An important list

Now, if my blog had been private last month, you would have known that during a recent conversation at the office about public affairs, allergies, “The Secret” and the so-called power of positive thinking that grew quite heated, my boss’s sister called me a “fucking motherfucker,” which is why I no longer speak to her. (A [...]

Something to learn from this

I don’t know if this is a good sign or not, but I’ve been looking at everything like a CSS problem that needs to be fixed since my interview on Friday. I’m working on redesigning my portfolio site and also have to redesign a Web site for work. I’m looking at these not as tasks [...]

Is today a national holiday?

I had another post all ready to write, but then I realized something far more important must be done.
I must wish Kylie a very happy 40th birthday.
And so should you.

Oh yeah, because THAT’s a good idea

In the tiny town of Butler, Missouri, auto dealer Walter Moore at Max Motors is offering either $250 in gas with the purchase of a car—or a free semiautomatic handgun.
“We got high gas prices, theft, carjackings, innocent people getting hurt,” Moore told KMBC’s Chris Nagus.
Blink.
Butler has a population of approximately 4,300, 95.3 percent white, and [...]

Whoosh, butterflies

So, today I have an interview.
It starts at 10 and is scheduled to be over at 4:30 or so. This is the longest interview I will have ever had, by a long stretch (the previous record coming in at about two and a half hours). To say that I’m nervous wouldn’t be quite accurate. As [...]

The whirling knives

“I can only say that this is the crucible of conscience. This is the way we learn how far we can go along with what is asked of us, and where we draw the line. We learn where we draw the line by drawing the line.
“… Now you have come to the line you cannot cross. [...]

Hooray for strays!

My friend Steven just told me today that my favorite local no-kill animal shelter, Stray Rescue, won $1 million from zootoo.com founder Richard Thompson. According to the article in USA Today, Randy Grim, the founder of Stray Rescue and tireless savior of strays throughout the city, can now start renovating a 16,500-square-foot building donated to [...]

Today’s Hoovervilles, or Should We Call Them Bushtowns?

Harvey now works part time for $8 an hour, and she draws Social Security to help make ends meet. But she still cannot afford an apartment, and so every night she pulls into a gated parking lot to sleep in her car, along with other women who find themselves in a similar predicament.
There are 12 [...]

An internal combustion pondering

You know, I love cars, all kinds. From domestic coupes to luxury import sedans, I think that at their best (and barring their unfortunate environmental impact), they become a moving sculpture of metal and glass capturing the human fascination with speed and the need to exceed our own limits.
But I have to wonder, if I [...]

Portrait of irrelevancy*

Geraldine Ferraro suggests she may not vote for Obama. But she doesn’t suggest why any of us should care.
* To borrow a phrase from Rob Thurman….