Chutes of Excess

March 8th, 2011 by Matt McGrogan

I wish life could be as easy as a trash chute. You see, up until recently, I’ve never lived in an apartment. Gathering refuse and hauling it to the curb was a weekly occurrence of a homeowner. Even working in restaurants, taking the trash to the dumpster out back was a stinky nightly event. Not [...]

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Unrequited Cleveland

January 28th, 2011 by Matt McGrogan

What is Cleveland? Who are Clevelanders? Why does anyone live in Cleveland anymore for chrissakes!? I’ve been asked a countless number of times from friends and friends this very question. I’ve even pondered it myself. Why do we choose to live among the gloomy skies and  frigid cold temperatures that plague this city for nearly 6 months out [...]

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Cinema Paradiso

January 25th, 2011 by Matt McGrogan

Movies to me have always been an escape. Larger than life figures on a giant screen telling tales of fantastical journeys of a far away world. The daily grind of real life and all the stresses that go along with it seems to lift itself for those 2-3 hours in the cinema. In my time, [...]

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