Archive for July, 2008
bad medicine
Enjoy this trip…. and it is a trip. That is a drug slogan from an old house music song. One of the things I miss about indulging in illegal substance is the wicked sense of adventure. There were many nights that I embarked on an odd journey [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )placebo effect
When things get tough, the tough bring out the heavy artillery. As I make my way through the urban jungle, I encounter many obstacles. But I have developed a thick skin that allows me to take “street life” in stride. Still, I often find myself battling my own [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )missing persons
You can’t go home again is the title of a legendary tome by Thomas Wolfe. In the novel, a writer publishes a roman a clef about his hometown. Family and friends feel naked and exposed by the truths they have seen in his book, and their fury drives him from his home. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )crushed by the wheels of industry
Lloyd Dobler: I don’t want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don’t want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )static electricity
Television is a medium of entertainment which permits millions of people to listen to the same joke at the same time, and yet remain lonesome. – T.S. Elliot
I was becoming too dependent on my beloved cable box. This point was driven home today when it abruptly died. I went through the usual cycle [...]
