Osama bin Laden is dead. A lot of my friends and associates (and others) are complaining about the joyous response of many Americans to the killing of another human being. It’s a feeling I agree with. I think the correct response is solemnity and a quiet understanding that justice was done. Having said that, I [...]
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How to be obnoxious and make people wish you’d choke on your own vomit
I try to avoid mundane personal rants here (though I don’t know why; this is the internet, after all), but I’m going to do it today. Feel free to skip this one. It’s mostly incoherent. Lately, in my role helping out with local concert promoters Love The Captive, it’s rare that I get to simply [...]
400, starring @brightcaroline
I made a promise many days ago, and now I will do the part of the promise that involves doing something. It was a sunny day in ATLANTA, GEORGIA [pause for applause] when Tommy’s 1972 Mercury Bullet High-Life pulled into the parking lot of the Busty Blonde Diner in Pro-bowl, Utah. Tommy, who was the [...]
Christmas Blend, with two pumps of peppermint syrup
Customer at Starbucks, sitting at a table with her friend, after noticing how crowded the store is at 10am: Wow, this is kind of scary. I’m glad I have a job. I’m assuming she assumes that anyone sitting at Starbucks at 10am on a Friday is out of work. Despite the “Whuh?” factor of this, [...]