For all the time I’ve had so far and all my time remaining, almost all I’ve known is the perspective from one soggy mind, and from bumping against other people’s heads, mostly via books, movies, music. … [read more]

Denise Louie was a young woman I worked with, at an office job in the mid-1970s. She wasn’t a friend, but she didn’t annoy the hell out of me, and that’s rare. … [read more]

The L’s are coming soon, but first, more movies watched out of proper alphabetical order…

Everybody Wants Some!! … [read more]

our 104th weekly open mike

Let’s see what happens when your host (me) has nothing to say. Step right up, speak your mind, tell a story, sing a song, whatever. … [read more]

Today’s theme song:
Also Sprach Zarathustra,
by Richard Strauss & Deodato

These spiders sleep like humans. But do they dream?

“I was a little too young to get involved and go to South America for the Jonestown massacre.” … [read more]

Having finished the K’s and before beginning the L’s, Father forgive me for I have sinned — a few movies watched out of proper alphabetical order. … [read more]

Honesty is the goal in my occasional diary entries, so with no attempt to polish a turd, here’s my Wednesday morning.

I was watching a pretty good old movie, when a sudden gurgling announced that I needed to be on the toilet. … [read more]

Kybernetická babicka (1962)

Superb stop-motion, in service of a decent story about a girl who wanders through a future both fantastical and quaint, only to find that her loving grandmother has been replaced by a robot. … [read more]

Today’s theme song:
All You Fascists, by Billie Bragg

Here’s what happened when I went to a Pride festival dressed as Jesus

OG Nazis’ favorite retreat burns to the ground

As a kid I was nothing but strikeouts at bat and errors in right field — couldn’t play the game at all, but I’ve always enjoyed watching baseball. … [read more]