Jeffrey L Cohen

Jeffrey L Cohen

Easy As 1-2-3

Every morning I do the New York Times mini-crossword puzzle in the paper’s app after scanning the daily headlines. Crosswords have rules that cannot be broken. The more puzzles you do the

Compassion or Public Safety?

A local police officer pulled over and dragged a dead deer off the road. In the moment I saw it, I thought it was an act of compassion, but I realized it was

Happier Without It

As this is one of the biggest sports days of the year, it seems like a good time to remark that it has almost no meaning to me. I don’t have cable,

For How Long?

I had to pay $20 to leave Belize and cross into Guatemala. The border guard gave me a receipt for the payment. It is sitting on my desk. Printed on it – in English

Distracted Driving

I normally get gas on the way to work. Gas is significantly cheaper along the highway than it is in Chapel Hill. I even know which gas station has the cheapest gas. There’