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La Ciudad
Here’s an announcement of sorts: I reside in the “City of Angels” no more. Proximate friends will spot me about, now in this, my fifth year. And I will continue paying percentages of, and receive refunds for, raised-lowered-legal-illegal car taxes. more... |
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The Rittenhouse Bears
So my hairy-chested friends and I were drinking next to tuxedos in Philadelphia. Before we proceed a few observations: It’s in the nature of the working class to test the pride of the wealthy class. more... |
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A Logical Container for Creative Juices
My roommate got me into watching Carnivale on HBO every Sunday night. I saw the first few episodes because it comes on before the highly anticipated and ever-so-disappointing K Street. more... |
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A Spontaneous Decision
I'm flipping through my date book more and more often these days. Flipping forward would be a more accurate term since I'm usually reminding myself of what's coming up, not what just happened. more... |
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Righting My Writing
I'm still in my salad days as a writer. So much so, I'm uneasy calling myself one. Much like the long standing debate between "nude" and "naked," I'm struggling with the idea of recognizing the "fourth wall" or not. more... |
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Taking Things Seriously
“It’s a great film… but you can’t take it seriously.” I hear this caveat attached to films a lot lately. The person saying it is establishing, conceding, and defending a position in one slick swoop. more... |
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The Wanderer
“They should just build a subway,” says the person who recently moved to Los Angeles (or is visiting and considering it), sitting on the 405 freeway. The problem isn’t in what they’re trying to say, i. more... |
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No Church Boarding
There are ways to release these days, and one of them is Opening Day.
I don't wake up before 9 A.M. for work, partly because I work second shift. But I used to, excitedly, rise every summer morning to play baseball across the street on the cracked pavement of our church parking lot. more... |
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Meteorological Milestones
Back East right now people are sludgin’ through the remnants of several record breaking blizzards. The cute, powdery white snow is no more. It’s been shoved in the corners of parking lots and alleyways, like that pile of stinky clothes weeks after you should’ve done laundry. more... |
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The Courage to Trade Spaces
Several weeks ago we added another roommate to the beach abode here in Hermosa. More specifically, the new roomy is the girlfriend of my college buddy and current roommate. more... |
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Pufferfish
Hollywood is a façade. It’s a town full of shysters. You’ve heard this before. I’m not saying anything new here, but it was definitely a wake-up call for me when I got out here. more... |
