Lost Journal: Showdown at the Paper Towel Corral
Journal entry: September 19, 2010 (age 41) – Paper Towels It was high noon when I dismounted my Honda Civic and ambled toward a lonesome cluster of buildings … Read more
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Lost Journal: Parish Picnic Party People
Journal entry: September 14, 1980 (age 11) – Parish Picnic Party People I’m always sorta fidgety at Mass, but this morning, I was fidgetacular. I squirmed in my … Read more
Lost Journal: A-Tisket, A-Tasket, an Easter Laundry Basket
Journal entry: March 26, 1978 (age 8) – Easter “Your Easter basket fell out of the sky.” The penciled note, in my mom’s blocky print, was waiting for … Read more
Lost Journal: Delusions of a Seventh-grader
Journal entry: September 9, 1981 (age 12) – Delusions Today, I become a man. Today, I start seventh grade. Outwardly, I may still look like a boy, but … Read more
Lost Journal: An Interloping Irish Princess
Journal entry: March 6, 2011 (age 41) – Irish Princess The St. Patrick’s Day Parade is a big deal in Binghamton. I skipped the festivities yesterday, but enjoyed … Read more
Lost Journal: Bad Luck? The Ides Have it
Journal entry: March 15, 2010 (age 40) – Ides of March Beware the Ides of March. The seer in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar probably wasn’t warning us that a … Read more
Review: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt – a television sitcom review by Gary Chew Move over Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Big Bang Theory. Make way for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, … Read more
Lost Journal: The Sweet Relief of Cast Removal
Journal entry: November 18, 1976 (age 7) – Cast Removal “Get this thing off of me!” As it had been for the past seven weeks, that was my … Read more
Lost Journal: Two Words for Every Occasion
Lost Journal entry: August 29, 2010 (age 41) “Hi, person. How are you?” “My cousin’s dog has an abscess. I wonder how you spell that. I came in … Read more
The Economy: Up Is Down
Everything you know about the economy is wrong, says Mitch McConnell. Best be advised to sit down, pour yourself a beer and take a deep breath. Because you’re … Read more
