I have a confession to make: I’ve been watching the Food Network more frequently than Sportscenter lately.
That’s a lie, but I have been watching a lot more Food Network than I used to. In the past I would occasionally watch a show, get hungry, and consider venturing to the market to try out a new [...]

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Iron gates and $125 ticket separated the protesters from the supporters. Manhole covers were fused shut, just in case the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles planned to wreak havoc. Snipers sat on rooftops, their rifles scanning the crowds. Black bandana Anarchists and fur-coat sporting Republicans took pictures of each other posing. Concrete blockades were plopped in [...]

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Restaurants are only as good as the glossy celebrity photos that grace their walls. Would the Corned Beef of Carnegie taste so good if Willard Scott wasn’t staring you and your matzoh balls down? Clearly, there is a corolation between framed pseudo-celebrity endorsements and culinary satisfaction.
My first experience of this phenomenon in our nation’s capital [...]

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“What achievement are you proudest of from your time at Duke?”
I was asked this question during a recent job interview. I hesitated for a second, and considered talking about the Intramural Sports Champion t-shirt I earned. Instead, I smiled and said, “I am the proud owner of a Photobooth”.
I talked about how I was actually [...]

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I just had my first experience with a mouse in the new apartment. I was sitting at the dining room table and this little dude just started scurrying over the living room floor. He was kind of cute and furry, and we made eye contact. He stopped to acknowledge my existence and then thought better [...]

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