The Scales Tip Southward
Jul16

The Scales Tip Southward

  For six weeks at the end of this past year, I had the gross misfortune of living and working in Yuma, Arizona, my apartment less than five miles from the US-Mexico border (in case you’re wondering, yes, there IS a fence). I won’t delve into all the specifics of why I found this particular town to be awful – the climate, unemployment numbers, and density of cockroaches speak for themselves – but the thing I found...

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I Finally Tried A Cronut!
Jul16

I Finally Tried A Cronut!

I hate the expression “foodie.”  It sounds like something someone said on an episode of The View (when Meredith Viera was still on it).  Anyway, if there was another word for that, that is what I would call myself.  I’m an (insert other word for foodie here) and my latest fascination has been the Cronut.  The Cronut, created about a month ago by Dominique Ansel of Dominique Ansel Bakery, has taken NYC by storm.  Each...

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Frankenstein’s Subway
Jul12

Frankenstein’s Subway

Last week, the Bay Area Rapid Transit system workers went on strike, shutting down the trains, crippling the area’s commuters, and making me slightly annoyed when I was trying to go to a baseball game. Besides the obvious – wishing the BART was up and running again – the strike got me thinking of how I would improve on this particular subway, from things as basic as service hours to as detailed as car interior decor. While...

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Capitalizing on Socialism: A Modern Dilemma
Jul10

Capitalizing on Socialism: A Modern Dilemma

  The current up and coming (flat and not really moving might be more accurate) generation isn’t the worst. Not yet at least.  We still have time, and not to worry the current champ, the Baby Boomers, are still putting up a good fight.  I’m not sure what you want to call us, generation data, generation Z (zombie??), or whatever contrived name you might think of. And yes, us, I consider myself to be apart of this up...

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Crowd Sourced: Dodgers at Giants
Jul08

Crowd Sourced: Dodgers at Giants

When the subject of sports rivalries comes up in conversation, rarely is the ensuing discussion one that produces a consensus of opinions. Rather than a cordial debate of the merits of a specific team or pairing of cities, a more typical course of this type of interaction is a downward spiral of bickering, debasing, and the inevitable exclamation of “[insert team name here] sucks!” I grew up well within the borders of the storied New...

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Scrapes, Cuts, Bruises, and another Life Lesson
Jul01

Scrapes, Cuts, Bruises, and another Life Lesson

I started running in April 2010.  I had to move home to Doylestown, a quaint suburban community located about an hour outside of Philadelphia, after I was laid off during the death throes of the Great Recession.  Living with your parents at 28 is a great way to knock your self-esteem down a peg and so I figured running would be a great way for me to feel better about my current situation by feeling better about myself.  My predictions...

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