Just wanted to elaborate on a little something I touched on in the previous entry which was initially sparked by a discussion on Phil West’s LiveJournal earlier this week: the question of emotion vs. polish or, a bit more esoterically, authentic vs. reflexive. In the simpler of the two debates, emotion vs. polish, I typically
Like slipping the medicine in with the ice cream
Oneonta turned out to be a lot of fun. It was weird in the beginning as I realized about 20 minutes before the show started that it was my first solo college appearance and I was all alone! Other than Robb Thibault, who was busy getting things organized, I had no one there with me.
Today’s going to be a good one.
Mr. Lawnge’s remix of Queen’s Flash Gordon Theme is playing on my Launch station as I start writing this. 🙂 A busy week ahead as I’m taking two days off work to head up to SUNY-Oneonta for a feature on Wednesday night. Robb Thibault – Fargo, 1998 – runs the Student Union and invited me
Keep Your Head Up
On my generation’s equivalent of Pearl Harbor Day, another tragedy weighs equally heavy in my thoughts. It’s been 7 years since Tupac Amaru Shakur’s murder and, sadly, not much seems to have changed. Not in hip-hop, or the world in general, for that matter. We’re no more or less safe today than we were on
Polls, for the most part, can be twisted to say whatever the poller wants, but I’ll take some small glimmer of hope from this one: Bush Rating At 2-Year Low Wed Sep 10,10:24 AM ET By Joseph Guinto And Sean Higgins All three of the Presidential Leadership Index’s components fell in September. -Bush’s presidential favorability
It’s rant time. The whole home ownership aspect of the “American Dream” escapes me. A couple of years ago, four or five months after Isaac was born, the combination of frustration over being unable to find a decent apartment to rent and the lure of owning our own place, led us to look into buying
“Stupid risks make life worth living.” You love adventure. You’re quite spontaneous, and will do anything for a little thrill. You’re certainly not boring. However, sometimes you get a bit carried away, and could wind up doing something incredibly stupid and die. Tone it down a bit. Which Advice Quote said by Homer Simpson are
The Buffalo Bills have been my second favorite NFL team ever since Jim Kelly came over from the USFL’s Houston Gamblers in 1986, eventually leading them to four consecutive heartbreaking Super Bowls in the early 90’s. WIth the Jets sucking for much of that time – from the latter years of the Joe Walton era
Damn! Blogger’s lost a post for the first time. Grrrr… Quick shots: * It’s gonna be a loooooooooong season out at the Meadowlands. The Jets looked terrible last night with Vinny at the helm. Thank goodness for FANTASY football! 🙁 * Watched last night’s debate and didn’t hear anything that changed my mind all that
William Burroughs The hard man of hip! You’re controversial and intent upon revolution! What classically cool poet or writer are you? brought to you by Quizilla My inner child is sixteen years old! Life’s not fair! It’s never been fair, but while adults might just accept that, I know something’s gotta change. And it’s gonna