Author Archives: mindless

Went to see “Black Milk,” playing at the Studio Theatre, on Thursday. The play is set in post-communist Russia and portrays the life of two swindlers in a small town’s train station. The scenes represent the conflict between good and … Continue reading →

Last night’s West Wing Wednesday was held at a new venue: Amy and Chu’s place. We, as a group, guessed the mystery woman in the episode was a hooker (keyed from the use of the word “professional”), but she turned … Continue reading →

Chicklet and I were lotteried out of Avenue Q, so we went to see Fiddler On The Roof (starring Harvey Fierstein). Mr Fierstein was pretty good, though I feel that whoever played Tevye when I saw the musical as a … Continue reading →

I’m in NYC today, where I just finished my first real inside-strategy campaign meeting. I sat right next to Mandy Grunwald! Plus, I actually contributed one original and insightful idea, which was one more than expected. Now I’m 10 minutes … Continue reading →

I’m off to New York this evening for a business trip. On the train ride, we’ll be skirting Pennsylvania, where Junior Senator Rick Santorum (R-Gay Basher) looks to be in some trouble with his constituents. State Treasurer Bob Casey leads … Continue reading →

Friday night I went to dinner with the ‘rents plus an uncle who was in town. We went to a Lebanese joint in Pentagon Row, which included the neat feature of backgammon at the tables. The glass over the table … Continue reading →

From Hotline’s Wakeup Call: The DCCC “seems to have adopted a new and very basic recruiting tactic” for ’06: “Simply call the Republican Member you are hoping to beat and ask him who the best candidate would be to run … Continue reading →

More on Oklahoma City later; the more pressing issue is how people make their PB&J sandwiches. (This contentious issue came up on the ski trip.) Please vote for: 1) Peanut butter on side A, jelly on side B, close the … Continue reading →

Oklahoma is a great place but next time I come here I will not bring a vegetarian to the cattle capital of the country!! -Michael

Left with Jean and Miranda on Friday afternoon for a weekend of skiing in Bethel, ME. Miranda’s bf Ben picked us up at “Manch-Vegas” (where the cheap and efficient Southwest Airlines dropped us off) and kindly drove us to the … Continue reading →