So the doorbell rings this morning as I’m trying to get ready for work. A little old man hands me this handbill from the Jehovah’s ...
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Distractions #2, #3, #4, #5
I’m three—count ’em, three—days away from quitting smoking. I’ve been obsessively-compulsively distracting myself from lighting ...
A Farewell to Fags
I’m talking about cigarettes. When I told a colleague that I was taking two weeks off to quit smoking, she said, “I don’t think ...
Stormy Weather
A thunderstorm is rolling through as I write this. God, how I love a good thunderstorm. My dad used to set up the lawn chairs in the garage and ...
Does It End on a High Note? Writers Make Their Predictions for The Sopranos
Salon asked Jonathan Ames, Berkeley Breathed, Jennifer Egan, Daniel Handler, Heather Havrilesky, Erica Jong, Laura Lippman, Frank Rich and others ...
Per Your Request, Scranus
Lonely in Ohio
OG, god love him, offers a personals ad on the RRC Blog, stretching the limits of lafftastic obsequiousness. My favorite: beach listening.
Freelicious
Stephen Colbert returns after the Memorial Day break and that means (if history serves me right) a new adjective. As I’ve written elsewhere ...