from the desk of michael nutt

 I went down to Houston this weekend to see my brother graduate.  It was hot.  I've only been to Houston a couple of times since he started school, and it seems like only recently that I was helping him move into his freshman dorm.  Surveying his new apartment, I began thinking of all the trade-offs that one makes living in New York—cramped apartments, dirty streets, and alternating cold/hot weather.  I still think they're worth it.