(EE-craftiness: part of a heart garland.) I love Valentine’s Day.  I view it as an ideal holiday, and strenuously disagree with those who consider it to be over-commercialized, depressing, and all the rest.  Valentine’s is a bright spot in in the otherwise desolate month of February (at least in the Northeast).  Even before the days of EE, I [...]

“Hey, come out, a bunch of us are having a drink.” “XYZ Class HAPPY HOUR! DIVE BAR near you!” “There’s gotta be a bar somewhere near that subway stop, wait for me there.” Any of the above can easily lead to a dive bar. I’m using the dive designation broadly to encompass anywhere that: has [...]