The escalator giveth and the subway taketh away. It’s been a long time since I lived in the city, and it is not the city I used to live in 17 and 25 years ago just like I am not the guy who lived in it back at those times. So I’m trying to find… Continue reading January 11, 2016

My kitchen is conspiring to distract me. I’m not talking about making me want to stop what I’m doing, head in there and stuff my face. That’s impossible right now anyway, unless said face stuffing is going to happen with crackers and mayonnaise. No, the distraction comes in the form of noises, noise that shouldn’t… Continue reading January 5th, 2016

It was 9:20 on a Sunday morning when I got up. I know this might not seem like a big deal to many of you, but many of you aren’t bartenders. I’m lucky enough to not work at a 4:00am bar, but I still work late. (“Shift work” I believe Alan Jackson called it.) Add… Continue reading January 3, 2016