Monthly Archives: September 2004

Stay Cool

On the train ride home today, I heard a guy behind me say, in a slightly agitated voice, “I can’t believe how hot it is in here.” Upon these words, I immediately tensed up and expected the worst. When people … Continue reading

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Rivers Cuomo I Am Not

My Friend: you know i’m confused about why you’re wearing glasses in the picture on your blog when you don’t wear glasses at all….unless you’re trying to look emo. they make your nose look weird Kevin: just to make me … Continue reading

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*Guitar Riff* … Inappropriate!

It’s not as if I’m easily offended by vulgarity and salaciousness, but I believe everything has its time and place. I don’t know about you, but I feel dirty every time I check my email at school. I’m surrounded by … Continue reading

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Text Message: Supplemental

“How’s law school treating you?” read the text message. I kept my cell phone off all day until classes let out at four in the afternoon. Carlos had sent me the message at ten in the morning. I stared at … Continue reading

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The Difference

I remember watching television with my father on the afternoon of September 11, 2001. All day long, footage of the flaming buildings kept flashing across the screen, but I never looked away, even when I grew tired of seeing it. … Continue reading

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Thoughts of a Closet Philistine

This weekend, while eating lunch at a Taco Bell, a stranger approached me when he noticed my copy of Don Quixote resting on the table. It was his favorite book, he told me, and he dutifully reads it once a … Continue reading

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Letting it Be

On the drive home today, I noticed a truck bearing a bumper sticker that tells the world to “Pray the Rosary for Peace.” I don’t mean to sound fatalistic, but wouldn’t you think that Mary pretty much gets it at … Continue reading

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