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Sunday, December 30, 2012
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Throwback Thursday: 2001
Dec 1, 2001 - Harpers Ferry, Boston MA
(Photo: Terence Burke)
This was the World AIDS Day charity event I'd organized for Trish Baldwin.
What a great night. We raised some money and had some great bands play.
It was about 3 degrees outside....
Saturday, December 1, 2012
This year's Christmas card.
This year's card is a set. The theme: Deranged Elves.
I made nine more of these.
This one saw you when you were sleeping.
Merry Christmas....
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
Drill, Baby, Drill
My conservative friends will be happy to learn that I don't consider the nation's environmental issues, generally speaking, to be a partisan problem. Conserving the environment is on all of us, myself included. We can all do better. If you drive an SUV, it's on you. If you use K-cups, it's on you. If you use a plastic spoon just once to stir a cup of tea and then throw it away, it's on you, too. If you buy bottled drinks, leave lights on when...
Back In The Saddle
Joe posted on Facebook about how Aerosmith's free street show today is happening right outside our old building. We lived at 1315 Commonwealth in The Peerless. One of the local rock stories is about how the next building over, 1325 Comm, was where Aerosmith lived when they were a local Allston band, too. I didn't walk over to Comm Ave, because I was at work, but I took a screen shot of the live feed while it was happening. I added an arrow so you...
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Spirit in the South: A True Ghost Story
When my aunt Sharon and her boyfriend Greg pulled up to our house one summer day, my little brother and I became enthralled by the beat-up camper they had hitched to their beat up Volvo. They had quit their jobs, and were relocating from Connecticut to Florida to start a new life. Everything they owned was in that camper. We were mesmerized. That day stands out in my memory, serving as a sort of prequel to what I found out years later, long...
Friday, October 19, 2012
Purple is Universal
Figured I'd wear purple today, too. Velma, I didn't recognize you without your orange turtleneck....
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Keep Talking
Link to the original story:
http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2012/jun/27/christian-rednecks-and-patriots-tea-party-ch...
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Mitt Romney: Commando in Chief
The blog is called "It Makes Sense," but I've read this paragraph sixteen times, and have yet to make any sense of it whatsoever.
"Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and opposes rapid change in society. Conservatism is not so much a philosophy as an attitude, a constant force, performing a timeless function in the development of a free society, and corresponding to...
Monday, September 24, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Where Is The Outrage?
In sixth grade, Mrs. Signori asked us to define "freedom." What does it mean to be "a free country."
"Yes, Suzanne?" Suzanne Bronsard lived across from my grandparents. We saw each other after school, but weren't what you'd call "friends." I liked her. "Um?" Suzanne started. "It means we could do what we want? Um...when we want?" Hm, I thought. That sounds dangerous.
No matter who you are, where you grew up or what lessons stuck with...
Friday, September 7, 2012
Capital Vices / Cardinal Sins
"You know, I think it's about envy. I think it's about class warfare." (Mitt Romney, The Today Show, January 2012)
"Of course there are exemptions for those who make money from capital gains, which is legal....so vote for someone to change the laws...each person, rich, middle class and poor look for all of the exemptions and tax loop holes that they can find. If not for those spending money, our economy would be crashing more...stop the...
Monday, September 3, 2012
The Intrepid Arrogance of "I Don't Believe It"
So you're chatting with your favorite conservative friend. You present a fact-based, well-researched position. That's when they pull out the "I don't believe it" card. You guys. I am so sick of it I can't even. Not only is "I don't believe it" a conversation-stopper, doesn't it kinda sound like your friend will gladly re-engage in an adult conversation, if only you could provide some facts? Oh, would that it were so! But this is not...
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Republicans Are Lying To You About Jobs And Also Literally Everything Else
Former Republican congressional staff member Mike Lofgren wrote a truly brilliant piece that should be taught in schools when our democracy has been totally and completely obliterated by our wealthiest citizens, only it won't be because after they're done destroying jobs, they'll be coming after free press, national parks and public land, and then, education. History, as they say, is written by the victors. If we don't do something now, we're...
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Cah Wahz: Tales From a Boston Driver
Visitors marvel at how often we talk about traffic. The fact is, navigating in and around Boston takes a special kind of grit, and way more than a puny map. Boston sucks the joy out of car ownership. Making it home at a reasonable hour is an accomplishment, and yeah, we wanna talk about it. Don't be mad. Imagine the entire Dunks-torqued citizenry collectively compiling a series. How I Survived My Commute Today, Nobody In History Has Ever Parked...
Thursday, August 30, 2012
It's A God Thing
"God gives us our rights, not government."
-Janine Turner, actress, Tuesday August 28, 2012, addressing the RNC
My initial reaction to some second-rate actress making such an outrageous declaration was, "Oh for the love of fuck. The chick from Northern Exposure? Seriously?" As is our wont these days, that's just what I posted on Facebook.
An old friend and staunch conservative from small-town Connecticut replied to my post with this...
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Chowing Chicken Is A Vote For Family Values?
"I hope (chicken place)
will make gazillions of dollars. This is a still free country and people
will vote with their money."
(August 2, 2012, Facebook, Author Withheld)
I will never craft a response to the "chicken thing" that could surpass the wisdom and clarity of Wayne Self's July 30th essay in his "Self's Fulfilling Prophecies" blog. [Update: blog change]. Like Mr. Self, I too acknowledge the absurdity of this debate, and chances are...
Friday, August 24, 2012
Life in the Lower 99
"So many of my friends post about how they feel about the present economy. I wonder how they would feel if, in the future, they were one of the fortunate ones who was earning a lot more money. Would you still be angry with them for having more than you? Would you still think they should pay more than they are now? Would you still think your money should support those who don't have, because they aren't ambitious as you?" (August 24th, Author...
Monday, August 20, 2012
Dear White Christian Lawmaker: How Are You Getting Away With It?
Dear White Christian Lawmaker,
I just don't understand how you're getting away with it. Has the nation gone so numb at this point that no one is willing to stop you? Have people forgotten that as state leaders you are not endowed with any sort of divine status? Put simply, you aren't actually allowed to legislate based on your personal religious beliefs, signing bills into law based on nothing but scripture. Not any more...
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Little Baby Face: One in Ten Thousand Microtia Babies
These things are good:
ice cream and cake
a ride on a Harley
seeing monkeys in the trees
the rain on my tongue
and the sun shining on my face
These things are a drag:
dust in my hair
holes in my shoes
no money in my pocket
and the sun shining on my face
* Roy Lee "Rocky" Dennis
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