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There may be no more awful sound than Delta Airlines’ on-hold music as heard through the tiny, tinny, mono speakers of my Blackberry at 5:36 in the morning with a soul-crushing, Harp-fueled headache. Abbi woke me up. “What time is it?” For a second, I wondered why we were awake, why she was asking, and…

I haven’t been listening to much music lately. As someone who is defined by my love of both making my own and listening to other’s, this is somewhat disconcerting. Years ago I lost my voice for no reason whatsoever. I wasn’t neither sick, not had I been talking too much. It just disappeared. Now, I…

All weekend long, my Blackberry was abuzz with Breaking News Alerts from President Bush’s Middle East Trip. Friday, January 11, 2008, 11:18 PM PST CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait — (AP) President Bush says no decision yet on sending more troops home from Iraq, and reduced force levels will depend on conditions on the ground. Saturday, January…

I tell her she doesn’t know how good she’s got it, but she’s not having any of it. See, I’m a neat guy, but I’m not a clean guy. I figure most guys are neither, and worse are beer-swillin’, couch-squattin’ channel surfers. So, if nothing else, I should be gettin’ some points for neatness. But…

There are a few authors whose books, based on their bibliography alone, I buy as soon as they hit shelves. Tobias Wolff is one. He was my creative writing professor at Syracuse. His PEN/Faulkner Award-winning memoir, “This Boy’s Life,” came out my freshman year there, and premiered on the big screen (starring Robert De Niro…

Mike Brady warned, caveat emptor. Still, sometimes, it works out just fine. On New Year’s Day, just as Abbi and I were skulking out from beneath a minor hangover, we grabbed a pizza and a six from the locals Dag’s. Back home, though, we were shocked by the quantity of toppings. So I dashed off…