A few weeks ago Jennifer and I were having drinks and talking about our respective jobs. (Don’t worry, I was drinking cranberry juice.) She’s an elementary school teacher, and toward the end of the summer she was pretty excited about the new school year. But after a couple months, things weren’t so rosy. She teaches […]

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One of the best things about working where I work is being able to stroll around downtown Austin midday.
Speaking of downtown Austin, there is a crazy amount of development going on down there right now. This will be a different city in two years. Maybe less.
About halfway through Ground Beneath Her Feet, Rushdie stops using […]

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There’s a good chance that much of my dialogue in the coming weeks and months will revolve around the topic of relationships. Even if you and I weren’t talking about relationships to begin with, I’ll probably figure out some way to bring it up. It’s something that’s been occupying my thoughts lately, maybe because I […]

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So. For three hours last night, I was seventeen again. That’s how old I was when I saw Power Station at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater in LA, circa 1985. I didn’t know much about them then, although I owned a copy of Duran Duran’s Seven and the Ragged Tiger album. It was a good show, I […]

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Today is the kind of day that can surely make you forget about falling in love. Or maybe it’s the kind of day that will make you want to fall in love. I can’t remember now. When I left the house just before 7 this morning, the sky was thick and full of drizzly rain. […]

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