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How to capture a woman (with or without a butterfly net)

Telluride Daily Planet Sunday, August 5, 2012 First of all forget everything you thought you knew about women. When you and your friend were talking in a bar last night, and you told him you that you were sick of trying to figure women out and that if they couldn’t like you for exactly who…… Continue reading How to capture a woman (with or without a butterfly net)

Heat, love, and lies, Pt. 2 (Obsession)

Telluride Daily Planet Sunday, July 22, 2012 The other thing that happens in D.C. the summer of my 20th year — in addition to losing 1) my heart and 2) my faith in the system — is that the East Coast parents of a sophomore who has been stalking me (there is no better word)…… Continue reading Heat, love, and lies, Pt. 2 (Obsession)

Heat, love, and lies

Telluride Daily Planet Sunday, July 8, 2012 Summer, 1978. Our neighbor in Seattle, a prominent physician, has just called in a favor and arranged for me to intern in D.C. with one of our state representatives, someone he has pulled a fistful of strings for without ever asking for anything in return. As it happens,…… Continue reading Heat, love, and lies

Safety instructions

Telluride Daily Planet Sunday, June 24, 2012 Before starting anything make sure you have read the directions twice. Reread that last sentence, for instance. First thing is just to calm down and think about someone you know who has lots of patience. Like your uncle Don who can fix everything, including toasters, and not only…… Continue reading Safety instructions

The sheer, blue forces of summer

Telluride Daily Planet, Sunday, June 10, 2012 A slight but dazzling male blue butterfly, Lycaiedes melissa (Melissa Blue), enjoying the golden afternoon sunlight, inadvertently careers into the flesh of a human female’s cheekbone. Although the woman weighs approximately 18 million times (yes) the weight of the insect, she is knocked over. It is allegedly not…… Continue reading The sheer, blue forces of summer

Ridiculously full vs. sublimely hungry

Telluride Daily Planet, Sunday, May 20, 2012 I am on the S44 bus on Staten Island heading deep into the heart of the landfill borough to sample pizza from Denino’s, another contender in the knock-down, drag-out pizza vs pizza heavyweight championship of my personal world. It’s four-ish, the bus is packed and making stops every…… Continue reading Ridiculously full vs. sublimely hungry