Six O’Clock Vintage

Seek those images that constitute the wild, the lion and the virgin, the harlot and the child. Find in middle air an eagle on the wing, recognize the five that make the Muses sing. | W.B Yeats, Those Images

Sticker shock

I almost fainted this afternoon when I checked my school library record to see if some books I had requested were in yet and instead found that I had been fined $375. Gulp...I think they're fixing it right now.This is going to be one crazy week--hopefully my attempt at scholastic ...

5 Oreos

What is more grueling than a potentially career-defining test? What is so intense that it has me pondering the likelyhood of coming down with post-traumatic stress disorder? What activity, undertook by millions of people each year, has me whimpering with fatigue and gasping for fresh air?None other that ...

The Socialites

Friend or Enemy?The lukewarm perfection of politeness personifiedIn your civil drone,Neutral eyesAnd accomodating overtoneOf meaningless abstraction;You give rise to nothing.Give me a hug or give me the finger.del.icio.us : Poetry

Reality Check

Just because it’s floating In the ether of my eyeDoesn’t negate its bearing Or give it status as a lieJust because it’s burning ...

Willow Trees & Ivy

Here are the pictures of that extraordinary mansion I described recently. I've been asking around about the house, but nobody seems to know anything about it. Several of us have determined make our way into the citadel and seek out what rare treasures or frightful adventures await, perhaps you may ...

Everclear

This morning Kyle and I deviously pondered committing the unforgivable sin; actually, he suggested that I carry out the rebellious deed and offered his own knowledge as sort of an inspirational commentary.Today is my 21st birthday, and Kyle thought that perhaps a container of orange juice and vodka might be ...

The Hunting Lodge

A score or more grinning headsPasted to the wall like so many trophiesEyes rolling in blue despairScratched in the face like jagged pondsHolding fishy thoughts and brackish ideasOf multi-coloured decadence cut to no certain form;But that's beside the point, please turn to page 3...del.icio.us : Poetry

Monocles & Oil

Driving home yesterday I saw something mysterious. It's still winter here--though the grass begs impatiently that it needs to get about its work--and the trees all stand starkly at attention, naked and old, like corpses waiting to be shrouded. But the shameless trees allow me to see further and deeper ...

August 13th 2008
Tags: Asides

“You’re a Phony, a Big Fat Phony! Hey Everybody, He’s a Phony!”

I know that China is the home of iPhone rip-offs and lead-filled Colgate, but it appears that their duplicity and fakery  don't end with electronics and domestic household products. China admitted faking the opening fireworks of the Olympic Opening Ceremony as well as faking the voice of the cute little singer ...
August 6th 2008
Tags: Asides

Mountain Lion Drags Dog out of Owner’s Bedroom

Crazy story, this is a small front range town just southwest of the Denver area.  I go mountain biking in this area all the time. A mountain lion slunk into the master bedroom of an Idledale home early Monday, snatched a yellow Labrador retriever and vanished. Officers are hunting the mountain lion ...
July 14th 2008
Tags: Tech

iPhone Apps

I spent the weekend at a cabin in the mountains and so didn't get a chance to download the the latest iPhone software update until late Sunday evening.  After a frustrating flurrey of "restore, verify, restore" proceedings I finally was forced to delete by back up and do a full ...
July 3rd 2008
Tags: Asides

The Fattest States in America

Another reason to move to Colorado, the home of lean, well-muscled and tan super people :)
June 30th 2008
Tags: Adventure, Stories

Flat Tires

I keep getting flat tires during my rides. In less than a month I've gotten two flats in remote sections of each ride's respective trail.  The first flat was on Three Sisters trail in Evergreen.  I somehow managed to rip a huge gash in my tube and found myself pedaling on ...