Mom's Names for Kool-Aid Man
One of the things that came up in cleaning out the family house were all manner of secrets (including one about my dad that involved changing his name that’s quite…
Playlist 7-15-10
New stuff from Ratatat, Alejandro Escovedo, Paul Weller, Laurie Anderson and Peter Gabriel. A somewhat indulgent (and scratchy) selection of 45s I saved from my family estate sale last weekend,…
Regarding 'Omaha Mall'
Back in Nebraska Saturday night, my heart sank when I saw the high-ranking subject trending on Twitter: Omaha Mall On an earlier trip back, a shooting spree in the city…
Fireworks in Connecticut
When fireworks were slowly decriminalized in Connecticut, the shock wasn’t the barrage you’d hear on July 4th so much (that stayed about the same). It was seeing big fireworks bundles…
My New Blog
It seems a little ostentacious to have two blogs. Some people in America don't have any blogs at all. What makes me think I have so much to write about…