Posts tagged "growing up"
Songs in the Key of Life 26: "Brand New Me"

Songs in the Key of Life 26: “Brand New Me”

The other night Mr. Blerd himself, along with a few old friends, met over dinner to catch up on old times. We had a great time getting reacquainted with faces that haven’t seen each other in a few years. We ate, drank, laughed, and joked; you know, the usual filling in the gaps of the time spent away from one another. One of our friends raised a question that kind of stumbled me. She asked us to compare the responsibilities […]

Aging Hip Replacement II: Compromise

College for me was supposed to be a stopping point on my way to international stardom.  I grew up in a suburb about a half hour outside of Pittsburgh and spent most of my senior year in high school and all of the summer dreaming about getting the hell out of there and to the city.  It didn’t matter that Pittsburgh wasn’t New York, it was a first step on my way to New York where real culture presided.  My […]