Category Archives: Leisure Time Pursuits
Reading Is For Elitists Who ‘Don’t Know How To Live’
Did you know that Mary Gaitskill has a new short story collection, Don’t Cry, out? I very much look forward to buying and reading that. I’ve heard good things about John Wray’s Lowboy recently. I’ll probably read that too. Why? … Continue reading
Posted in Leisure Time Pursuits, Literature
Tagged elitism, reactionary rants, yes I'm part of the problem
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When can I insert my Hard-drive?
I often like to tell the story of how, back in my day, when I first entered college, not everyone had a PC. In fact I didn’t even own a word processor. I had to borrow my roomies and you can … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Leisure Time Pursuits, Nostalgia, technology, Uncategorized
Tagged computers, porn
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Potty Trips
Apparently, the bathroom in the Minneapolis airport where Sen. Larry Craig was arrested has become a tourist attraction. An airport worker quoted in the Times says ”People have been going inside, taking pictures of the stall, taking pictures outside the … Continue reading
Posted in Leisure Time Pursuits, The Gays, Vacation
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Prehab…
Or, Goodbye To All That For A Week Or So. Just a heads up that I’ll be holed away in a compound in upstate New York with little connectivity, ergo, I won’t be on the in-tard-webs 24/7. Lest you think … Continue reading
Posted in Booze, I'm Probably Insane, Leisure Time Pursuits, Shakespeare, Theatre
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I Wish To Go To the Festival
I spent Sunday at Figment on Governors Island. The festival was billed as sort of a mini-Burning Man East; I was curious but wary, fearing it would be less the drug-enhanced bacchanal of the aforementioned desert festival and more like … Continue reading
Posted in Leisure Time Pursuits, New York, Outings
Tagged Art Attack, forgot the weed, Governors Island, not quite Burning Man
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Summertime and the Living Is Easy
I know how it is, you’re all, summer’s here and I haven’t made any plans. Crap! It snuck up on me, now what am I going to do? Thankfully, the recent issue of People magazine is here to help (it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Advice for Morons, Leisure Time Pursuits, WTF
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