"'Cause I can see the future, and it's a place about seventy miles east of here, where it's lighter." (lyrics from Laurie Anderson's "Let x = x") I keep thinking that my body's changes are temporary, and that I'll be reset at some point and my articulations will go back to being supple again. Not... Continue Reading →
Tommy
If anyone mentions the Ken Russel movie, Tommy, I ask them about that Ann-Margret scene with the baked beans and usually, no one knows what I'm talking about. I think this is because the folks that sit down to watch Tommy usually smoke something first (maybe today it's edibles) and they fall asleep before they... Continue Reading →
Teenagers as Commodities
"The most valuable commodity on planet earth is a young mind with a willingness to learn." -- Stephen West I liked this quote from Stephen West's Philosophize This! podcast, but I take issue with the word "commodity". To be fair, it's part of a longer quote "Real quickly, the most valuable commodity on planet earth... Continue Reading →
Sometimes People Just Break Into Song
Last weekend was a tiny bit stressful because I had a lot of responsibility not to forget anything, and there were a lot of things I could have forgotten. It was my friend's birthday. We've known each other for a long time (twenty five years) but we don't see each other as often as we... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 