Category: misc.

Long division »

From now on I am going to write this in my bio:
Mary Phillips-Sandy divides her time between Portland, Maine; New York City; Los Angeles; Krakow; and maritime Canada.
I have decided there is no good reason why the division of time must be limited to present time at the exclusion of past time, future time, hypothetical [...]

Makes me want to dig out my old Heavens to Betsy tape and throw it at Pinch’s head »

Dear newspaper of record,
1. How about next time there is a two-page researched story about the First Lady and her impact on the nation, it goes in the politics section, not the fashion and style section? Also how about it is something she said or did, not something that is affixed to her body?
2. How [...]

Oh, just reenacting 1994 »

Note 1: Skipped yoga. Nobody understands me.
Note 2: Sonic Youth autographed that guitar behind me. Why doesn’t anyone understand?

It is one thing to invade my space »

It is quite another thing to invade my space while clutching Secrets of the Code, hardcover edition, bookmarked with neon green yarn.

Recession special »

Merlin was $400 off at Marden’s.

Yes I know what it means, but every weekend it makes me think of Shirley MacLaine »

A brief comment re: grammar and usage »

IRREGARDLESS

In which I audition for a late-night infomercial hawking cats »

Birthday girl »

Today is my mom’s birthday. No matter how old she gets, this will always be my favorite picture of her.

It was taken on the Upper West Side, sometime in the 1950s, when itinerant “pony men” roamed the streets of the Upper West Side, for photo ops.
I can’t even begin to fathom how marvelous that must [...]

Fewer punctuation »

In this day and age it’s just good sense to own yourfullname.com. Even though, I realize, my full name is long and burdened with double consonants.
At least I left the hyphen out, for your convenience.