The Diatribe * net

Hard to believe it’s been 7 years.  I was just a young 24-year-old kid when America was under attack.  I remember every detail of that day vividly.  I woke up in the morning just like every other work day.  I drove north on Route 93 just like I had been doing all summer.  Just as [...]

It’s about time. It’s finally becoming more seasonable (read: Damn Global Warming). After departing the Northeast, I was eager to enjoy the warm californian winters while the Northeast froze.. but it wasn’t until recently that the mercury has begun to fall in New York & Boston while maintaining a balmy 60 degrees here in the [...]

Besides the flurry of packing that was done over the weekend, we actually managed to get out of our house for a little bit and head into the city for a weekend adventure with my dad and his girlfriend. Considering that I’m not working in the city, this is (most likely) one of my last [...]

Just last night, Miss Possible and I ventured into the city to go to a show with one of her co-workers and a few friends. We got the invite last week, but I neglected to read through the description — didn’t really matter, I knew we’d have a good time. The show was called “Madame: [...]

In this month’s New York magazine, there’s a great article about Urban Etiquette. That covers everything from elevators, to ipods & cellphones to online dating etiquette. Excellent read, even for those that don’t live in the Big Apple.. My particular favorite section is that written by David Cross (Tobias) about how to handle a celebrity [...]

For quite some time now Miss Possible and I have been discussing our future and marriage. We’ve gone ring shopping, surfed the net for ideas, etc.. After getting a good idea of what she wanted, I was able to go to a small jeweler in Hoboken to custom-design a similar ring to Tiffany’s example that [...]

I’m not sure what’s worse.. first there was Matthews Advertising Escapades and now there’s the Sudoku master. On my way into work this morning, I passed a wall full flyers advertising various things (Matthew was not on there). One blue sign caught my eye, which was someone selling Sudoku lessons. “For the low, low price [...]