An Evening with Rod & Rye
Occasionally I have one of those moments that's so absolutely perfect it gives me hope for all sorts of things—I can't specify what exactly: ephemeral notions of spiritual transcendence and kingdoms-coming and etc., but mostly they're generalizable to the...
Not Gay
A couple quick thoughts on puppets’ sexual orientations, or lack thereof
Image of the Day
The image below is of the sidewalk near my apartment. If you're the type I suppose that there are many things that can be written in wet concrete—one's name, a sophomoric opposition to existing cannabis laws, "Free Nelson Mandela" (this list is not as random as it...
Blue Angels
Every summer in Seattle we have an event called Seafair, a series of local celebrations that culminates on an August weekend dedicated to hydroplane boat races, bi-plane demonstrations, grown men pretending to be pirates, drunken people drunkenly captaining boats into...
To Pee or Not To Pee
A couple years back I was traveling in North Africa when I was stung by a jellyfish on a rather sensitive part of my body (the story of that unfortunate day can be read here: it's great if you're in to schadenfreude). To resolve the pain I eventually used my own urine...
Generation Chasm
Yesterday I was in the grocery store when I heard a song I remembered listening to when I was in high-school. Walking home I was still mumble-humming along and recalling the fine days of grunge music, when I realized that I couldn't remember the name of the band. This...
Unser Neuer Trainer, or At Least We’ll Finally Look Good
News from the world of US Soccer is exciting: the team has fired coach Bob Bradley and replaced him with former German superstar Juergen Klinsmann. It seems that Bradley's initial precipitous rise was followed by a decline of equal speed, and while it's tempting to...
Image of the Day
Today's image is a friendly reminder for those out there concerned about Jesus and/or the rednecks. (Thanks Sprinkles, not only for the useful prompt but more so for having a sweet-ass handle like Sprinkles.)
Guess Who
Since returning to Seattle I've slowly been bumping into folks around town, and usually when I do I receive, in some form or another, the following question: And now what? Since I don't have a glimmer of a response (I'm not the 5-year-plan kind of guy, to say nothing...
Back Again, and Cold.
I have spent the past 2-1/2 months in Central America where, with the exception of four nights that I spent at or above 9,000' of altitude, the weather was never once as cold as it has been upon my return to Seattle. The last night I spent in Seattle, May 1, I wore...
News of the Day
It's been a little hectic for me of late as there has been a swirling amalgam of things that has prevented me from using this much—I quit my job, had my birthday, became very ill, attempted to celebrate quitting my job and my birthday while being very ill, bought a...