Theoretically Being There It's been a while since I read Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination, but one interesting thing that stuck with me - if I remember it correctly...and so many times I don't - was that when the characters would "jaunte" (or teleport) from one place to another, it was important that they … Continue reading i can see it (but i can’t feel it)
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borrowed soul
Cheese If you got a digital camera for Christmas, congratulations to you. But one thing has me puzzled: do we still run the risk of having our souls stolen in the picture taking process when film has left the equation? As a way of somehow explaining what I mean, here's another one of those late-night … Continue reading borrowed soul
one christmas for your thoughts
Silent Night You know what? I love Christmastime. I love the Holiday Season. My spine tingles from all the bell sounds and the crispness of the air, and I know it's generally the last bright spot before another dreary Winter, so it's a good time to get in a last round of cheerfulness before the … Continue reading one christmas for your thoughts
falling and laughing
Falling (Even the Angels) Demo The revelation hit me hard once, as I lay in the grass looking up at the sky, that I was in reality looking out at the sky - much as a magnet stuck on the fridge is looking out at your kitchen - and I swear to you I became … Continue reading falling and laughing
an unrelated thing
Love Bomb THE NEW EP IS HERE: You can listen to all the songs on your computer anytime you want and, in addition to it being available on CD, you can also buy it in MP3 format. Totally cool, but even cooler is that there's a FREE downloadable EP of 5 more groovy tunes when … Continue reading an unrelated thing
camerA
Pumpkin Postcard My camera's broken. Sometimes I wish my cell phone had a camera on it, but it doesn't so I'm without an image capture utility at the moment. Let's see if the rumors are true: I bought the camera at Costco two years ago and I still have the receipt (but not the box). … Continue reading camerA
where the ocean meets the eye
Me & the Sea (For Better or Worse) I have been looking for a long time For something to ease my troubled mind The closest thing I've found Is an inaudible sound That I discovered accidentally tonight I went out walking by the ocean I went out under the dark sky Autumn has begun So … Continue reading where the ocean meets the eye
busted afternoon
Welcome to the Neighborhood Here's a song based on my friend Cliff's experience moving our friend Lisa Marie up from Montgomery to Atlanta several years ago. As these things generally go, the lyrics are a combination of separate events, and I'll have to admit that Cliff was somewhat disappointed that they didn't reflect the seedier … Continue reading busted afternoon
white punks on dope
Suburban Girls on TranquilizersOr perhaps they feel kinda sexy, but they look pretty dumb. You know the look: droopy eyes, funhouse mirror faces. I rather dig it sometimes....Yes it's true. I never had a synthesizer back in the 80s and I'm experiencing a mid-life crisis. Wouldn't you?
a feast of snakes
Martha & the Snakes If I had to choose, I'd say that my favorite Harry Crews book is probably A Feast of Snakes (though that Gypsy's Curse story from the Classic Crews collection ranks about as high as anything). Grotesque more often than not, his tales expose the slithering underbelly of rural Southern culture in … Continue reading a feast of snakes
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