Smokes: The brand (Camel Lights) is not as important as the price. I left the newsroom to head to a borough council meeting I was covering, and realized that I had left my smokes sitting on my desk. I stopped at an Eckerd’s Drug store to pick up a pack. Oh, it sounds so simple…… Read More Smokes: The brand (Camel Lights) is not as importa…

Sweet jesus — it’s nearly 1 a.m. I sat around for so long reading other blogs tonight that I apparently forgot that I’M AT WORK, and I had shit to finish before I head home. So I’m filing yet another project right on deadline, at the expense of sleep and all the other things you… Read More Sweet jesus — it’s nearly 1 a.m. I sat around for…

Interesting that the spell-checker provided by Blogger doesn’t recognize the word “blogs.” Bill Gates has to be behind this…

Chronically, inevitably …. another deadline, and another night reading other people’s blogs or writing in my own. Maybe the Monday night thing will become a routine. At least I’m posting something. Not an especially pleasant weekend, except for the very end. Worked all day Saturday without the benefits of a shower. The hot water nozzle… Read More Chronically, inevitably …. another deadline, and…

Smokes: If I was allowed to do it at my desk, I would. Tunes: Are you freakin’ kidding me? I’m still sitting here trying to write something I have very little interest in. All I need to do is crank out about 30 inches and I can go home. Instead, I’ve been screwing around on… Read More Smokes: If I was allowed to do it at my desk, I wo…

Smokes: Still Camel Lights, but, as today is a deadline day, the question shouldn’t be what I’m smoking, but how much. And the answer is a lot. Tunes: I was listening to Tony Kornheiser in the car, so there’s nothing to report there. But I did put on “Somethin’ Else” by Cannonball Adderley. A nifty… Read More Smokes: Still Camel Lights, but, as today is a dea…