Category Archives: Uncategorized

I enthusiastically embrace the forward march of technology! If any budding Einsteins out there can come up with something that will completely incinerate the ’87 Dodge Diablo who blocked our car from exiting the parking lot today, I will nominate you for a … Continue reading →

This week don’t let anything come between you and your pants. Especially diapers: The devil’s most sinister form. “I rebuke you, diapers!” – Kiran    

Yup, it’s the age-old dilemma faced by men all around the world: How to attract women. Elmo’s advice: Be cheesy and buy her greasy food. It’s interesting advice that contravenes the conventional wisdom. I had no idea that “You want fries with that?” was … Continue reading →

Sorry for the lack of posts. Why are we experiencing technical difficulties? Just as my horoscope predicted last week, today I confused a bowl of soup for the network. (Is that why my internet is so slow – and delicious!) Please return tomorrow for new posts and photos. – … Continue reading →

Today, Zebbie and I have packed our bags to camp hardcore in the woods, Thoreau-style. Consequently, our small suitcase contains a hatchet, a hammer, a selection of lathes, a box of matches, 15 nails, 20 yards of twine, 2 caskets of lime and a … Continue reading →

Tomorrow I begin my 2 week guest stint as an interviewer on E!. Will my interviewing style transfer to television? I don’t know, but I got some of my best interviews as a magazine profile writer by being a furtive investigative presence. And by wearing low-cut … Continue reading →

As some of you know, we’ve had some trouble with repetitive car alarms horn-honking on our street in the past few days. At 2 am in the morning to be exact. Consequently, I took matters into my own hands and traveled 28 years into the past and introduced the inventor … Continue reading →

Have you heard Peter Bjorn and John’s “Young Folks”? Its a catchy tune built around a whistling hook so addictive that it has helped regenerate an art form long relegated to the realm of dog-walkers and bird-watchers. And guess what? Dad and I LOVE … Continue reading →

This is my speech professor Katie. (Hi Katie!) This week we’ve been studying elocution, which basically involves rearranging words that were once said in the “subjunctive” tense into the “pluperfect-present” tense. It requires Socratic-like oratory skills, iron-will concentration and lightening … Continue reading →

Tomorrow is Martin Luther King’s Day. How am I going to celebrate? By lobbying for a holiday in my own honor. Kiran Thakur Day will celebrate the day I founded the Suffragette Movement, established  the NAACP and instigated the Boston Tea Party. True story. … Continue reading →