Everything on my list is in my shopping cart, and I’m rolling toward the cash register. It’s the middle of the night, so there’s only one register open. … [read more]

There are so many good movies out there — a hundred years of old
movies, plus thousands of odd or artsy, foreign or forgotten or DIY
movies made just for the joy of making ’em — that if you only watch
whatever’s on Netflix or playing at the twentyplex, you’re missing out. … [read more]

Stu was a friend of mine, though in retrospect I never knew much about him. He didn’t often talk about himself, and anyway, what do you really know about anyone in high school? … [read more]

 Leftovers & links

♦ No matter where you go, people are
usually boring. They talk about nonsense that matters to them — their
children, their hobbies, the shows they watch, the god they worship,
whatever they’re on about. … [read more]

 Write Your Own Words #4
Zines on paper are unlike anything else in the world. They’re created and sold outside of mainstream publishing and marketing, so zines are hard to find, but most are worth the trouble. … [read more]

My job is being outsourced, but I’m not whining about that today. Instead I’m going to whine about the bigger picture, and try to see the layoffs from the company’s perspective. … [read more]

There are so many good movies out there — a hundred years of old
movies, plus thousands of odd or artsy, foreign or forgotten or DIY
movies made just for the joy of making ’em — that if you only watch
whatever’s on Netflix or playing at the twentyplex, you’re missing out.   … [read more]

 Write Your Own Words #3
What’s a zine? Instead of answering, I’ll quote from Zine World: “Walk into virtually any corporate-owned bookstore in America, and you
won’t find anything on any shelf that wasn’t designed, mass-produced,
ordered, delivered, and stocked primarily for the purpose of making a
profit. … [read more]

Leftovers & links & so’s your old man
♦ Once a week I’m in the grocery store, pushing a cart. As I stocked up at the pickle shelf yesterday, there was catchy guitar rock playing on the PA system. … [read more]

There weren’t many friends in my childhood. Most of the other kids didn’t seem to see me, and the few who did didn’t like me, and that’s OK. … [read more]