There is never a happy marriage in a Neil Simon film. Even one of his supposedly happy endings -- like "Barefoot in the Park" is shockingly, horrifically miserable, really. And we call these comedies?

Apparently when Neil Simon was married to Marsha Mason he was a drama queen. He may just… Read full post »

I can see from my earlier posts that we're reaching the two month mark since we broke up.

For the most part, I'm doing OK, but occasionally some little things sting. Through all of it -- the money problems, the stress -- you had always promised me there would be something… Read full post »

PBS ran a documentary about Louisa May Alcott last night that I quite enjoyed.  Of course, a lot of the focus was on her feelings about essentially having two careers -- the one that she characterized as writing "moral pap for children" and her lesser-known one as an author for adults.… Read full post »

When we watched Casablanca a few weeks ago, I didn't imagine that it would  be one of the last things we would do together. I thought that we were almost back to the way we had been before everything went wrong.

It was the first time you had ever seen Casablanca.… Read full post »

I live in one of the most bike-friendly places in the United States. Bicyclists can be very evangelical about their choice around here, and this week I drank the koolaid and purchased a bicycle.

I haven't ridden a bicycle since I was about 12. I had the same bike from age… Read full post »

When I moved into this apartment a year ago my primary goal was to find a place to comfortably settle in. I had lived in a different apartment for a year after my divorce, and I had never liked it. There was too much stuff from downsizing from a 3-bedroom house… Read full post »