Sentence of Dave

I always thought sorting out  sanguine , consanguine , and sanguinary was the toughest task in the English language, but it might be equall...

At the start of Patricia Highsmith's fourth Tom Ripley novel ( The Boy Who Followed Ripley ) our asexual Gatsby of murderers has set...

Whenever someone tells me they are going to do some home-brewing, I never say what I'm really thinking-- because I once did some home-br...

My wife coined another magnificently warped  verbal permutation  last night, when we were discussing the funny-but-don't-get-attached-be...

We are beginning to take the brilliant cheesiness of LeCompt and his fantastic band for granted, because we've heard most of what they d...

Do not go stand-up paddleboarding after running several miles barefoot in the sand and then playing a game of beach soccer with young childr...

Another ringing endorsement for Knoebels Amusement Park , and that's impressive-- considering that I hate amusement parks -- but a d...

Perhaps part of the reason cars are so over-priced at the dealer is because the dealers know that people come in expecting to negotiate and ...

Last week, while I was biking with my dog , a woman in jogging attire, with a poorly behaved poodle, yelled to me, "You know, that'...

Now that I own a minivan, packing for the beach is an episode in gluttony, nothing is too big or useless to bring . . . it's like eating...

I mentioned Noodle Gourmet-- the hole-in-the-wall Hong Kong style noodle joint on Easton Avenue in New Brunswick that I often frequent for l...

My wife and I finally finished Season 4 of Breaking Bad,  and   the parting shot of the poisonous Lily of the Valley plant in Walt's ya...

Ask someone if they are an above-average driver and they will almost definitely say yes-- and that's why it's difficult to ride shot...

A few weeks ago, I picked up the new Geoff Dyer book at my local library-- and because I really like Dyer's writing, I wasn't disc...

My mother-in-law passed away last night after a long battle with cancer-- and while it was very sad, she went on her own terms, peacefully, ...

Frederick Exley's fictional memoir A Fan's Notes  is The Catcher in the Rye for sporting types . . . Exley is a grown-up Holden ...

There is a feeling of triumph for a father when he brings his children back from a camping trip, alive and uninjured (but, ironically, despi...

The Lolailo Sangria label provides some concise and definitive instructions on when to use their "refreshing wine product with natur...

If everyone that plays on the artificial turf field brings home as many black little rubber pellets in their shoes as I bring home, then how...

It hasn't snowed around here since Halloween.