Category Archives: resolutions

The Soul of The Cocktail; Let It Not Taste Like Reconditioned Tin — A New Year’s Resolution

Posted on January 7, 2010 by

I have good news for local liquor stores, if not house guests: I intend to take cocktailing seriously in 2010. Not just the consumption of cocktails, which I have taken seriously for some years now, but the creation of cocktails. … Continue reading →

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Optimal Loneliness, Theory of

Posted on December 31, 2009 by

We are spending Christmas vacation at home this year, which is utterly delightful. We’ve been able to slow down, play with Legos, remote controlled cars and chemistry sets, and otherwise lollygag about. I’ve also had the opportunity to take a … Continue reading →

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The Silence of Unit 3099

Posted on August 10, 2009 by

On Thursday I learned that the contents of unit 3099 of American Self Storage on Clinton Street in Brooklyn — including a file cabinet stuffed with papers and computer disks containing everything I wrote between about 1983 and 2003 – … Continue reading →

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