Archives: January, 2006

Just a poem that I don’t think came out too badly. That’s always nice.
collections

Does anyone else wonder about Condoleezza Rice? I mean, yes, we all wonder about her mental abilities and whether she has George’s hand up her ass controlling the mouth movements . . . but I’m thinking more about the name: Condoleezza. Which, by the way, I had to look up to spell correctly. I had […]

The most interesting things about the “Cherokee Land Rush Museum” in Arkansas City, KS, as discovered by two Americans, one Italian and one Indonesian on a Saturday afternoon in late January:
1.) Be patient. The operator will have to turn on the lights for you before you can enter the museum.
2.) Try not to listen too […]

I just finished up this book I had deliciously high hopes for: “Why the Rest Hates the West.” I expected in-depth analysis. I expected stats, history, figures, arguments, debates. Nada. Just a basic intellectualized rehashing of the old stand-by: cultural differences. It took you 300 pages to reach that conclusion? Yikes. I”m glad I never […]

I love IM, and I love to bitch. Put the two together with a sharp friend equally minded . . . and you get fun little conversations like this one.
ME: I just spent a few minutes with a coworker bashing the evils of Wal-Mart.
JasonK: rock for that.
ME: I told her that I don’t particularly get […]