A SECONDARY PASTIME

I forgot who recommended it to me, but the top name on my “Moves to Watch” list is 17 Again. Tonight, I smoked a joint (a half of) on the roof of our building, on a perfectly cool 51 degree evening, got a little high, and came downstairs. And threw on a movie. The scene with Zac Efron, the guy who has a great cameo in the movie I Love You Man , and Jan from the Office. I could not believe the writing. The perfect lines. Delivered by the perfect people. With the perfect first

I watched every pitch of World Series game six yesterday evening featuring the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers. I haven’t done that since game seven of the 2000 World Series, when [my] Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees in dramatic fashion. 25 years later, this series seems to warrant the same kind of attention that one did many years ago. Ohtani is truly something else. Mesmerizing. The Japanese pitching rotation between Yamamoto and Sazaki is speci

On the 10th floor of Hotel Paso Del Norte, I sat in the lounge chair by the pool, staring out at dusty desert mountains, and slow moving,...

I want to take a different spin on the saying “I just don’t care anymore.” Most people would assume it leans negative, a sign of “giving...