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Snow White
December 12, 2002 – 2:17 PM | No Comment

We used to have a pretty close relationship, snow and I. Snow used to hook me up with days off school, and in return I’d defend snow to my mom, who feared everything about snow …

Food Shame
December 2, 2002 – 2:17 PM | 3 Comments

Regina: What’s the most pathetic thing you ever did?
Sarah: That question is waaaaaay too broad, dude. I mean, you’ve got pathetic things you do for guys, pathetic things you do WITH guys, pathetic ways you’ve …

Wild Tofurkey
November 18, 2002 – 2:15 PM | One Comment

So, I finally bit the bullet and went vegetarian. I didn’t particularly want to go vegetarian, mind you, in no small part because, as I predicted, almost everyone reacts to my new no-meat policy with …

Yellow Fever
November 11, 2002 – 2:14 PM | No Comment

When cocktail conversation turns to epically bad and/or strange taxicab experiences, and it frequently does, all of my show-stopping stories seem to come from outside New York City. An x-ray taken of my thoracic cavity …

Courting Disasters
November 4, 2002 – 2:13 PM | No Comment

Late last night, tooling around TVGuide.com and hoping inspiration for the TWoP homepage poll would strike, I came across the following tidbit at the bottom of their “Entertainment News” section:
Fox is developing a reality show …

Strange On A Train
October 21, 2002 – 2:11 PM | No Comment

I never remember, on the way to Penn Station, how much I love taking the train. On the way to Penn Station, I have to concentrate very hard on other things, things like not running …

I Left My Bag In San Francis– Oh, The Hell With It
October 14, 2002 – 2:11 PM | No Comment

I am tired
The car comes for me at 5:45 AM. I stayed up all night, but everything is done — the cats went to the kennel, the clothes came out of the dryer, the legs …

Legends Of The Fall
September 30, 2002 – 2:10 PM | No Comment

Okay, autumn. It’s almost October. I’ve always considered you my favorite season, but enough with the David Chase routine — let’s get on with it. I want to see red and yellow leaves. I want …

101 Ways To Pass The Time When You Have A Cold
September 16, 2002 – 2:07 PM | 2 Comments

1. Stand in front of the bathroom mirror and perform the voice-over for a Discovery Channel documentary on spelunking. “While stalactites often take millennia to form, this fine specimen — composed entirely of snot — …

The Fastest Year
September 2, 2002 – 2:07 PM | One Comment

My mom gave me a Twin Towers calendar for Christmas — twelve months of various views of the World Trade Center. It hangs beside the door in my kitchen, where I’ve always hung my calendars, …