Two years ago this month, I adopted my dog, Mina. I was kind of scared of dogs as a kid, and was always more of a cat person. We already had at least two shelter cats at any one time when I was growing up, and I adopted two shelter cats with my college roommates. … Continue reading Wilhelmina Rose
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House sweet house
HOLY CANNOLI I’M BUYING A HOUSE. Buying a house wasn’t a big huge life event that I’ve always wanted to experience. But as I entered my late twenties and saw my first friends buy condos, I began to realize that maybe I did want to own something. And I was sure as hell never going to … Continue reading House sweet house
The best (and worst) beer I drank in 2016
2016 was the year that my beer nerdery really took off. When I moved back to Pittsburgh last November, I really thought that the opposite would happen, since Pittsburgh is so much smaller than Chicago, I figured the beer scene would be a lot more limited. But it turns out that the opposite is true. … Continue reading The best (and worst) beer I drank in 2016
Between the suburbs and me
I had a very typical white suburban upbringing. My graduating class of 250+ people had a handful of people of color. I didn’t meet a Latino person until college, which I called to report to my mom (“He speaks Spanish, like he grew up speaking Spanish!”). I have a distinct memory of a classmate making jokes using racial … Continue reading Between the suburbs and me
Dear service industry
On Friday night, my sister and I took my dad to a fancy Italian restaurant for a belated Father’s Day dinner. Our meal – including wine, an appetizer, entrees, desserts, and tip – was almost $300. Unfortunately, our experience was really frustrating and disappointing, and it was because of the way that the restaurant’s staff treated my … Continue reading Dear service industry