I worked late tonight, and left the office at 8, dragging myself home and feeling a little like Don Draper (without the promiscuity, alcoholism, or secret past). My wife called me as I was headed for the elevator, and noted that my son was still awake, but that he’d be asleep by the time I …
Monthly Archives: August 2010
An Open Letter to Sasha Grey
Dear Ms. Grey, Let me first say that I have no quibble with your chosen profession. As long as there is pornography, there must be porn stars, and though it is clearly a dirty, dirty job (at least when done properly), someone has to do it. In the eyes and hearts of many people, you …
Men: Murderous Philanderers
I regret to come to this conclusion, but news reports confirm that men like me are deadly and morally bankrupt. First there was the Times article on the NYC Pedestrian Death and Mauling Report (I think that was the name), which said many things about how and why cars kill people in Gotham. The biggest …
What I Did on My Summer Vacation: Part 1
Dear Dadwagon, As Theodore rightly noted, last week I committed the apparently unpardonable sin of taking my family not just on vacation but entirely off the grid. Up in mid-coast Maine, we had no phone (neither cell nor land line) nor Internet access, unless we wanted to drive 15 minutes to leech Wifi from the …