My sophomore winter in college, I met for a one-afternoon class to chart participant’s personalities. What does each of us want from life and how did we envision it playing out? I remembered my consternation with such restrictions. I want everything! Why limit my choices? 2013 proved for me to …
The city is changing. Odd for a short-term resident of a mere six years to throw up his arms in alarm, but I still say, the city is changing. We are getting squeezed from both ends of the income spectrum. These are boom times. As a canary in the diamond …
Having built a dinosaur costume a couple years ago, I started roaring at people, not quite a mighty lion roar, but more just a roar-roar. I roared when excited. I roared when drunk. I roared when tired. I roared so many text messages. I roared on my birthday dressed as …
Before I left for Istanbul, my well-traveled brother warned me about the hassling carpet salesmen and the endless tour pushers. “Watch out for the endless aggravation,” he warned. Once on the street roaming the bazaars, I hardly noticed the Turkish hassle. Sure, pleasant and suspicious touts stepped forward to present …