aprettygoodstart

I'm Dennis.


I'm an attorney (and notary public) in Manhattan.


I like comic books, politics, Dashboard Confessional, Bill Murray, and Connecticut.


I drink too much bourbon and Pabst Blue Ribbon.


I have too much fun doing it.


email: aprettygoodstart@gmail.com

Why does February only have 28 Days?

After 30 years of living on this Earth, it finally occured to me that we could very easily just make two of the 31-day months 30-day months and turn Feburary into a normal 30 day month (and a 31-day month on a leap year).

So I did some investigation into why February only has 28 days and the answer was quite unsatisfying. It’s basically because Julius Cesear did it back in 45 BC. I was really hoping for some science, but it’s mostly just cuz.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2007/02/28_days.html

I can die now. Well, not now. I want to see the show first.

I can die now. Well, not now. I want to see the show first.

The Further Seems Forever show was cancelled.

The Further Seems Forever show was cancelled.

I AM SMOTE BY THE GODS OF WEATHER A few months ago, Further Seems Forever released its first album with Chris Carrabba in 10 years and made me the happiest little clam in the ocean. Then they planned a small tour, which would come to New York City only days after my 30th birthday. This was good. Then Hurricane Sandy hit. The biggest victim? Me. Further Seems Forever couldn’t get to the east coast and had to cancel the show. The show was then rescheduled to tomorrow. I bought tickets immediately. I would have my revenge. Now I’m in Canada. I’m supposed to fly out tonight, but my flight is cancelled. I’m on a later flight, no word on that flight’s status. The weather is only supposed to get worse overnight. I will not miss this concert, no matter how hard the gods of weather may attempt to thwart me. Hopefully that’ll mean a delightful, albeit delayed, flight out of Toronto tonight. If not, it’ll mean me in a car for eight hours hoping to outrun the snow. I leave you with the words of Chris Carrabba. Please wish me godspeed on my journey. Dennis “This winter is lasting forever, at least for tonight, and I know that you’re never leaving me again. No, not again.”

I AM SMOTE BY THE GODS OF WEATHER

A few months ago, Further Seems Forever released its first album with Chris Carrabba in 10 years and made me the happiest little clam in the ocean. Then they planned a small tour, which would come to New York City only days after my 30th birthday. This was good.
Then Hurricane Sandy hit. The biggest victim? Me. Further Seems Forever couldn’t get to the east coast and had to cancel the show.

The show was then rescheduled to tomorrow. I bought tickets immediately. I would have my revenge.

Now I’m in Canada. I’m supposed to fly out tonight, but my flight is cancelled. I’m on a later flight, no word on that flight’s status. The weather is only supposed to get worse overnight.

I will not miss this concert, no matter how hard the gods of weather may attempt to thwart me.

Hopefully that’ll mean a delightful, albeit delayed, flight out of Toronto tonight. If not, it’ll mean me in a car for eight hours hoping to outrun the snow.

I leave you with the words of Chris Carrabba. Please wish me godspeed on my journey.

Dennis

“This winter is lasting forever, at least for tonight, and I know that you’re never leaving me again. No, not again.”

Happy Birthday Brooksie!

Happy Birthday Brooksie!

Brother Jimmy’s!

Brother Jimmy’s!

Former Friends by Brand New

I was driving to a deposition this morning and Brand New came on the radio. It reminded me of some former friends, despite the fact that I don’t have any direct connection between them and Brand New. The mind is a strange device.

Anyway, I then used the internet to see what was going on with them. Turns out they’re almost exactly the same as when we were friends.

It’s nice to know that we really just are who we are despite the comings and goings of other people in our lives. It’s not as nice to know that your own absence in peoples’ lives can have very little affect. There’s a haiku waiting to be written right there.

It’s only 11:30 and I’m exhausted already. This snowboarding thing is hard. (at K-1 Base Lodge)

It’s only 11:30 and I’m exhausted already. This snowboarding thing is hard. (at K-1 Base Lodge)