How do I convince her I’m not interested in her roommate?
Archives for November 2011
In Praise of the Pep Rally
Carl Bosch really loves pep rallies.
Parenting Can Break Your Heart
And you should let it, writes Lome Aseron.
You Cannot Justify Cheating on Someone You Love
Gordon Pearson responds to Mark McCormack.
Music: Brutha Gimel’s Spin City for November 29, 2011 [musical recommendations from @bruthagimel]
The wordsmith and turntablist presents musical recommendations every Tuesday afternoon (pretty much).
Webcomics: @world_of_Hurt: The Thrill Seekers #054, “Reliving The Moment” [#thenewblack]
World of Hurt is a webcomic created by Jay Potts, syndicated twice a week from its inception on Komplicated.com
Tom Matlack on Penn State, the Catholic Church, and Child Rape
The GMP founder makes an appearance on NECN’s “The Morning Show.”
Technology: Lotus Evora S Takes The Road With A Vengeance
345 horses say that this car can give almost anybody a run for their money.
Flying Weather
Memories, Real or Imagined, Haunt Us the Same
Sometimes all you need in order to move on is to distinguish the real from the intangible.
The Deep End of the Pool
Jackie Summers recalls how twice he dove into the deep end, and how both times he found himself clawing for the surface.
Years Apart in the Same Canoe—and Sleeping Bag
“I wanted to be able to keep up with her, but I simply couldn’t. I tried to pretend that I was ready, willing, and able—but really I was just a scared little boy in a man’s body, a very long way from home.”
Nuclear Winter of the Heart’s Despair
What happens when the good chemistry of romantic love turns to toxic waste?
The Beauty Myth And The Success Myth: Ozy’s Law In Action
Over Thanksgiving weekend, I was talking with my brother, and we were bemoaning something I’ve bemoaned with other men on many occasions: the bloody impossibility of convincing the women we love that they’re beautiful. Those with a woman that they love know how it is: she’ll get it into her head that her weight or…
Despite Everything
Chris Wiewiora doesn’t want closure. He wants a new beginning.
I Wish I’d Learned To Dance
Some wishful hindsight on a love gone bad from Jack Varnell.