Thirtysomething

Just finished reading Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom. The quick summary? Everybody lies. And because everyone lies they then try to get away from their lying selves, but it’s hard to get away and be free because in the end everyone lies – and why would you run away from yourself

It's 2011 and I'm back in New York. Did I think it was possible to live again in the city? Part of me always thought I'd be back, but it was always like thinking about of taking cooking classes; yeah I wanted to do

Doctors princess: here's an example of how pharmaceutical companies and insurance companies dictate your care (instead of your doctor). princess: today, i found out that the makers of flonase (a nasal spray) struck a deal with many of the major insurance companies. they'll sell flonase to

The design is meh; it’s good enough but that’s not going to cut it in this space.  I may be wrong on this one (see Tripadvisor) but I think that’s what the guys at Gogobot are trying to do.

So for me,  the venerable guidebook – digitized – may still offer the best way to explore unfamiliar cities.

I guess this was before the riots but I grabbed my camera once the Giants sealed the 9th inning over the Rangers and headed down to The Mission where folks started to gather. It was pretty awesome