I had a boyfriend who refused to read “Bartleby the Scrivener.” Over and over again he refused. Some people get that. Some people don’t. I’m in a Melville mood lately. Forgive me. I was at Silver Dollar City last weekend. The weather was perfect, and people were making things with their hands. If I were […]
Read More Whaling“We have it in our power to begin the world again.” –Thomas Paine “There will be no cooperation for the rest of the year.” –John McCain I just got back from the southwest, where I met and insulted a charming cowgirl. I expected Tombstone, Arizona to be sort of like Frontierland at Disneyland. Instead, we […]
Read More Paine ‘n’ McCain at the OK CorralNo one else on the FDR home tour was about to wet herself with excitement like I was. He sat in this room! That was his lamp! He pulled himself up this dumbwaiter! (He did– even long after electricity, both to keep himself in shape and to assure himself he could evacuate in case of fire.) Inside the house is neat– but you have to stay with your tour guide to make sure no one spits on the floor. Outside the house is even better.
Read More Houses and Graves10 Best Places 1. feet up on your desk at work at the end of a day you kicked ass 2. Notre Dame, Paris 3. the park on the first day the grass is green and it’s warm enough to lie down outside 4. Grand Central Terminal, New York City 5. across from a half-empty […]
Read More The 10 Best of Some Stuff, for No Particular Time
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