by aaron | Dec 15, 2010 | blog
Imagine you’re a young woman attending an R&B concert by Usher. For the song “Trading Places,” one of your favorites, Usher calls – of all the thousands of people at that evening’s show – you, yes you, from the audience to sit...
by aaron | Dec 13, 2010 | blog
After several weeks of slogging I finally finished Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon earlier today. ‘Slogging’ makes it sound like I didn’t enjoy myself when I did greatly – large portions of the book were astoundingly beautiful, but...
by aaron | Dec 10, 2010 | blog
Because I live a somewhat atypical life, occasionally family back in Michigan will ask what I do with my days. Well, today was one for the ages, and if my day could be summarized in one snap-shot, it would be as follows: I woke up a little after 6am with a boiling...
by aaron | Dec 7, 2010 | blog
Earlier this week my good friend Kevin came rolling into town on the railroad. I worked with Kevin several years ago on a boat that roamed between Alaska and Mexico. Over our time working together, as well as in the intervening years, we’ve had our share...
by aaron | Dec 5, 2010 | blog
You won’t find many excuses to raise a glass in praise of politicians, but if you’re looking for a novel toast this might just be it. Seventy-seven years ago on this day, state and federal legislators came together to do something in the best interests...