qotd 2

This priceless bit from Human Cargo: Conversation *  |   Posted 2 days ago Via MSN: bête noir says: Ooo, you know what I found out last night? At the xmas party? kennedy™ says: What’s that? bête noir says: The articling students had a _pool_ on which summer students would be hired. I only met two of them, Continue reading qotd 2

nyc

New York City is, as I had thought it would be, busy being New York City. As the plane passed over Manhattan on its way to LGA, I could see even that its wound is healing: the WTC site, from the air, looks much less like the site of a disaster, and rather now the Continue reading nyc

Monday in winter

… and the world is starting to look closed-up already. You know, everyone hunched over and hurrying outside, and those in cars with the attitude of “We ain’t gonna open these windows for anything.” No more joy in the open world, no leisurely strolls. And this evening, my son tells me, “Hey, in three years, Continue reading Monday in winter