My Dog is Chelsea

On Saturday, I experienced what could very possibly be the most satisfying moment of my adult life.
I quit. Well, first I was fired, and then I quit (I mean, why not quit if you were just fired? Duh). In a very dramatic gesture, I threw down my bar rag and said, “I’m leaving! [...]

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I just learned a wonderful new phrase, and in an effort to make sure its usage gets widely established, I will share it with you: jumping the couch.

Jumping the couch is a modern version of jumping the shark, a phrase that means “such-and-such has finally gone too far; it once was cool [...]

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It was hard to get out of bed this morning, due mainly to a late-night closing shift that left me so tired I could hardly keep my left contact in place. But there was also a general unhappiness whose source I couldn’t quite place. I dreamt last night that Asa drove [...]

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Here’s the short version of my vacation:

My father and I used to come to this pond to sail my remote-controlled sailboat. I passed by it on my walk, shortly before causing severe pain to my left foot.
Day 1: Walked an excessive amount around Manhattan in flip flops, consequently [...]

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Thank you all for the birthday wishes! It was a good one, indeed. Nerdy as I am, I spent it up at my old stomping ground (a sleepaway camp in Vermont) with some of my best friends in the whole world. I have lots to blog about (I’ve been “head blogging” for the last few [...]

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