Archive for November 2nd, 2006
Classic
Thursday, November 2nd, 2006Soldiers respond to this. Imus’ plea is almost as classic: “Please stop it. Stop talking. Go home, get on the bike.”
In Teens
Thursday, November 2nd, 2006From the Washington Post. The high school English class cites several reasons for backing off of MySpace: Creepy people proposition them. Teachers and parents monitor them. New, more alluring free services comes along, so they collectively jump ship…. To a youth market composed of teens like Kim and Birnbaum, MySpace is just the latest online [...]
Muddled Alphabet
Thursday, November 2nd, 2006More evidence that gentrification is redefining Da Lowa East Side. From today’s NY Post: IN the bad old days, people said of Alphabet City that if you were hanging around on Avenue A, you were all right. If you were on Avenue B, you were brave. If you ventured to Avenue C, you were crazy. [...]
Help from the blogosphere
Thursday, November 2nd, 2006In response to this, a reader emailed me the following (reprinted with permission). I’m posting our email exchange with the hope that some of you will weigh in. I just read your post “sometimes I feel like this widow” on Away With Words. I was wondering if I could ask you a question…. Everytime I [...]
Another Chapter in the Judah Chronicles
Thursday, November 2nd, 2006It’s been a while since I wrote about my son, so here’s a story from this week. Tuesday night before bed, Judah prayed that I “wouldn’t be fired.” (Where he learned about being fired I’m not sure.) When I asked him what he meant, he thought for a second and said: “Well, I guess you [...]