About this Burbia Blogger
- added on 02/04/2008
Stephen Kling
Stephen Kling is a grizzled veteran of the advertising wars, and lives in Larchmont, New York, with his lovely wife and several sons the exact number of whom (sons) he doesn't know because they are never home.
Blogs by Stephen Kling
The neighbor in back of me was probably a very nice man; I can't recall ever talking to him beyond a word or two, but he seemed likeable enough. So it was unfortunate that my need for additional Liebesraum (room to live, literally) meant that he had to die a horrible death. ...read more.
It's often said that you get what you pay for. That's why I make it a point of hiring the absolutely most expensive workmen possible, to guarantee the best quality job every time. Right now, the man teetering on top of a wobbly extension ladder is a very highly regarded-and paid-direct-marketing consultant. When I hired him at $2,000 per day, I didn't ...read more.
When we moved to the suburbs, I naturally assumed that all of my neighbors were brilliant people: Wise and insightful doctors, lawyers, accountants, even fastidious dry cleaners. Me? I'm just a dumb freelance astrophysicist, and I know what you're thinking: how is it possible for an astrophysicist to be freelance? That's a whole 'nother topic. But it became clear early on that
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Feldstein's son Jared stepped out of the car and walked to his front door. I could see he was heavily armed: he was brazenly displaying a copy of Cigar Afficionado. Jared is only 12.
This could only mean one thing. I summoned N., my wife. "Jared's bar mitzvah will include the finest hand-rolled cigars, maybe even
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