20 things you may not know about me
Okay, okay! Not sure if I can come up with 20 things you may not know about me (especially if you’ve read this journal regularly the over the past year) but I’ll give it a shot and try not to repeat anything. Take your pick in laying the blame for this: Dawn, Tony or RAC.
My god, it’s like Candyman! Invoke their name and they appear! Gary Hart Said to Be Mulling Senate Bid By ROBERT GEHRKE, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON – Former Colorado Sen. Gary Hart is seriously considering a challenge to Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, according to party sources. The two-term senator and two-time presidential candidate recently discussed
Got this off of nihilistic kid’s LJ friends list: It’s been my experience that everyone does something that, to them, is meditation. You know, something that centers them, that makes them focus on nothing in particular – kina like Pirsig’s Motorcyle Maintenence or that crazy guy in the corner that smells bad and his babbling
“I should have had the opportunity to get help, but baseball had no fancy rehab for gamblers like they do for drug addicts,” [Pete] Rose wrote. “If I had admitted my guilt, it would have been the same as putting my head on the chopping block — lifetime ban. Death penalty. I spent my entire
Desperate for a Return to Relevancy
So the spineless Bill Bradley is endorsing Howard Dean and the still-fawning media is reporting it like it’s some kind of coup. The same Bill Bradley who lacked the guts to keep pressing his own “insurgent” campaign in 2000 (when he had Gore on the ropes and could have brought his hard-earned delegates to the
Stupid People Piss Me Off
Took another one of those online polls today, “What Pisses You Off?” I got “Stupid People Piss You Off.” Well, duh! That’s not worth posting. On a lighter note, Sunday’s Pietri benefit was a great success. Kudos to Fish for pulling it off lovely. I got there about an hour-and-a-half in, Isaac on one arm,
I used to be the king of mix tapes, whether for myself or girlfriends, and Napster has brought back old memories as I’ve been digging through my CD collection to create playlists of music I haven’t listened to in ages. Way back in the day – when vinyl still ruled and CD players were only
It’s 2004 and we’re back home
So far so good… Tomorrow afternoon, I’m hosting the second half of the Rev. Pietri fundraiser at the Bowery Poetry Club. Lot of great poets coming out including Amiri & Amina Baraka, Quincy Troupe, Emily XYZ, Bob Holman, Willie Perdomo, Cheryl Boyce Taylor, Danny Shot and many others. Come on out and support a good
Chapter One: Brief Introductions (cont’d)
An hour south of Tashluta, the Hazur river had begun to narrow somewhat to no more than 30 yards at its widest point. Indo Skulldark sat at the rear of the small fishing boat warily eyeing the ragged banks that rose steeply on either side making them easy prey for bandit archers or griffons looking
Coming to you live from Richmond, Virginia! First things first, check out more of the Tales of the Merchant’s Friend. Wrote the latest entry earlier this afternoon during a rare couple of hours to myself. We didn’t actually get to VA until early Monday morning, delayed two days by the kids being so sick, particularly