I don’t think I’ve ever liked the New Year. At least not the January 1 Gregorian one. It arrives ponderously, weighed down with all the expectations, anxiety, and guilt. The inexorable feeling that time marches on compressed into a single day. So we clink glasses.… Read More
Go stand in a line. Pick a line made up of individuals rather than groups (think: order/checkout line at the grocery or cafe, not so much passport control at the airport). Now take a moment to look around before you fiddle with your phone. It’s… Read More
It was undoubtedly a flex. Running down to the market just across the street, buying six oysters before the vishandel closed at 4 PM, speed-walking back to my apartment, and shucking them around 7 PM when I inevitably had to hop on a Zoom meeting… Read More
There are many things I miss today that may never return. But for some of those things, I’m glad I took the chance to live them.
Instead of making a whole show about abstract ideals like “The Economy” and “Liberty” when talking about reopening from COVID-19, call it like it is: we value a certain type of life more than another, even if it inevitably comes at others’ expense.
The Errant Diner 