Banana nut is a good muffin.
It’s only one o’clock PM on this, the last Friday of 2002. These days at the end of the year, especially these between Christmas and New Year’s, are almost completely … Continue reading
“Dreams are overrated/ but they’re often underestimated.”
Update: Last Friday, a man with a thick Hispanic accent called up asking for “Christina.” Today’s subject line is a source of slight disappointment to me–it comes from a misheard … Continue reading
And you may ask yourself.
A few weeks back, I went to a theatrical showing, at a University of Chicago movie theater, of the Jonathan-Demme-directed, Talking Heads concert film “Stop Making Sense.” At the end … Continue reading
Copy Red Leader.
Update: the great Thanksgiving Day decision has been taken out of my hands by the significant emotions of family change. Donna and her family decided that it might be nice … Continue reading
Poker fates.
Must be a storm approaching. Trick knee’s acting up. Have no trick knee, in actuality. But still feel as if the changes asked for in previous entry are now gathering … Continue reading
Darth Motivator.
Strange. Turns out, I had a lot to write about this week, but didn’t take the time to in fact write it. So now here is Friday and I’ve got … Continue reading
Memo to Elizabeth Berkley…
You may one day awaken and find yourself replaced. By a sock puppet. And it will still do a more credible job in “Showgirls” than you managed. In fact, that … Continue reading
Astounding discoveries!
In the past few days, in addition to the story about the perfect game of Pac-Man, I learned a few other interesting tidbits about the strange world in which we … Continue reading
Zapruder Trial.
So…interesting dream I had last night, one of the first truly interesting ones that I have been able to remember in recent months. I’m at a birthday party for one … Continue reading
Everybody nosedive, hold your breath, count to five.
Yesterday, either as a result of gloomy weather or something else entirely, I felt sluggish and bleak, which made it difficult to get as much writing done as I would … Continue reading
Creative Control 