full disclaimer

I’ve written a lot lately about politics and religion.  I should state my actual position on both, lest anyone jump to conclusions. In politics I think we need tempered social Read more

ignorance is bliss

One might think I spend my time listening to Air America and watching MSNBC.  However, I think it is much more constructive to listen to those you disagree with.  As Read more

health care

Although I don’t always agree with him (four stars for The Terminal?? that movie was terrible!), Roger Ebert has written two well articulated arguments for the public option, virtually mirroring Read more

art experiments

Amidst all my art critiquing I’ve also been trying to make some of my own the past five or six months.   I’ve painted fifteen paintings since April, but I’m Read more

District 9

On Saturday morning I saw District 9.  The trailers for other movies (all “scary” movies for some reason) were way way way too loud.  Unfortunately this noise pollution continued for Read more

legendary drinks

On Friday night I met with Kent and Melody at Miceli’s for dinner.  After dinner we went to Yamashiro (which has finally finished their “pagoda bar” that was closed for Read more

August Art Walk

I took the ol’ subway down to the artwalk last night.  The art on display was, well, the usual.  There were a few really bad, a few really good and Read more

ahem

What was that I was saying about how the cash for clunkers program was a good thing – and running out of money quickly was even better…? Something about how Read more