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Today I was taking the bus back from a meeting and a lady sitting across from me starting throwing-up into a clear plastic bag that she kept on her lap. Oh, and it was very crowded and hot and she …...
View ArticleI Can Run?
I don’t particularly like running, but occasionally I need to run to get a bus or train or catch a green light to cross a street. I do like the idea of running and whenever I run I somehow convince …...
View Article5 Ways You Know Your City Hates You
Poor drainage. Overcrowded public transportation. Absurd tickets. It plagues you with the Blue Angels at Fleet Week every year. It charges you to get into the city, but doesn’t charge you to leave.
View ArticleSupport Planned Parenthood
I’m going to take a short break from my regular posts to talk about something important to me. As some of you might know, Susan G. Komen decided to cut its funding from Planned Parenthood. I know, this...
View ArticleThe Receptionist’s Revenge
My first job out of college was not the glamorous job I had dreamed of. I wasn’t an editor of some small but up-and-coming publishing house. I wasn’t writing articles for The New Yorker. I was a...
View ArticleRepost: The Receptionist’s Revenge
You don’t know this, but tor the past 3-4 years, the “i” key on my keyboard has been broken. Do you know how often you use the “i” key? Okay, I didn’t use it at all in that sentence except … Continue...
View ArticleHow to Hang Your Toilet Paper
I know what you’re thinking, is this an April Fool’s post? It’s not. It’s a very important discussion. On toilet paper roll etiquette. You’re probably aware that there are two schools of thought on...
View ArticleThings Peas Don’t Go In: Everything
I don’t talk about them much, mostly because I feel like they are the troll of the legume world and maybe if you don’t feed them they will go away, but I’ve known since I was a small child that …...
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