No. 190 - Coffee and Cigarettes, in a Cemetery
834 Words. 3 Minute Read.
So, as the clock rang in the new year, I made a New Year’s resolution to start smoking. Looking back, it was the best resolution I ever made. Never regretted it – not for a second.
No. 189 - Bourbon Street, the Beach, and a Maybach
2,820 Words. 11 Minute Read.
A drifter’s pilgrimage through the South, from turtle soup to silence.
No. 188 - Poor Man’s Game Notes VII: UGA vs. Florida, 11/1/25
This is the seventh in a series of articles for The Poor Man’s Game Notes - a University of Georgia newsletter for the 2025 college football season.
No. 187 - Telluride: Wonder Bread in the San Juans
1,383 Words. 5 Minute Read.
I’m going to be honest – brutally honest. I might as well just go ahead and say it: I wasn’t impressed. OK, there it is – as I told a friend when stack ranking these ski towns, it’s akin to being picky about taking home Ms. February or Ms. August – both are 10s, but we have our preferences, as it were.
No. 186 - A Hindu, a Protestant, and a Town That Shall Not Be Named
652 Words. 3 Minute Read.
You see, for an introvert like me — someone who does everything possible to avoid meeting strangers — the good Lord brings guys like Nikunj into my life. We shared a room in an old miners’ boarding house, both on the bottom bunks — like summer camp.