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by Jason Edwards
A friend of mine had to go the hospital a few days ago. Nothing life threatening, of course, but even if you’re only there for a hangnail, the hospital induces a general anxiety and state of subtle panic in anyone. Since my friend needed emotional support, I hopped in my car and headed [...]
by Jason Edwards
There’s probably a name for the decorating style used at The Herb Farm. Actually, I’m pretty sure there’s a name for “the name for a decorating style.” But when I was there, yesterday, I had eight glasses of wine. And since the dining was excellent, my brain had to choose memories of delicious [...]
by Jason Edwards
America is fat. Say it proud! No, really, we as a country have grown to gargantuan proportions. And with test-scores falling at the same time, most of us don’t even know what “gargantuan” means. I’m pretty sure it’s from the Latin for “you jiggle when you walk.” Then again, I went to [...]
by Jason Edwards
I used to live by myself, which was an accident. I had a roommate, but then she decided she wanted to “be independent.” She seemed to think that living by herself would reduce the chances of someone “accidentally” walking into the bathroom while she showered. Fine. Then I got another roommate, but she [...]
by Jason E
I was not aware of this, but it seems that men don’t read. I am a man, and I read. I haven’t always read—last year I read maybe one book. Maybe two. This year I am making a concerted effort to read, with a goal of one book per week, average. So I [...]
by Jason Edwards
I’m sick of word Nazis. I just finished reading an article in my local paper, a letter to the editor, in which the writer complains about the use of the word “infatuated.” In a previous article, the paper called the murderer of a local teacher “infatuated.” The reader who wrote the letter provided [...]
by Jason Edwards
Living in Brooklyn, wearing ‘Roos, and drinking PBR is not ironic. A t-shirt emblazoned with an 80’s iron-on if that weird robotic orange dog from Battlestar Galactica, whether you got it at the thrift store at Urban Outfitters, is not ironic. It’s not kitsch or camp or cool. If YOU think it’s cool, [...]
by Jason Edwards
Finished The Predictioneers Game by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita last week, and Pirate Latitudes by the late Michael Crichton this week, and started in on It’s Not News, It’s Fark by Drew Curtis last night. So I’m ahead of schedule. Ahead of what schedule, you say, having only read this article and no [...]
by Jason Edwards
So far I’ve read about 7 books on my iPod Touch, via an app from Barnes & Noble. And I have to tell you, that’s 7 more than I would have read, all things considered. This despite the books being, mostly, titles I wanted to read. The thing is, I’ve adapted into a [...]
by Jason Edwards
3 weeks, 3 books so far, and hey hey hey, I’m almost done with week 4 and book 4. But Week 3: Unseen Academicals, latest in the long-running Discworld series. It’s a fantasy novel, it’s a series novel, and for those reasons alone you probably won’t read it. Or, for those reasons you [...]
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