Disclaimer: as a non-New Yorker, Stella humbly recognizes that all information below may be inaccurate, out-dated, or frankly irrelevant.
I love shopping in NYC. I love to shop in SoHo. But do not have the budget to match.
However, over the past several years I have learnt to navigate the cute and snooty boutiques and extract some [...]
Hilda
Hilda complained that her neurologist was rude. The doctor accused Hilda of having a poor memory and being incompetent to take care of her own affairs. He insisted that Hilda get an MRI scan of the brain to identify signs of brain deterioration. And he wanted her to take a new medicine. [...]
You begin by accepting the charge to organize a “reward” field trip for the school where you work. Recognize that it’s an honor to be considered for such a job, a privilege. And what with permission slips, insurance, and transportation to consider, a supreme mind-fuck. Two-hundred teenagers. Feel both pride and confusion. You love them; [...]
The banner on the Scholastic News featurette helpfully informs us of the significance of the terrorist attacks of five years ago: “9/11/2001: The Day That Changed America.” The phrase “9/11 changed everything” turns up about 78,000 times on Google and nearly as many times in your average Dick Cheney speech.
Five years on, the media gear [...]
In 2002, my album of the summer was Lambchop’s Is A Woman. It was the perfect record for the end of the evening, friends gone, dishes loaded, a tiny splash of a nice single-malt scotch as a nightcap. A little bit countrypolitan, a little bit rock and roll, and a little bit of everything in between [...]