Not too long ago, a friend honestly-joked1 that I am a contrarian. And I have to admit, it was a brilliant set-up. Because guess how you deny being a contrarian. Exactly. “Am not” is oxygen to an open flame.2
I got to thinking; a hobby done best while whittling vanilla wafers into suggestive [...]
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it’s either a rant or a revelation
Posted in don't take me seriously, fireside chat, hello it's me i've thought about this for a long long time, tagged is this a memoir? on October 15, 2009 | 14 Comments »
missionary position paper
Posted in fireside chat, homelife, tagged missionary, religion on September 29, 2009 | 20 Comments »
I am neither lost nor at a loss. I am not misled or misplaced. I am not stranded with “S.O.S.” tattooed on my forehead.
Yet, there you are, at my front door, Bible in hand, with a duty to sell, ready to save my soul. And here I am, wishing for the death of a salesmen.
The [...]
twentysomething
Posted in fireside chat, homelife, journal on September 14, 2009 | 16 Comments »
Allegedly, I’m there.
You know, there, right? That place on the American life’s timeline where engagements and real estate purchases make their appearances; the one where your parents do a stellar job of “subtly” remarking on the preciousness of grandchildren; the place where you either start watching Rogaine commercials more closely or start waxing your upper [...]
indebted
Posted in DC, fireside chat, journal on August 28, 2009 | 32 Comments »
This post marks the third year of this blog. It’s my blogoversary.
Next year will be my tenth year in DC — a city known for transience. I have seen many people come with lofty local aspirations but go and others insist the grass is greener elsewhere but stay (*ahem* myself *ahem*).
I have never felt more [...]
somewhere between superstition and certainty
Posted in fireside chat, journal, music, tagged Blessid Union of Souls, Californication, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stevie Wonder, Superstition on August 19, 2009 | 15 Comments »
“Space may be the final frontier, but it’s made in a Hollywood basement.”
When Californication came up on shuffle yesterday, I was just so sure Anthony Kiedis was right — that a lot of things we believe really just have a production quality high enough to convince us they’re real.
And maybe he’s right. I’ve never been [...]
we like her, too
Posted in fireside chat, tv, tagged Jack Johnson, Joss Stone lyrics -- anyone?, threw a little Nat King Cole in too on July 27, 2009 | 25 Comments »
I’ve said it once before but it bears repeating: more parents should teach their sons and daughters that “curves” is not a dirty word. No debating that today. It’s a fact; like the fact that peanut butter and jelly are always better when they’re together.¹
But back to curves.
Although it’s been said, many times, many ways [...]
in an honest moment
Posted in DC, fireside chat on June 23, 2009 | 20 Comments »
I first saw the startling pictures of the metro crash that rocked the DC metro area last night around 6pm. And in an honest moment, I felt anger.
A few weeks ago, a lone gunmen walked into the Holocaust Museum and opened fire. All of my thoughts were for the security guard who lost his life [...]
the lighter side of loss
Posted in fireside chat, tagged hatred, Holocaust Museum shooting, hope on June 11, 2009 | 24 Comments »
It’s why we sometimes make race jokes. It’s why we sometimes don’t.
It’s why we sometimes know exactly how many black, Jewish, Chinese, Pakistani, Irish, etc. friends we have. It’s why we almost never admit that.
It’s why we recognize unfamiliar loss, but it’s why we often don’t remember it.
It’s because we don’t know what to [...]
where did all of the words go?
Posted in fireside chat on May 19, 2009 | 27 Comments »
I like words.
The best ones have a great personality. Whether they like it when you bend and twist and mix and match them to suit your needs or instead insist upon never being altered, the ones that have a sense of self stand out.
Or so I thought. Apparently, those responsible for updating the annals of [...]
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