The new killer of society as we know it, the attention span deficit. I *think* Einstein said something like 'I'm not the smartest, I just stick with things longer.' Weather it be ridding Afghanistan of barbarians, concurrence on health care legislation, that extra 10 pounds you want to lose, or simply that book you [...]
before coming to the desert, a buddy of mine said ‘the people will make all the difference’ — the textures of Islam in the distance, Ugandans playing soccer, plenty of America f*ck yea ice cream in the dfac do little to quell the monotony of the situations, but the personal relationships cultivated are priceless. I [...]
wind whistles past round oceans of air that will mess up his hair though he no longer cares anymore – wow, perpetual bad mood only is illeviated by thoughts of — wow, what’s neil hannon doing now, what is the gang from belle and sebastian doing in glasgow, how bout billy bragg, or sondre lerche [...]
I’m sure going to miss the view from where I geek out when its not there. Mike P comes to town, I get offered beer in 4 different places on the evening and the total number drank….0. Last time I ran a 5k, I drank 6 rum and cokes the night before. Talk about a [...]
Last few years there’s always been a countdown of the greatest albums of the year. A precursor to that this year, for creatures of habit like myself is to highlight what I will name my favorite band of my generation, The Divine Comedy. Mr. Hannon has clarified so much for me in the last 10 [...]
These quotations have been DEEPLY embedded into my brain from hours on end of Civilizaiton. —————————Or, the text version—————————Oh Farmers, pray that your summers be wet and your winters clear. – Virgil Blessed shall be the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. – The Bible Deut [...]
Train tracks — picture doesn’t do it justice – The CN tower has a ‘glass bottom’ that’ll scare the bejesus out of you if you let it. Panoramic view (you), look I’ll make it all manageable Highest observation deck in the world — it certainly was higher than anything I’ve ever seen — even though [...]
Lately in the ‘long tail’ world, the cool thing to do is to bash Jesus and compadres, in music, clothing, cocktail party conversations, and just general spatter. Don’t get me wrong, I used to hop on this bandwagon, gleefully and say, yea! people have been mislead, this, that, and other typical rational thought sentiments, pffft, [...]
I could write a dissertation on what goes on in your mind when you’re a pudgy on the cusp of middle age out of shape computer programmer writing a 100 k bike ride. You think about yourself, your ambitions and the dreaded question of ‘why am i out here on a Saturday morning testing my [...]
Sunday afternoon, I’m watching ‘The Resurrection‘ a movie filmed IN SHINER, and starring my grandma in select parts. 5 stars on Amazon, but only available on VHS tape? What’s up with that? Long story short, its about a woman who has the power to heal, without any divine ties, hence society alienates her, go figure. [...]