Ever since the end of the primaries (and even well before the end of the primaries), the blogosphere and media have been more or less throwing out their ideas for who the candidates should pick as their number two*. Sometimes reporters and bloggers speculate based on “confidential sources close to the campaigns,” or who they [...]
The other day, Simon and I got on the subject of high school days. All four of us, the boy, Simon, Paul and I, had attended the same program at the same high school, an International Baccalaureate school: the best college prep program in one of the worst public schools in the city. The school [...]
One of the perks I’ll miss about living where I am right now is our chatty, chain-smoking, Renaissance costume-designing downstairs neighbor, Andy. He knows everybody in the area, including all the regular drivers on our bus route, the apartment managers, and the various oddball characters who are permanent fixtures in Lawrence. Andy himself is kind [...]
Just got back from Western Civ class. Our lecturer this time (we have a different one for each work) was a man from the biodiversity program, with a mop of gray hair that stood up like a troll doll, and a pleasant quirky science-guy voice – after hearing him talk, I hope someday he gets [...]
