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We enjoyed the incarnation of Cafe Intermezzo at the old Peachtree Street location. While it was never one of our “any Tuesday night” places, the tour of the dessert case always delighted out-of-town guests. Best of all, the service and...

Tonight, I’ve called 1-800-COMCAST with two goals: to downgrade our cable package and to sign on for their new, very fast Internet service. This is actually my second call. Last night, I called Comcast with the same goals. After sitting on...

“If your plan requires getting picked and you’re not getting picked, you need a new plan. I’m betting it will turn out far better in the end, but yes, indeed, I understand that it’s harder than being anointed. Your talent deserves the shift in...

While visiting Clyde’s dad, we came across a piece of furniture that the family’s owned for decades: a huge analog home stereo. It looks a bit like a varnished coffin on stubby wooden legs. On the left and right of the unit, the huge...

Inspired by trends in Tarot deck publishing from the past few years, I give you Uncle Mark’s Bad Tarot Deck Idea Generator (TM): 1) Write down an adjective 2) Write down a music genre 3) Write down the name of any creature, race, or species...

Author Neil Gaiman, speaking to a (chilly, hostile) audience of publishers at the London Book Fair: “Mammals spend an awful lot of energy on infants … they spend nine months of our lives gestating, and then they get two decades of...

Our journey is more than half-way over today, as we round the tip of Cape Horn, heading away from the wintery south toward the summery north. I see from traffic stats that lots of folks are following along with us, which humbles me and makes me...