(My most recent column as published yesterday in CityBeat.)
On any given weekend in the College Area, police officers can be spotted busting up raucous parties. (Remember those days? Yeah–good times.) I’ve watched from my front porch as kids stream from the houses like clowns from a Gremlin, noisily flood the streets, climb into their [...]
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4 October 2007 tagged CityBeat, Column with 2 comments
(My latest column as published today in CityBeat.)
There are many outrageous, salacious, delectable news stories beckoning me on a daily basis, the least of which this past week included our homegrown pride and joy, Miss Teen South Carolina herself. In case you need reminding, she’s the beauty and brainiac of—and I quote—”our education, like, such [...]
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5 September 2007 tagged CityBeat, Column, Gay Issues, Politics with 3 comments
(My latest column as published today in CityBeat.)
If you are a dreamer, come in,If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar,A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer…If you’re a pretender, come sit by my fireFor we have some flax-golden tales to spin.Come in!Come in!—Shel Silverstein
Last week, CityBeat’s Kia Momtazi wrote a short post [...]
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22 August 2007 tagged CityBeat, Column with 11 comments
(My latest column as published today in CityBeat)
While boarding an international flight recently, I overheard a passenger ask a flight attendant for a blanket. “Oh, we don’t give out blankets anymore. Pillows either. But they are for sale.” The passenger balked, already uncomfortable in her last-row seat, which, we all know, does not recline. “I’m [...]
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8 August 2007 tagged CityBeat, Column, Rantings with 8 comments