The Mourning of Lost Ideas

I have four piles of index cards in front of me.

One is labeled 'Expired or Irrelevant.'
Another is 'Too Vague" (or, 'What the Hell Was I Talking About?")
Smaller than the previous two is "Maybe."
By far the tiniest pile, containing only three cards of the thirty, is labeled 'Used.'

Here I am proving in practice the myth that the average human being only uses about 10% of his/her brain.

To Rachel

I originally posted this on a blog before a blog in April 2006. I remain awed by how much it remains truly relevant...

I recently had a conversation with an amazing person with whom I am so happy to be acquainted.

"Whenever I get irritated when I'm walking in crowds," she stated (which, by the way, happens regularly when you are a resident of this fine city), "I think about that quote that I read you."

She has read many quotes to me... words that strike her as incredibly written, profound, funny, or sometimes all three, she has the habit of sharing. I love that habit. But because of the number of choices I had, I couldn't recall the one of which she was speaking in this case in particular. My face must have relayed my enigma.

"You know, the one from New York Magazine--"

Ah, yes.

"--'People are such fucking fuckheads'."

I think she might be on to something there. And not only in crowds.

More Manageable Than 100...

Twenty One

1. I spell my name differently than how it appears on my birth certificate.
2. I am part of the Great Eight.
3. My cat is named after the sexiest character in literature.
4. The sun and shamrock will always be part of me.
5. I want to travel to at least six of the seven continents by my 35th birthday.
6. I have spent too much time living in the shadows.
7. My eyes have become greener the older I have gotten.
8. There are three secrets that I will never tell.
9. I love to sleep.
10. I am eligible for an Irish Passport.
11. I have a crush on Ira Glass.
12. St. Anthony has a crush on me. Or, I have an uncanny ability to lose things... all the time.
13. I hate the sound of a beeper.
14. My tongue is sensitive.
15. Chocolate and attention are the way to my heart.
16. My dad told me stories of Ice Cream Mountain with chocolate waterfalls whenever I had nightmares.
17. I played Tessie in 'Annie' in the eighth grade--oh my goodness! oh my goodness!
18. I cannot chug.
19. I'm not a fan of heights.
20. I've cried until there were no more tears to cry twice in the last seven years (and neither time was over a boy).
21. 'It's all good!'

Opening Statements

The day for which I have waited since that long, harsh, cold, disappointing January day has finally arrived.




We're back to a soaring start! While ups and downs come with the territory, the New England Patriots are ready to reinstate their claim to a full-on dynasty, as demonstrated by a powerful, decisive win today (38-14)... even if it was against the Jets!

This is it, people!!! The Game is on!