On being Russell
I decided to be Russell Saunders on the cusp of two jobs. Around the time I was leaving my previous practice for the one I’m part of now, the main blog that hosts this one (still known then as The… Continue Reading
Author: Russell Saunders
Moving on up
For those of you who follow Blinded Trials but don’t spend time at the main page, I have an announcement! We’re moving! Kind of. But not really. Erik, the esteemed editor-in-chief of the erstwhile League of Ordinary Gentlemen (to whom… Continue Reading
Stupid Tuesday questions, Whiskey Blue edition
“Why didn’t you ask the concierge?!??!?” Picture a scene: two pleasant gentlemen stroll the sidewalks of midtown Manhattan. Newlyweds (of a kind), they have come to the City in search of amusement and rest. Walking now, they seek a decent… Continue Reading
An open letter to my friends at the New York Guggenheim
Dear chums — Congratulations are in order! You good people have accomplished something I would heretofore have considered impossible. Indeed, such is the magnitude of your achievement that I feel compelled to laud it publicly. You have made me miss… Continue Reading
Once more, with feeling
Perhaps I may be indulged if I were to post once more about marriage equality and my own wedding? After this I’ll move on to something else to talk about. (I promise.) So the Better Half and I got married… Continue Reading
The rings are old
The equal protection under the law is new. Thank you, my beloved Better Half. I love you, and would marry you over and over and over again.
Slightly tardy Tuesday questions, inconceivable edition
This week’s Question comes to you courtesy of NewDealer. Take it away, amigo: “I have two Tuesday question submissions that come from a reoccurring theme in my life. I am not a fan of the Princess Bride. I think it… Continue Reading
Thank you, random stranger
I would never have thought to call myself a stay-at-home dad. First of all, to me that implies (fairly or unfairly, accurately or not) a man who takes care of his kids rather than working outside the home. I have… Continue Reading
Equality is beautiful
Despite having lived in New York City for several years by that point, I had never attended the Pride parade. The reasons why I hadn’t in any given year escape me now, along with all the other irrelevant details of… Continue Reading
Stupid Tuesday questions, “White” edition
I am fond of Julie Delpy. I have, of course, never met Julie Delpy. I have never been to France (more’s the pity) and life has sadly not afforded me opportunities to meet glamorous French actresses any more than American… Continue Reading