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September 22, 2016 5 Comments

That was easier than I expected

I'm not talking about the move. The move was as hard as expected, if not more so. I am talking about updating my Indiana voter registration. I relocated to the Hoosier state earlier this month, and I'll write more about all of that when I'm not so damn tired and my head doesn't hurt so... [Read More]

August 15, 2016 23 Comments

Soon I’ll be back home again in Indiana

The short version: I was trying to move across town, but I've decided to move back to Indiana instead. The long version: Last year my apartment complex introduced a mandatory amenity plan that costs $125 a month on top of my normal rent. The plan includes cable TV, cable internet, and valet trash, and although... [Read More]

July 25, 2016 3 Comments

Stuff I like – July 2016: Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

The first thing I read by Amy Krouse Rosenthal was her column “15 Megabytes of Fame” hosted at a web site called “The Center for the Easily Amused” which is sadly no more, perhaps because the entire internet is now a place for people to be easily amused. This was in the late 90’s, when the world wide web was shiny and new and far less misogynistic. Amy’s column was hand-written with some doodles and illustrations and posted as a scanned image. [Read More]

June 10, 2016 8 Comments

Waiting for the bus on Muhammad Ali

The first thing I think of when I hear the name "Muhammad Ali" is all the time I spent waiting for the 55 bus on Muhammad Ali Boulevard in Louisville, Kentucky. I was born in the 80's so most of Ali's major achievements happened before I was born. However, I spent a lot of time... [Read More]

May 3, 2016 49 Comments

Fourteen years and a day with Officer Krupke

Date: April 20, 2002, 11:02pm To: Jennette From: Cristy Subject: Re: Calling you tonight. We found a stray cat in the police department [where I work as a clerk]. Now I have to take it to the animal shelter after I get off work at midnight. It's an adorable cat, very well behaved, and really... [Read More]