Monthly Archives: January 2008
hamsters on a wheel
How will you dream if you don’t sleep? How will you hear yourself? –Michael Dorris a lot of honchos i’ve known run around like little maniacs forcing, pushing. occassionaly they hold a “strategy session” where they brainstorm and reflect on … Continue reading
old school cut and paste
the year is 1992. jon secada’s “just another day” is at the top of the charts. people are rioting in los angeles. william jefferson clinton is campaigning for president. Bosnia and Herzegovina has seceded from Yugoslavia (yes, it’s ONE country … Continue reading
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where has “macho” gotten us?
as in “The public display of characteristically (and usually exaggerated) masculine behaviour.” Macho workplaces, macho governments, macho economies. fun to watch, but not to live in.
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of stars and shamrocks
I just came upon this quote: “Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.” — Brendan Behan As a third-generation Irish-American, I have always felt very close to my Jewish brothers and sisters. There’s a … Continue reading
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worker gone wild, or corporate CYA move?
the idea of creating a $7 billion loss for one’s employer, and having an impact on world financial markets blows my mind. Though his former boss called him a “terrorist,” Mr. Kerviel told French investigators that all he wanted was … Continue reading
the richard bey show
do you remember the richard bey show? it was a nationally syndicated talk show in the mid nineties that competed with jerry springer. Says Wikipedia: The Richard Bey Show, which began in 1990 and was produced from WWOR-TV in Secaucus, … Continue reading
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for ma
today’s my mom’s 61st birthday. here’s what i created for her. she’s no stranger to hairspray, that’s for sure.
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monday morning dance party!
this is from john. super fun and playful — “Lollipop” by Mika. love the art. very yellow submarine. and good advice, too, as we start off the week: don’t suck too hard, suckas!
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from the crates
i came across a treasure trove of old stuff at my mom’s house today. for starters, a poem i wrote in the fifth grade. click on it to see it in context. what a suck up — that yuka. for … Continue reading
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