These days it been?fashionable to say things like "now all people will be judged by the content of their character" and "America has changed forever." I'll buy the latter argument because it's?ambiguous enough to read anything you want into it. The former, however, I have laid?no false?claims to. In my own experience I still get [...]
In honor of the Dev and I being in Time magazine last year my wife?purchased a subscription for me as a gift. Now I spend a couple off days a week reading the articles on the subway as I commute. I read from cover to cover and I am consistently entertained and informed. Every so [...]
As of this week Devin has decided to "retire" from the MTA and focus all his efforts on becoming president of the United States. With Dr. King's birthday having passed last Tuesday (and his observed holiday being tomorrow), along with Barack Obama running for president, his declaration gave me pause. Could my son one day [...]
I've been holding onto this article for a couple of weeks. When I first read it I was so livid, and visibly so, that I decided to not talk about it until I could form a coherent thought about it. Most of the thoughts that came to my mind involved four letter words. I am [...]
Do you hate your dad? C'mon, be honest. I don't think I hate mine. I don't speak to him enough to hate him. My fear is that if I speak to him frequently, or at all, I truly won't like him. He has a gift for never saying the right thing. Ever. His foot stays [...]