This time I heard from Rusty, a classmate I haven’t seen since our ten-year reunion. In high school Rusty was a fun-loving party animal, but he was also bright and kind. I always enjoyed talking to him because he was a fellow raging metalhead, and also quite funny. Tonight he sent me a message and … Read more
Man, I just can’t believe how incredible my prospects would be were I “on the market.” Just look at this woman who wants to talk to me, according to an advertisement I saw on MySpace: You can’t see it here, of course, but it’s a video ad, and in it she’s slinking around and sucking … Read more
For the 1979-80 school year, I was in the fourth grade, and my science teacher was Mrs. Dillard. She taught the metric system with conviction and gusto. (She also bummed me out for a week once because I came home believing soil erosion was the gravest problem facing humankind, but that’s another story.) Anyway, partially … Read more