1. Ants Marching - Dave Matthews BandClassic description of desperate relationships. This is #1 because the insect thing reminds me of Kafka’s Metamorphosis, the ultimate tale of alienation.
2. Synchronicity II - The Police
A classic from the most classic Police CD. Great Quote “Every meeting with his so-called superior is a humiliating kick […]
Filed under: Music, Top 10's on April 30th, 2007 | Add Comment! »
I’m not one to trust the government. I think anyone who looks at my blog knows that. I’m also willing to take a look at anything a fellow progressive forwards to my attention, especially one that starts off talking about the dangers of having blind faith in the government.
So […]
Filed under: Politics on April 29th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
You hear people describe some venues saying, “There’s not a bad seat in the place. That’s a perfect description for the Egg in Albany, NY. It’s all about the sound. The theater is like being inside the surface of a steel drum. As Patty Griffin herself said, it really doesn’t look like an […]
Filed under: Music, Reviews on April 25th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I love my neighbor humans. Not as much as my Brian, Liz, Tara, Seth and Jake humans, but pretty close. They’re my step-humans. They take care of me, and play with me, and when I’m dirty or gassy, they send me home to my own humans.
I have free run of their house […]
Filed under: General Observations on April 24th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I sit about eight feet away from Rob for hours every day, in our cramped little living room that temporarily serves as an office (temporarily, if you measure in something with a half-life). Unlike Rob, I have pedestrian taste in music. Unlike Rob, I retain a fondness for Neil Diamond, and even more offensive relics […]
Filed under: General Observations on April 23rd, 2007 | Add Comment! »
Last week I wrote about the beautiful organic eggs from reasonably free range chickens offered in the local grocery store. Now, heaven bless them, Bob and Irv’s now offers THREE different kinds of organic eggs, although not usually at the same time.
I know I’m tainted by regionalism, but I think the […]
Filed under: Food on April 18th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I don’t know why, but there seems to be a big difference between the senseless killing at Virginia Tech and the shootings at Columbine almost 8 years ago to the day.
As a high school teacher, the killing at Columbine filled me with instant horror. I teach in a suburban high school with […]
Filed under: General Observations, Teaching on April 17th, 2007 | Add Comment! »
I caught up with my old friend Tom, singer and guitarist for 40 Rod Lightning.
me: He lives
Sent at 7:29 AM on Sunday
Tom: Howdy
me: dude, I’ve listened to so many of the bands whose songs you play.. it’s a whole world of unexplored music. The Drive-by Truckers rock. And Hank Williams III. That’s the […]
Filed under: Music on April 16th, 2007 | Add Comment! »
When I was in college my two housemates and I would take turns doing the dishes. We didn’t do them every night, but we remained faithful to the rotation throughout the school year.
To break the routine, my roomate Tom started stacking his dishes artistically in the dish rack. Brett added his […]
Filed under: General Observations on April 15th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
As the whole Imus controversy erupted, I felt conflicted. On the one hand, I’ve criticized the mainstream mass media and music industry for blacklisting the Dixie Chicks, and while I’ve never thought much of Don Imus, but respected his right to say what he wants to say which, admittedly to this point, I’ve not […]
Filed under: Politics on April 14th, 2007 | Add Comment! »
