A pretty girl I’ve never met writes to me: You’re anti-social and hate everything. Me too! At least in a world of loathing, we know there are others with a like mind out there. This is a tricky situation. On the one hand, I am anti-social and I do hate everything, just as this woman [...]
Everyone hates the second of something. Usually because it sucks. For example, beans.
There are three reasons I like ordering cappuccino, and they are these: I don’t actually like ordering cappuccino. The “hipness” of cappuccino has worn off. I never would have ordered it in the mid- or late-90s, when Starbucks was just taking off and people were discovering espresso for the first time. But now it’s commonplace [...]