Friday, October 10th, 2008
I got my California ballot in the mail the other day. I should say ballots. Four pages of ballots. Fuck off, Dorthy, we’re not in Iowa any more. Fuck secret ballots. Secret ballots will be the downfall of our precarious democracy. First block: Federal. President and Vice President [ ] John McCain and Sarah Palin […]
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
“The Muslims of Visegrad had been mistaken to think that everything was okay and that barbarism was behind them because they had university diplomas and poetry readings and skiing vacation in the Alps.” –Peter Maass, Love Thy Neighbor: A Story of War Bosnia, Rwanda, Sudan. Never again over and over and over again.
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
It appears someone was murdered this morning along my inbound bike route. That makes two in less than two months. At least it’s all down hill and green lights through there.
Monday, September 22nd, 2008
My friend and cohort Corisa Moreno writes these great stories with only 32 words. I guest authored one for her today and you can read it here.
Saturday, September 20th, 2008
Should I be worried? My money is insured by the US Government, right? I shouldn’t be worried. But the government has been bailing out a lot of banks lately. Maybe there’s nothing left. Maybe I’m a fool to be so nonchalant. Maybe I should be up at 8:00am and waiting in line at the bank. […]
Saturday, August 30th, 2008
I’m reading All the Sad Young Literary Men by Keith Gessen. I’ve been watching this book for a few weeks. I wasn’t sure about the title. But I saw it in the library the other day and picked it up. By far, one of the best books I’ve read in years. From the prologue: “Their […]
Thursday, August 28th, 2008
It’s hot in the city. Summer finally catches up. It will be hot and still for the next two weeks. Wind and fog and rain again for the next fifty. Dazed and confused, I round the corner and push toward the bus stop. Some sort of co-op or commune is on the corner. I don’t […]
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Me and Sam wait thirty minutes before the Whale-22 shows. And when it does, the Unicorn-19 appears on the opposite corner. “We’re taking that 19,” I tell Sam. “Fuck this 22, the whole fucking city will be on it.” At Civic Center she takes the long escalator down to BART and I wait for an […]
Sunday, August 10th, 2008
So a tall woman in a colorful dress walks up to me and says, “Can you recommend some striptease music?” I blink. “Um, I’m not sure.” And into the radio we all wear, “Hey, can anyone recommend any striptease music?” There’s a long silence. Finally, Andy, from the office, “I’m just trying to get your […]