A few days ago a good friend of mine (the poet) decided to move to another city.  In this new, magical place he hopes to find a better life then the one he was living in the suburbs of Buffalo.  After making the trip and settling in he gave me a call to let me [...]

Two days ago I was casually watching television with the writer when a new McDonald’s commercial glared before us.  The commercial depicts two “guys” sitting at a table in a “coffeehouse” (although it appears to be more of a restaurant) drinking cappuccino and reading books.  One “guy” asks the other - “Did you hear McDonald’s [...]