Monthly Archives: May 2010

5:40 AM

Sometimes I feel like I’m wounded, and the only doctor available is myself, and I never went to medical school. 5:40 Monday. IPhone. (sorry Mom for the depressing thought. It’s only a blog. Don’t worry.) 7:36 Monday. Now I feel … Continue reading

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Find Your Red Dress, Uh… Wait a Minute

via Jenny, the very sexy Bloggess: I want, just once, to wear a bright red, strapless ball gown with no apologies. I want to be shocking, and vivid and wear a dress as intensely amazing as the person I so … Continue reading

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Why Not?

I had a nice weekend with Sophia. Tonight we are sitting in separate rooms. She is in the bedroom, playing online poker on her laptop. I am in my office, writing this nonsense, in between stints on Twitter and Facebook. … Continue reading

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Figure-Skating Fans of Orange County

On Wednesday, I noticed in the newspaper that “Smuckers Stars on Ice” was playing at the Staples Center on Thursday, for one night. “Hey, “Stars on Ice” is at Staples tomorrow,” I said to Sophia. This comment was supposed to … Continue reading

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Would I Have Blogged With Integrity?

About a month ago, I attended the TCM Classic Film Festival with Sophia.   We received VIP passes (which cost about $1000 each), and had access to a Buick LaCrosse for the week. For years, I have been making fun of … Continue reading

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Good Year

The year, 2010, started out promising, like the Goodyear blimp rising over the city, a whirring airship ascending slowly and elegantly, graceful in appearance, like a modern dancer. “Happy New Year,” I screamed at midnight on December 31, drunk on … Continue reading

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Tuchus

Neil: “Maybe I should kill off the “Neilochka” name.” Sophia: “Why would you do that? Everyone knows you by that name.” Neil: “That’s the problem. It would be better branding if eveyone knew me as “Citizen of the Month.” I … Continue reading

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Lake Pleshcheyevo

You’re old, with not much life, attached to long plastic tubes.   How many years has it been since you unbuttoned Fanya’s blouse by Lake Pleshcheyevo?    Remember how the freckles on her chest were as numerous as the stars in … Continue reading

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In Support of Lack of Privacy

Younger users online are increasingly becoming worried about their privacy.   We saw this coming, right? From the NY Times: Sam Jackson, a junior at Yale who started a blog when he was 15 and who has been an intern at … Continue reading

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A Proof of the Existence of God

Many of you ask me about my religion, wondering if I truly adhere to the belief in an all powerful, all-knowing God. Here’s what I think: None of us can truly know if God exists, but anyone who admires nature, … Continue reading

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