Conservative Christian, Right Wing Republican, Straight, White, American Male

I’m a huge fan of irreverence in any context. My guitar sensai introduced me to the music of Bobby Bare, who was way ahead of his time in terms of being irreverent, and its this irreverence that initially attracted me to Todd Snider.
Snider sings about things that I often think about, but [...]

The Unofficial Granola Box Tomato

Behold, the Tye-Dye Tomato from the Burpee seed company. Although I suspect it’s somehow genetically engineered (is that what hybrid means nowadays?) it looks really cool, and probably tastes good too. The Queen of My Universe says their seeds suck… but admits that their marketing is top notch.
I can’t [...]

Preserving the Non-Sanctity of Civil Unions

It occurred to me, as the New York State Senate recently choked on its historic opportunity to provide equal rights to my gay and lesbian brothers and sisters, that the problem people are having with gay marriage is the word “marriage.” We hear lots of talk about “preserving the institution of marriage” (bullshit) and [...]

My 10 Favorite Albums of the Last Decade

Here they are, in no particular order.

The Jane Does - You Bring the Devil
This is perhaps my most obscure pick of the decade, and my freakiest find. The Queen of My Universe was showing me the tremendous hoax of a video blog called Lonely Girl or something, and she had a Jane Does song [...]

Musical Constipation

Ever wake up in the morning when you could be sleeping in, or trying to get to sleep at night but some dumb fucking song just keeps going through your head. Usually you only know, like, a few words of it and those are the ones that keep looping over and over?
Welcome to my [...]

When did Jesus Become a Republican Badass?

Okay… I’ll admit, I’m not much of a theologian. I’m not even Christian… but I think Jesus was a cool dude. I love the way the guy thought, and I think if more of us lived the way he supposedly told us to, we’d all be much the better off for it. [...]

The Early 21st Century and the Philosophy of Loss

It’s that time of the decade when everyone seems to be doing their end of the decade thinking, and despite my resistance to doing so, I have done so. When I teach my personal recollections of the history of my lifetime I tend to look back on the 80’s as the worst of historical [...]

If You’re not Cheating, Are You Still Trying?

The quote “If you’re not cheating, you’re not trying” is often misused. Jim Rome uses it a lot on his radio show. According “Jungle” lore, it was most famously used by a pro baseball coach who used it to encourage his team’s base runners to lead off bases more to and consequently steal [...]

Eric Massa Live at the Potter Town Garage

A couple weeks ago at the behest of Moveon.org, I attended a town hall meeting at the Potter Town Garage with Congressman Eric Massa.

Yes… the Potter Town Garage. It was very difficult to find, and I was looking for a Town Hall instead of a town garage. I saw a few official [...]

ka f*&king BOOM

I’ve always wanted a fireplace in my back yard, but zoning ordinances and safety considerations always stood in my way. Finally, because of a narrow loophole in our town’s fire code, I can walk through town with my head held high knowing I’m not breaking the law by having a fire in my [...]