Month: January 2005

  • Grand Old Bear

    One of my old art teachers, and a family friend, past away earlier this week. She was a true bohemian – colorful, wise and always making art. She taught art at my middle school I think for well over a decade. She was also an amazing artist in her own right with work stretching across […]

  • Al Qaeda Reader

    Doubleday is publishing the translated writings of the terrorists. Upheaval ensues – how dare they make money off someone else’s misery? No one talks about Boeing, GE, Exxon or Bechtel. Misery is a commodity.

  • Inauguration Report

    As usual, Democracy Now supplements the official story with the protests I didn’t see on CNN. They had supporters: I am Pat Roan. I’m from Dallas, Texas. I love Bush. I love his family, and I love America. Actually, they go to our church. And – in Dallas at Highland Park Methodist, and occasionally when […]

  • Bunny Suicides

    A collection of comics of silly rabbits meeting their demise. Update: They’re from this book.

  • Zoloft, 100mg qd

    As a pre-emptive strike against seasonal discord and the stress of personal economics, I had my doctor up my anti-depressants to 100mg per day. If I suddenly start blogging really happy things all the time – you’ll know that it’s too much.

  • I need your feedback!

    I’m not a graphic designer by any means – I can futz with existing stuff and make it look okay – but I thought I should invest in a real graphic design studio for my ebook. I’d love to have your feedback on the first draft design for my ebook. Designed by Blip Studios. View […]

  • Judy Bachrach Issues Brigitte Quinn Takedown on FOX News

    Brigitte Quinn expected Vanity Fair’s Judy Bachrach to toe the line of compliance and puffery with issue to the inauguration. That’s not quite what happened. Oliver Willis has the scoop – and the video clip.

  • Stella's Diner in Chicago

    Usually you’d see a place like Stella’s Diner and think – Oh, that’s sweet they must have named it after their long-gone great grandmother. – and you walk in and get sub-standard food with sub-standard service. Not at Stella’s. You walk in – and Stella, a feisty Greek matriarch is sitting right there to welcome […]

  • All My Life

    Now we know that I find romantic comedies annoying. But how about watching one that’s not in English? I’m sitting here at Ron’s PC checking email and he’s watching All My Life, directed by Laurenti M. Dyogi and starring Aga Muhlach and the almost-as-hot-as-Lucy-Liu Kristine Hermosa. And it’s in Tagalog – so every few minutes […]

  • Desert (Snow) Storm

    A snow storm came in just as I left for the cafe (I’m trying out saying cafe instead of coffeeshop – it’s so much more European – I do need to master the accent aigue – or is it an accent grave – I never could remember that in French class – though I do […]