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Columns
and Articles
From the Boston Phoenix
1999-2001
A
Little Dated
If multi-dating
is the way it's supposed to be, why do I feel so guilty?
from Dec. 14,
2001
Hardly
Knew Ye
Just when you
think you know someone, you don't.
from Nov. 22,
2001
Quiet
Hours
Learning to live
without TV
from Nov. 1,
2001
Sea
to Shining Sea
Seeing this
great land of ours -- the hard way
from Oct. 11,
2001
Scar
Tactics
The ones on the
outside are easy. It's the internal wounds that are harder to heal.
from Sept. 20,
2001
Showers
Predicted
Why should
pregnant women and engaged couples have all the fun?
from September
7, 2001
Call
Me
When the phone
don't ring, you'll know it's him.
from August 9,
2001
Lunatic
Fringe
Sure, actions have
consequences -- but no one knows what all the consequences might be
from July 19,
2001
The
Purge
The emotional
trauma of cleaning out the closet
from June 29,
2001
Countdown
Playing the
numbers game
from June 8,
2001
Boyfriend
Roadshow
How much is your
boyfriend really worth?
from May 18,
2001
Note
to Self
The less we
change, the more we stay the same.
from April 26,
2001
Just
Lay Off
The employed
person's guide to dealing with unemployed friends
from April 5,
2001
Lying
Down
Why I'd make a
terrible spy
from March 15,
2001
Burp
and Be Free
It's not crude;
it's a blow against puritanical repression.
from March 1,
2001
Into
the Wild
Observing the
Natives in Their Natural Habitat
from February,
14, 2001
Sorry
State
The Magical
Power of Apology
from January 28,
2001
Too
Close to Call
And you thought
the presidential election was a nailbiter
from January 4,
2001
I,
Prudius
In which our
protagonist discovers she ain't seen nothin'
from December
21, 2001
Rear
Window Redux
Just like The
Real World but without the stupid conversations
from December
14, 2001
Home
Empty Home
Real life home
renovations for the busy single professional
from November
23, 2001
Thanks
2000
E-mail breeds
familiarity breeds contempt
from November
10, 2000
The
vicious circle
You love him, he
loves her, she loves . . . etc.
from October 27,
2000
Return
of the TFBs
Quick -- unleash
the hounds
from October 13,
2000
Dating
for gold
In some Olympic
events, carrying the torch is a bad thing
from September
22, 2000
Heart
of Palm
Come, join us,
and know the power of the Palm
Way
from September
15, 2000
The
power of denial
It's the hottest
new coping mechanism -- order yours today!
from September
1, 2000
The
boss of me
Why do we all
turn into 15-year-olds around our parents?
from August 18,
2000
Le
wow
If France
is so great, why don't they have a word for `kick ass'?
from August 4,
2000
Really
mad libs
Breaking up is
hard. But it's easier with a template.
from July 21,
2000
Real-life
Survivor
Some game shows
I'd really like to see
from July 7,
2000
The
saunterers
I'll take
rush-hour traffic over pedestrians any day
from June 23,
2000
Small
beer
Why alcohol and kids
should mix
from June 9,
2000
Cereal
lust
Not just for
breakfast anymore
from May 26,
2000
Shopping
dropout
Life without the
shopping gene
from May 19,
2000
That's
smokin'
Are cigarettes
still bad for you if you don't pay for them?
April 28, 2000
Stuff
it
The things we
leave behind
from April 14,
2000
Phone
hex
Love in the time
of telecom
from March 31,
2000
Time
out
This is not my
beautiful demographic
from March 17,
2000
Now
that's rich
Who wants to
marry a famillionaire?
from March 3,
2000
Air
quote me
Harmless finger
twitch, or the decline of Western civilization?
from February
18, 2000
Dream
on
A look at the
nightmares that bind us
from February 4,
2000
Thong
thang
In praise of
bottom floss
from January 21,
2000
Hip
to Be Dull
Break out the
cribbage boards and fondue sets
from January 21,
2000
Mind
warp
The Internet is
turning me into a 21st-century pain in the ass
from January 7,
2000
Gimme
Why minimalist
holidays suck
from December
24, 1999
Party
pooper
A spy in the
house of glitz
from December
10, 1999
The
waiting
It's not only
the hardest part, it's also the most confusing
from November
26, 1999
New
Year's skeve
Welcome to the global
coolness challenge
November 12,
1999
Goodbye,
Mr. Bill
The happiest day
of my life
October 29, 1999
Slow
company
Why raises are
better than an on-site masseuse
October 15, 1999
Sexual
harassment
You'll miss it
when it's gone
October 1, 1999
Playing
dead
Slip 'N Slide,
the Pitch Back, and other horrors of my youth
September 10,
1999
Down
with OPB
Are Other
People's Babies ruining your life?
August 20, 1999
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