Current Affairs
-
Call Me!*
Something odd has happened over the past year and a half or so: I've noticed that I talk on the phone significantly less than I used to. I'd wager that you might say the same thing. I find that the majority of my interaction with friends, even the ones I used to call regularly, is now
-
Change is Challenging
Apparently there is a new system on some of the NYC buses these days — it completely threw me for a loop. There are certain buses now where you purchase your ticket in advance, you have to hold on to your receipt, you can enter at any door, and if they check and find you
-
Happy Pro Bono Week!
It's National Pro Bono Week and I thought this wonderful print by Hugh at Gaping Void seemed fitting to honor all of those who do pro bono work on behalf of those in need.
-
Thoughts This Week
– Five years later and I'm still dealing with this nonsense. – I'm developing a Fried Chicken to-do list, including Momofuku Noodle Bar, The Redhead, Savoy, Fatty Crab, and Locanda Verde. Must spread it out over several months for fear of calorie overload. – Speaking of calorie overload, I've got a hot date with a
-
A New Beginning
I already have goosebumps . . . can't wait to hear the speech, not to mention to have Obama running the country. There's hope and change in the air, and I'm proud to be an American today!
-
Radio Silence
Sorry about the radio silence, gang. Somehow between little blips on Facebook and Twitter I think I've been posting here less. Let's see, what's new with me? If you've been following me at either one of those places, you may know that my brother bought me a slow cooker for Chanukah/Bday and I've been seriously
-
Keep Your Laws Off My Body
Since I spent the evening last night volunteering as a model student for instructor trainees at my self-defense class, I’m feeling pretty strong-minded (and thanks to all of my trainer’s efforts, strong-bodied as well). When I initially took my self-defense class as a student, I reconnected with my college self in some ways: the feminist,
-
Reason Number 574
that I’ll never really grow up: I had planned for a quiet night tonight. And in my book, it was, indeed, a quiet night. I ended up going up to Strawberry Fields after work to reflect on the 25th anniversary of John Lennon’s death. I can’t believe it has been that long — I remember
-
From New Orleans to Brooklyn
So it turns out that the high school student who relocated to Brooklyn from New Orleans and who was featured in this New Yorker article is in my brother’s class (he’s a teacher). The word in the legal services/pro bono community is that there are roughly 500 evacuees in New York so far, and that