Only Connect

Fam, that's an onion ring

The four of us, three countries, two weeks, and only one lost wallet. Onion rings for everyone!

Jul 23, 2023 • 

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A small and friendly place

A long, long time ago, I got on a plane with a newly-issued passport and a partially-disassembled Trek road bike and went to Europe for the first time.

Jul 3, 2023 • 

Ami Berger

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June 2023

Quick take: the magic parking space

or, how I learned to break the rules courtesy of my mother and the Cubs

Jun 5, 2023 • 

Ami Berger

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May 2023

Memorial Day

George Floyd Square, three years later

May 29, 2023 • 

Ami Berger

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April 2023

Tikkun Olam

Being Jewish in a broken world.

Apr 15, 2023 • 

Ami Berger

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Half-life: A Social Media Journey

A brief history of social media

Apr 13, 2023 • 

Ami Berger

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Pranks and Privilege

In honor of April Fools Day.

Apr 1, 2023 • 

Ami Berger

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March 2023

Homage

Green shag carpet, Depression-era tar paper, and hallway roller skating: a tribute to my childhood home.

Mar 29, 2023 • 

Ami Berger

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Bookworm (an excerpt, part II)

In which I out myself as a murderer of books.

Mar 25, 2023 • 

Ami Berger

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A Brief Political Memoir

As we wait for something--anything?--to happen to Donald Trump for almost destroying American democracy, a brief tribute to my formative political years…

Mar 21, 2023 • 

Ami Berger

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Only Connect: WTF?

In which I try to explain WTF I'm doing here: a lot of words, a few laughs (maybe? no promises), and connecting prose with passion.

Mar 17, 2023 • 

Ami Berger

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Neighbors

Not the John Belushi movie but just as weird.

Mar 15, 2023 • 

Ami Berger

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