Anything in the World

Completely unrelated side note: Happy 4th of July! When I lost my job, one of the very first things I did was start to look for a new job right away because that’s what I thought I HAD to do. I don’t have a rich sugar daddy willing to subsidize my book buying habit and [...]

Confessions of a Teetotaller

“No thanks, I don’t really drink.” Want to mess with someone at a party? Just whip out those six little words. So starts a great article on Persephone Magazine’s website that I could have easily written myself. See, I don’t really drink either and I’ve definitely gotten my fair share of odd looks and stares [...]

Fate versus Free Will

For my birthday, a handful of friends and I went to see The Adjustment Bureau, a movie starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt. In the movie (based on a Philip K. Dick short story of the same name), Matt Damon’s character is a politician running for U.S. Senate. He meets a ballet dancer and connects [...]