(musings from an upstart crow)
Corbid Ravenous Interesting discussion at my work: re advertising. People wonder what it is we “do” even when we stand in front of a sign explicity stating “We buy used I.T./We sell used I.T.” Then, if they do “get it” they still misunderstand the “sell” part and think we are in the used Pentium II computer disposal … Read more
Me: I want a two piece chicken with potato salad for one of my sides and…Safeway Clerk: No! You can only get the sides that go with the chicken!Me: Ok, which sides go with the chicken then?Safeway Clerk:You can only have the JoJo potatoesMe: Then why does it say I have a “choice” of two … Read more
Here’s a link to the story about my father in theTucson Citizen. He would have written a better story, but the state of journalism being what it is…
My dad passed away thursday afternoon at about 2 o’clock. it was sort of unexpectedly expected. We knew it was a looming possibility but not an immediate or inevitable certainty. It took me by surprise, but not shock. In the car ride on the way over, I didn’t know yet if he had died or … Read more
…and so another year ends, in sickness and in health…good fortunes to perfectly balance the bad…a year that canceled itself out, more or less…I let it go out quietly, hoping for a louder season, a much much brighter, louder season this next circling of the sun…sometimes we relish the quiet…but may we not go gently … Read more
This is a Basque tale that echoes the tale of Dante and Beatrice somewhat, albeit with a much happier ending… http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/basque/lbp/lbp11.htm
Good news for a new year…Reverend Glasseye is officially back together! One hopes this means they will be touring. One of the best shows I ever saw on the tiny stage at Vaudeville…
…and the girls we once were float down the River to time and go under. Drowned, we all assume. But then again…lots of unexplained, feminine looking, sword brandishing hands emerging from the misty waters in these stories…had to have come from somewhere, originally…it’s not as though they ever found the bodies…dead is not always so … Read more
1)Listening to our local “pirate” radio station run by baby Anarchists:www.freeradiochukshon.org 2)Breakfast is hostess cupcakes and mexican dark coffee with cream on the porch with candles and incense and the Sunday paper. Dishes can wait… 3)We won, we won, we fucking won…I volunteered my time and $5 I couldn’t afford to a candidate that actually … Read more
Wednesday, November 05, 2008 We can be Heroes (forever and ever)Current mood: luminousCategory: Life I watched the race called for Obama at 9pm last night on CNN at the Red Garter – somebody had put “Heroes” on the jukebox. It could not have been more perfect. I feel joy. Pure and simple joy. Maybe, just … Read more