Of late I’ve lost 16 kilos (35 pounds). Friends look at me with startled wonder, as if they’ve bumped into a unicorn. “You OK?” they say. Since I’m well known for lacking dietary discipline, they figure I’ve come down with a deadly disease. To their surprise, and mine, I have shrunk the puffy jowls and […]
No Middle, America
Posted April 20th, 2011 at 3:57 pm (UTC-4)
You probably missed the New York Times photograph that showed a revealing picture of New Yorkers riding into work on commuter trains. The photographer stood behind a long series of rows, three seats to a row. In the photo, every window and aisle seat — and not ONE middle seat — is occupied. The train […]
