My father is one of the most difficult people in the world to shop for, bar none. Which is exactly why I found myself frantically searching the internet on December 23rd, which is when I found, to my joy and excitement and relief, his perfect present. I clicked. I entered addresses and little numbers. The website told me, in equal glee, that the ( Read more... )

The following is taken from actual dialogue from an actual conversation held this evening. Names have been withheld to protect the guilty, but no international citizens were involved. Except that it's entirely possible that I made a random reference to a European or South American country, because I do that from time to time. Enough introduction: ( Read more... )

1) Overheard at an anti-Hugo Chavez gallery opening show last night: "You have got to wear a red leather thong ( Read more... )

I could be at home enjoying good conversation and two cute cats ( Read more... )