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“It’s Just Politics”
Hello, friend. It’s been a couple of months since I last spent time in this space. I relish this sweet return. Where does today find you? It is a bright and frigid day here in New York City. My Beloved, in true finance bro fashion, calls it “vest weather”. He’s right. It is vest weather.…
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This One’s for the Lovers: Dating in the City that Never Sleeps
Well friend, I told you I would be back. It is a warm, rather stormy day here in the city. For the past few weeks, we have been suffering the effects of a heatwave and lemme tell ya, New Yorkers are not having it. The other day, I even found myself feeling a bit overwhelmed…
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Sticky, Stinky, Sweaty: A Guide to Summer in New York City
Hello, friend. What pleasure it brings me to return to the chair. I’ve missed this. I’ve missed you. I took a year off – to focus on my life and work here in New York. Things have changed. Allow me a moment to debrief. I am still blessed to call the tiny island of Manhattan…
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EAT, PRAY, LAUGH
Hello, friend.It’s been quite some time since I last checked in.Allow me to indulge you in a brief recap.I moved to New York City in the autumn of 2022. I spent the months leading up to it busting my ass in preparation. I’ve since become a resident of the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Many…
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LIFE AFTER DEATH: NAVIGATING LOSS AND CANCER JOKES
Hello friend.It’s been a while. I’m just going to assume you know that I’ve been busy, and that free time does not come in abundance for this author. Thus, I soak up this moment- getting to pour a glass of Pinot Grigio and settle back into the chair.It’s finally October, one of my favorite months…
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TRAVEL TIPS: A GOON’S GUIDE TO TRAVELING SMARTER
Hello, friend.I’m just going to assume that because you clicked on this unsolicited blurb of advice, you are either interested in doing some traveling or you are already doing it! Either way, welcome.What is your preferred method of travel? For the record, I prefer traveling by train or automobile. While I’ve racked up a ton…
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THE HUMAN CONDITION (AND OTHER SEXY CATCHPHRASES)
Hello, friend.If I asked you to describe one aspect of the human condition that you consider to be difficult or challenging, what might come to mind?I mean, Liz, there’s just such a plethora of aspects to choose from!Feet, for example. I get why they exist but why do they have to look the way they…
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COSMIC FART: A LOVE LETTER TO NEW YORK CITY
Hello, friend.We all have a place that we love. A place that we’ve either dreamt of visiting or one that holds sentimental value. I wonder, friend, what place that might be for you?Maybe it’s your hometown?Perhaps the vineyards of Tuscany?Different places can stir up different feelings for each of us.For example, when I find myself…
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SEXUAL POLITICS
Greetings, friend.How was your fourth of July?I did not end up doing anything to commemorate the occasion. I didn’t feel it appropriate to celebrate our American independence considering the current climate.I hope the title of this post hasn’t made you scramble for the door. If that is the case, now I can say whatever I…
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STFU, OLD MAN
Hello, friend.We all have moments in our lives that act as arrowheads, pointing us in the way we should go. They’re sprinkled throughout the years and decades. Sometimes they are a gentle word whispered by a lover. A friendly suggestion echoed from a peer. A piece of instruction administered by an authority figure. Sometimes they…
Atypical Living
Capturing motion-picture experiences with my writings, travels, and personal musings.
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