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Confessions from the new New Frontier

“Miss, are you gonna fold the slice?”

Sunday, September 4, 2011 - 5:45 am - I was standing in the pizza place near my school in the Bronx, having just accepted a paper plate full of bubbling cheese. The voice belonged to Astrid, one of my classroommate Vanessa’s advisees. Astrid is a recent NYC transplant from California, and I understood immediately the purpose of her question, which essentially asks, “Are [...]

A Mother’s Day tribute

Monday, May 9, 2011 - 2:43 am - I tend to think that these minor, dare I say manufactured, holidays–Valentine’s Day, Mother’s and Father’s Days–are pretty arbitrary. Did I send my mom flowers this weekend? Of course I did, and I’m glad that there is a reminder on the calendar that I should do something like that. Mother’s Day could be any weekend, [...]

No Cure for “luf-longyng”

Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 4:16 pm - [NB: This post is a scan of my brain that I don't expect will make sense to anyone who doesn't feel exactly the way I feel and like exactly the same things I like.] Unabashedly, I mostly turn to pop music when faced with life’s most emotional questions. Maybe that is only because my favorite authors [...]

Things my cover letter won’t tell you…

Sunday, September 19, 2010 - 3:49 pm - In the past few weeks, I have invested myself in finding a job worth having. To this end, I have, draft by draft, been fine-tuning the cover letter to an exact science. It goes something like this: Dear Courtesy Title, Expression of interest in specific position and experience in/passion for the general field. Rattle off [...]

2 Responses to “Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler”

1. gerry rosser Says:
   September 30, 2008 at 7:44 am

   My comment here has nothing to do with the post it addresses, but it was just an easy place to put it.

   I’ve been reading some of your past posts, and find I’m enjoying your blog. I came across it on the blogroll of “Changing Places.”

2. Pete Says:
   September 30, 2008 at 2:39 pm

   Thanks, Gerry! As you know, a blog is sometimes a tough conversation to sustain because you can’t always tell if you’re talking to anyone besides yourself.

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