June 2009
3 posts
“Sir, I agree to this Constitution with all its faults, if they are such; because...”
– Ben Franklin. Man. The speech he gave (or had given on his behalf) at the Constitutional convention is truly interesting. You can read it here: http://www.usconstitution.net/franklin.html. He was exceptionally wise, and so jaded… Don’t be taken in: Most of the “Founding...
May 2009
5 posts
I’m on a cot in my brother’s Harlem apartment right now, thinking about the contents of the bag I lost 2 days ago.
Those contents include(d): 1 Laptop. 1 iPod. 1 Moleskine notebook filled with the sorts of drivel I’d never actually put on the web, but loved. 1 digital voice recorder. 1 passport. 1 checkbook. 1 pair of eyeglasses. 1 pair of sunglasses. 1 set of car keys. ...
The downside to a truly beautiful day is that it’s absolutely impossible to get anyone to feel any sense of urgency as they lazily lounge on and stroll along the stretches of downtown sidewalk you’re trying to navigate.
And you feel like a dick for needing to do stuff, rendering you unable to slow down, too.
