I think the term “Smart” is a misnomer
Dear Metro, Please stop trying to shift us all over to SmarTrip cards if you admit that using one to ride the bus leaves you wide open to get screwed up. Thanks, urban bohemian A few months back our office...
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Would this be Barrio Fabulous?
Some days, I really love my neighborhood. I headed out for a snack on Saturday after the cable guy left and this beauty was parked out back behind my building along Mt. Pleasant Street. I only wished the driver had...
Let me see that THRONG…
I can definitely say that I had a religious experience this morning. The trains were packed with regular commuters and all the Catholics there was very little space on the car and no personal space to be had at all....
Who is it that wears Prada, now?
I snagged the above AP Photo from Wonkette, Popemania: George & Laura & Jenna Bush Say Hi To Pope! I looked at this picture and the only thing that came to mind was the Pope givin’ shout-outs to all his...
Gentrification conspiracy!
The most insidious part of gentrification’s plan: to get my ass huge and complacent so I’ll be ripe for the slaughter when the aliens come to feast on tender human steaks, with just the right amount of marbled fat. I...
Would ya believe this is *clean*?
I meant for it to look this way, honest! How could I sleep on a bed full of dirty clothes?! The times I have done that in college notwithstanding, it’s laundry day! I woke up feeling like my stomach was...
Snail mail still has its benefits
In today’s mail I got my lease renewal and a letter from my bank advising that my secured account is being converted to an unsecured one. I have to admit that both of those things could have been sent in...
Kitchen Lessons (Nightmares)
Buy Pyrex. I’ve only owned Pyrex baking dishes, but when they broke it was a lot cleaner than this. Buy a little extra. Thankfully I had more garlic, herbs and shallots because I wasn’t in the mood to pick glass...
Partner, Let me Upgrade U
New things are strange and mysterious, scary at times and not always an improvement. Case in point: LED Christmas Holiday Lights. I put up the white icicle lights up over the couch last night and it was like having a...