Articles about life

A la recherche de mon pere mort
Niel Bornstein
A discovered stash of photographs and postcards triggers a flood of doubt and regret.
20 June 2000

Sense and Offense
Bijan Parsia
Nitpicking at a difficulty of language, thought, and action.
13 June 2000

There's more (and less) on heaven and earth...
BAZ
What does your antiquated telephone do all day while you're off gadding about with cellphones?
7 January 2002

Your American Standard
Collin Williams
#6 in the artist's series of drawings on cultural minutia.
16 December 2001

Death Dunce
Collin Williams
#6 in a series of drawings about cultural minutiae.
4 November 2001

I Am Homophobic
Dru Oja Jay
On heterosexist fear and privilege.
5 November 2001

Finishing School
Bijan Parsia
Upon turning something in, Our Long Suffering Graduate Student contemplates acquiring polish.
25 October 2000

Participate in the Dream
Collin Williams
Animation of Martin Luther King, Jr. and faces of inmates executed in Texas in 2000.
4 September 2000

The Fear of Parental Fear
Josh Lucas
Why do parents fear that their children won't live up to society's expectations?
16 August 2000

The Grillmaster Cometh
Niel Bornstein
Terry Love, plumber to the Microserfs, answers my question.
7 June 2000

The ambiguities of honor, memory, and love
Bijan Parsia
Poetry in memory of WWII veteran.
29 May 2000

Green Lawn Mowing
Niel Bornstein
In which the new homeowner ponders how to cut the grass in an easy, yet environmentally friendly, manner.
26 May 2000

National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day
Niel Bornstein
Don't be afraid, go see your mental health professional!
3 May 2000

The grotesque and the sublime
Bijan Parsia
A short musing on the essence of the domestic cat as a reflection of domestic tranquility.
30 April 2000

Hasta la Victoria Siempre, bubba
Mike Billips
Howcum I never have the right T-shirt on?
27 April 2000

Perplexing Things
Zoe Mulford
Another list after Sei Shonagon.
25 April 2000

Small Economies
Bijan Parsia
Elizabeth Gaskell's examination of a quirk of human psychology.
11 April 2000

Frisbee interlude
Bijan Parsia
Our Arthritic Author has a good Frisbee day.
11 April 2000

Some depressing things
Bijan Parsia
Ok, not all that much like Sei Shonagon.
4 April 2000

Standing up, being counted
Mike Billips
Enumerating thoughts about the Census
16 March 2000

Generation Sucks
Mike Billips
New York writer laments being too old to boom, to young to X.
1 March 2000

Oh, so that's where I left that
Mike Billips
Wonder where dead people are? Wonder no more.
25 February 2000

OK, I give, the rat wins
Mike Billips
The AJC profiles people who gave up high-dollar corporate jobs, either for more personally meaningful work, or just less of it.
22 February 2000

Doctor Carves Initials in Patient
Niel Bornstein
Quackery in New York
8 February 2000

Waterman Pens
Niel Bornstein
The Waterman Expert II makes writing a sheer pleasure.
7 February 2000

Willie B., Zoo Atlanta's Prime Primate, Dead at 41
Niel Bornstein
Willie B. is dead. Long live Kidogo!
2 February 2000

Car Talk's Lame Joke of the Week
Niel Bornstein
A Sunday Drive
29 January 2000

You sayin' we should spare the rod?
Mike Billips
Observation gleaned from late night TV. Alabama bashing.
28 January 2000

Home Officers, relax
Mike Billips
Wash Post article throws water on what had become a mini-cause celebre among some right wingers.
27 January 2000

Vile, Vicious, Voracious Vermin
Niel Bornstein
I know what they mean; my house is just infested with cute, cuddly, little rats.
27 January 2000

The Near-Fatal, Life-Threatening Winter Ice Storm of Double-Ought
Niel Bornstein
24 January 2000

Just ignore this.
Joel Skelton
A thought inspired by a salon article about Tourette's syndrom.
21 January 2000

Frozen Parking Brake
Niel Bornstein
I've got one. Anyone got any suggestions for unfreezing?
21 January 2000

Wesf in shorts?!?!
Kendall Clark
Wes Felter in shorts?!!?! Run and hide.
19 January 2000

CarTalk's Lame Joke of the Week
Niel Bornstein
It's about money. It's lame.
19 January 2000