Pedal Strike

TweetThere’s something to be said for playing your cards well. But I never really understood girls who consistently choose to play the sex card. Maybe my own hedonistic desires get in the way of prolonging petty arguments. Maybe I don’t want to sit and wait until “lack of play” gets a boyfriend begging for forgiveness. […]

TweetThis movie is a must see. Though less spectacular than “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind” or “Castle in the Sky,” “Kiki’s Delivery Service” [the original Japanese title is “The Witch’s Delivery Service”] has always been a secret favorite. A story about a witch that leaves her home to discover independence and make it […]

TweetMy Mom has this tendency to flip through clothes with a dismissive, almost violent hand. Hangers squeak loudly against poles as she’ll cast aside suits, shirts, and pants, unable to find that perfect, impeccably tailored, designer whatever. Meanwhile I try not to completely lose it as the product of someone’s hard labor is violently shoved […]

TweetI’ve been taking the long way home these days. From Newton up through Watertown, through Cambridge, Allston, then back to Brighton. The route manages to pass by all my favorite bike shops too. When I dropped by Cambridge Bikes the other day – my future riding/training partner had promised to be there but had called […]