that more often than not, it doesn't even feel like he can't see them, while Mike is always on the outside, showing clear signs of faint jealousy for not being able to share all of that with his wife, but nevertheless rolling with all of the weird things that happen unconditiona...
Lauren Berlant observes that ‘intimacy builds worlds,’1and I argue that the intimacy of marriage has built aworld of inequalities. The heteropatriarchal premises of marriage are deeply ingrained, not only in laws but in hearts and minds worldwide. Given these premises, it is no surprise that...
As soon as I saw the crowd of people down there, my heart beat so fast that I was unable to say a single word. W: That's how I feel just thinking about the spelling competition next week. M: I didn't know you made it to the finals. W: I'm worried I'll get nervous an...
Luckily I had a stock starter new in the box that came with the ‘71 sst Javelin I had bought years ago. Only problem is I didn’t have a starter solenoid in the car as the mini-starter has an on-board solenoid. I did have a solenoid in the parts bin though so we just wired i...
There are car meetups held regularly every weekend in certain locations, where hundreds of practitioners of noisy one-up-manship show off their sound systems, drink, do stunts and drag race. Technology today is such that these groups can organize and move from place to place quickly, usually ...
For decades, bookstores have offered entire sections of shelves devoted to “Self Help.” Why is there no such thing as a “Help Others” section? Maybe we rationalize our distractions, these false worlds, as an attempt to seek “balance” in our lives. In some cases, that’s a defensib...
Race. Gender. Haircut. Hat. Nose shape. Maybe you’re not as neurotic as I am (more’s the pity; I’m a fucking delight), but these are the things I worry about every single time I let go of that handle. Do you see? Do you see? DO YOU SEE WHAT YOU HAVE WROUGHT UPON THIS ...
system, but ex-con's stories are even crazier. Things criminals witnessed while they were in prison include heinous acts and strange behavior by their fellow inmates. Yes, there arescary things that happen in prison, but there is also comradery, goofy pranks, and... feeding fl...
In November, I had a “what the heck?!” moment. I decided to pull up the running totals for the year and staring right back at me was a total running mileage of just over 700 miles. At that moment, I realized that topping 1000 miles for the year would not happen. The last time...
The web interface shows the scan of the original log in one window, and a transcription window to the right. When I log on go the project page for the Log of the Massachusetts and look for pages that need transcription. Seeing that page 118 of the 182 page project needs to be ...