Berlin Wall falls – 25 years ago today (your time will come)
Where were you when you heard the news?
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Why Sam Smith is unelectable
S&R co-founder Mike Sheehan had a really funny comment on my “Dems need their own Tea Party” post. As in, I laughed until my sides hurt. Checkit: Well, what’s stopping you from running for office? If I’d had soda in my mouth I’d have spewed it all over your computer. He continues: Er wait, never mind… intelligence is a liability in
Read moreWhat the Democrats need is their own Tea Party. And fuck Mark Udall.
I’ve been sifting through the various analyses and post-mortems, and I don’t know that I have anything insightful to say that others haven’t said better. Also, I just don’t have the energy. I think it’s clear from what I have had to say in recent years – and I have said it in various forms more times than I can
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Sail away home
For Ronan: 2002-2014…
Read moreRIP Galway Kinnell
One of our greatest poets has died at 87. I had the privilege of seeing Kinnell read while I was at Iowa State in the late ’80s. He did some new things – things he’d been working on during the flight out, in fact – but this was the high point of the evening. Thank you, Galway. Sleep well.
Read moreRetailers to plus-size women: fuck you – a disgusting insight from Big Data
Plus-size fashion? Sure, as long as you don’t care about color. I had kind of a WTF? moment at work today, that turned into a moment that made me think, and finally into a full-blown depressing moment. We’re working on a project for a retailer that sells a wide range of clothing to women. We were examining the strategic keyword
Read moreNew Twin Peaks series?! Dear David Lynch, The Raveonettes, The Blueflowers and The Lost Patrol belong on the soundtrack
Three new CDs worth 15 stars from three bands that were born for Twin Peaks… You may have heard: THERE’S GOING TO BE A NEW TWIN PEAKS SERIES!!! THERE’S GOING TO BE A NEW TWIN PEAKS SERIES!!! THERE’S GOING TO BE A NEW TWIN PEAKS SERIES!!!
Read moreThe most beautiful college campuses in America: 10 thoughts on a new list
There’s a new list out ranking the 20 most beautiful college campuses in America. These things are always subjective, and they can start more arguments than they settle, but I have to admit that this is a not-bad list. I haven’t been to all the honored campuses, but I am familiar with several of them. Heck, I hold degrees from
Read moreWhere Am I Going to Find Laughter?
People keep asking how I’m doing. Not well, I fear. I mean, I’m functioning. I’m very good at compartmentalizing, so I can go to work and get things done and most people probably would never realize anything was wrong. But no. How could anyone be doing well?
Read moreSail Away Home – for Ronan
The Summerlands await. I’ll miss you, old friend.
Read moreRIP Ronan MacScottie: 9/3/02-10/19/14
Earlier this morning I had my dog, Ronan, put to sleep. If you know me, and if you knew us together, then you know how I feel right now. Ronan had been sick for over a week.
Read moreJurgen Klinsmann vs. Don Garber at Hell in a Cell: it’s just not that complicated, folks
A few days ago there was another dust-up between US Men’s National Team manager Jurgen Klinsmann and MLS Commissioner Don Garber. In the aftermath we’ve heard analysis upon analysis, take after take, all trying to sort things like why can’t we all get along and why does Jurgy hate America?
Read moreThe Healing Blues: musicians unite against homelessness
An old friend, Jon Epstein, is involved with Greensboro College’s Healing Blues Project, which aims to to raise $30,000 for the Interactive Resource Center, a tax-exempt, nonprofit day center in downtown Greensboro for people experiencing homelessness. I’m not even going to bother explaining why this is a worthy cause, and honestly, I’m not sure what I could say that makes the
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