Air Rage
Hey, America. Thanks for coming in. Look, I realize it’s been a tough couple of years lately, and I understand you’re having a little trouble getting back on your feet. I’ve been cutting you some...
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Ah, November! I love the fall. It’s absolutely my favorite season. I like gray days with a nip in the air. Autumn is my best season, sartorially speaking. I have skinny legs, so shorts aren’t...
View ArticleHillary and Chuck
Yesterday afternoon an intense weather system moved over the Northeast and made for some nasty conditions. Walking across the parking lot from the train, I came as close to having a Luke Skywalker...
View ArticleHow Continental Raised the Price on ALL Their Tickets, (at least to me).
I'm back from JR's Family's Lake Erie Reunion. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, and indeed, I actually had a little fun. However, the major excitement was Sunday when we arrived at the...
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A few weekends ago, we drove down to New Jersey to visit my new baby cousin. Actually, this is my cousin’s child (his first), so I’m pretty sure that makes baby A my first cousin, once removed. (I...
View ArticleLucero, The Living Room, Providence, RI
Watching Ben Nichols, I was struck by how much he seemed to be influenced by Jawbreaker/Jets to Brazil's Blake Schwarzenbach - same singing/guitar playing stance, even the same hair. I can't remember...
View ArticleBuddy
Saw the Buddy Cianci movie last night at, appropriately enough, the Providence Place Mall. While I don't think it was a particularly good film, it told a very interesting story. I don't know how...
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Happy Anniversary
Yesterday was a big day. For one thing, it was my first day of school. Hooray for school! I'm feeling more educated already. However, yesterday was also my third wedding anniversary. Yes, three years...
View ArticleArtist Gets Probation for Building Secret Mall Apartment
Michael Townsend is an imaginative artist, and one of his projects just got a lot more attention. Mike and his wife were the first people I met when we moved to Providence and they told us about their...
View ArticleMove Along, Nothing To See
In the middle of band practice at my house tonight, we heard a weird sound. It sounded, well, you know what, in the movies, five gunshots in rapid succession sounds like? It sounded like that. After a...
View ArticleA Catholic State?
As you probably know, dear reader, I'm not Catholic, nor am I particularly religious. If you are Catholic, therefore, I wish to apologize in advance if you're offended by how gut-bustingly ridiculous I...
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Slow News Day?
I'm not going to claim to be a particularly knowledgeable journalism critic, but I find it hard to believe that there was that little going on July 14. Look at how much white space the front page has!...
View ArticleMarijuana in the Mall Of The Americas
Similar to last year's discovery of an apartment in the Providence Place Mall, but much more nefarious, someone is growing dope in the Mall Of The Americas. Pretty soon, we'll be saying to each other,...
View ArticleRice Wars
The Rhode Island Supreme Court today upheld a lower court ruling that Cathay Cathay has an exclusive right to sell white rice at the Providence Place Mall. Japan Cafe had argued that, nuh-uh, it was...
View ArticleProvidence Potholes
Our streets are notoriously bad, and this winter was apparently murder on the pavement, so it was heartening to read this in the latest Providence city newsletter: Mayor David N. Cicilline yesterday...
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Unique Two Bed With Great Character
... is perhaps a kinder description than the more accurate "horrifying dank basement for $695/month." ###Possibly related posts: Iggy Pop Lego Character Anything more need to be said?... Great White...
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