Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft

TV happens. And once it's happened, it's gone. When it's gone, you move on, no tears, no tantrums, no videotape

Thanksgiving without tension is like a Thanksgiving without turkey. It can be done, but it is not the norm.

The soul-sucking activity of TV-watching feels better when it is done with other souls.

Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.

For some Chicago expats, food is the medicine that blunts the pain of separation.

You can figure out who you were by which movies you loved when