Author’s note: This is the tenth installment of my weekly column, Barely Relevant.
Well, heck, I had to go to a strip mall on Friday. Strip malls are depressing, but they’re throwback if they have a karate dojo in them. Sometimes, I play a little game with myself when I’m somewhere depressing. I think, sweet Jesus, this is depressing, but then I ask myself, would I live here with my wife? The answer has always been yes. That’s how you know you’re in love - if you could live anywhere with someone.