It’s been a rough couple days in the northeast. People say things like that which they have no business saying. Most people in the northeast have probably been doing just fine. There’s preparations for what appears to be the northeast’s…
Tag: A Day in the Life
Bookshelf Analysis
A while back, some friends of mine were featured in the New Yorker’s Book Bench for their pre-marital alignment of wood-housed tomes. So I figured it was time, now that I’ve actually organized them properly, for me to feature my…
Multi Media
“I’m not a mystery everything I think is written down” -Allison Weiss, “Why Bother” The sun is bright in Highland Park today, casting long stark shadows on the newly bare sidewalks and leafy lawns as people make their way through…
Yellow Rain
Something transpired today, forging just the right mix of wind and rain and airborne upheaval to bring every remaining leaf off the trees in Highland Park. Not really every leaf, of course, for a quick examination of the trunked masses…
Winning and Losing
Been meaning to let folks know for a while that I didn’t get the job in NYC, so I’m defaulting back to the plan of spending a long time in Nuevo this December and maybe tackling the NYC non-profiteering gigs…
Shadowy Dusk Through Twilight Trees
I’ve been really sad today. A little angry, but mostly profoundly sad. I decided it was time to take a walk. Here’s what that looked like: Long road ahead. Mysterious ground-seeking tree. Groundcolor. Camouflage. An opening. Upon reflection. Knock here.…
Thank You, Mr. Niehaus
Dave Niehaus died last night at the age of 75. Most of you probably don’t even know who he is, but the picture above might give you a running start. He was the man who single-handedly (or voicedly) convinced me…
Long Overdue
I meant to post about this article when it came out. That was in April 2008. Which was a while ago. Even longer ago in feeling than it is in calendar months. I try to get a sense of it…
Housekeeping
I’ve been hearing something going bump in the kitchen periodically since moving to my new domicile and am beginning to see traces of evidence that something small and squeaky is dallying in said room for late-night snacks. This at least…
Albino Water Buffalo
This is an albino water buffalo: I post it in lieu of a picture I took of Fish & the Madster while they were here for almost a day which they asked me to refrain from posting. The unposted flick…