So I have a friend who has a friend who does sweepstakes as a hobby. I know. Sounds like doing bath salts as a dessert. Or doing your nails as massage. Wait. People actually do that. Anyway, he raked. Like a serious family vacay every year. Hawaii not Dollywood. Sorry, Mom and Dad (they’re D-Wood […]
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The Flight of the Sciuridae
So “bars” are everything to an emcee. Musicians call them measures. 4 beats. One and two and three and four and . . . . For the rapper, it’s like a private, inescapable metronome. Ringing in your head, quantizing every activity of life. And, certainly in hip hop, bars universally come in pairs. A typical […]
Electric Bill
In honor of NBC’s coverage of the London Games, I recorded this entry yesterday but am offering it on tape delay only now. So, anytime that something happens to “half” of India, it’s a pretty big deal. Same with populations of “all the ocean creatures;” “all the women who watch ‘Chelsea Lately’;” and “all the […]
“Have You Hugged Your Foot Today?”
I was watching this memorable moment in Olympic history and I noticed the old school Nike shirt. That’s what sport is about right there. Romancing your gear. I can remember fighting sleep pillow-talking my Air Revolutions in the bed next to me. I won’t repeat what I said. But, let’s just say it was pretty […]
The Rise
My deepest, deepest condolences to all of the victims, their friends and families. This is a fairly unprofitable story to attempt to cover in song. Something about the victims, themselves, turns pretty quickly into unintended sap and what Andrew Sullivan calls, hathos. Something thematic or narrative threatens to be too dark and insensitive. Still, between […]
Golden
Vacation continues. Rolling in the MiniV, chilling to Matishyahu’s new single, “Sunshine.”
The Last White Point Guard
Since 1985, this is what I came up with: Mark Price John Stockton Scott Skiles Jason Williams Steve Nash Five white guys, roughly of North American descent, who were regular fixtures, over any meaningful span of time, as starting point guards in the NBA. Hinrich has run point. D]]><![CDATA[ragic has too (although a Euro). Steve […]
Not Guilty
A year ago today, Casey Anthony was so found. There was a good bit of outrage, as you might remember. I don’t have much more to say beyond what I already have. This, of course, is not about the “correctness” or accuracy of the verdict but rather the condition of our own hearts, as we […]
Bath A-Salts
My apologies. In the words of the 18th Letter, the Mic Fiend, Rakim: “I shouldn’t have left you, without a dope beat to step to.” A little busy. A little tired. Then overwhelmed. Then depressed about it. Then paralysis and avoidance. The painful steps of blong withdrawal. Luckily, one thing or another has kept this […]
The Real Problem
Ugggggh. I really would like to do a Knesset ruling coalition or a French President Francois Hollande blong. But, our domestic news has been dominated by sexual orientation news and debate. And, it seems irresponsible not to say more about it. In two days, we’ve had NC adopt a constitutional amendment forbidding the legal recognition […]
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