Category Archives: Adventure

Ante Up

No, my friend Ted is not a zombie. That’s just him with two of Woody’s fancy, new poker chips in his eyes. For no reason. Saturday night was dominos, poker, and one particular bottle of wine (as opposed to the … Continue reading

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Oh Oh Dominos

So friends came over on Saturday for dominos. By this I do not mean, “Get the door. It’s Domino’s” dominos. Nor do I mean multiple viewings of the 2005 movie with Keira Knightley starring as model-turned-bounty-hunter Domino Harvey. (Yeah, I … Continue reading

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Both Make Your Hands Shake

Picking the lock of an old apartment mailbox in a cramped vestibule is harder than you’d think. No matter how many bobby pins are around. Driving a beat-up, graffitied van while navigating an ambiguous relationship, though, is about as difficult … Continue reading

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Halloweens I Have Known

As a youth dressing as Caspar the Friendly Ghost three years in a row until the costume could no longer fit. At about 8 or 9 not being able to trick or treat because my parents were scared we’d get … Continue reading

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Doing Time on Shelter Island

This picture accurately describes my overnight stay at the Moran hacienda the weekend after Labor Day. It is missing only the sand in my shoes and the wonderful breakfast I had to eat very, very slowly the next morning because … Continue reading

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