bitches!
“Also, it bumps into stuff and has a hard time shaving.”
There’s an article in the NYTimes today about how the police in Providence, RI have to deal with antiterrorism guidelines instead of, y’know, crime. The chief of police has one of the more bizarre quotes I’ve read this week: “Our nation, that I love, is like a great giant that can deal with a problem [...]