Monthly Archives: October 2011

I first subscribed to The Atlantic when I was 16. Since then, I’ve been a subscriber many more years than not. The fact that I became a reader was really due to a fluke initially. My friend Russ was selling … Continue reading →

This is on your bedside table for a little relaxing nighttime reading:   I should probably update. This issue is 2004. The Academy recently released some new spelling conventions and things, so I am falling behind. By the way, as … Continue reading →

Though I left the regular work world about five years ago, in a way I’ve not really started feeling like I’m self-employed until recently. As an interpreter, I had total choice over which assignments I accepted, as well as where … Continue reading →

As anyone who lives in this country knows, we’re in the middle of football season. I’m not much of a football fan. That “Proud to be a Badger” bumper sticker I have on my car really refers to a different … Continue reading →