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

Storm, in Black and White

Last night it stormed; fat raindrops fell heavily from the sky, and vindictive bolts of lightning cut slashingly through the dark veil of clouds. I watched, listened, and snapped. I have some color images to post later. I hope you have a good monitor, as the subtle nuances of ...

Sign Here

We bought a car today. It will be really nice to have air conditioning, not to mention a driver’s side door and window that work. The lady we bought it from is a Muslim from Iran. Getting to know her through the purchase process was quite interesting; in ...

It’s Over!

The big show was tonight! We spent a lot of time preparing, but the payoff was pretty good--a lot of people turned up for the performance and I feel like we did an excellent job. When I wasn't on stage myself I managed to snap some pictures from ...

Hitch

Yesterday was quite a remarkable day. I Wooted for the first time, giving in to the curious culture surrounding the magnificent “Woot-Off.” I didn’t do it merely once, I did it twice.Naturally the above experience is unique enough to add luster to any day, but yesterday wasn’t just ...

Qtd: á Kempis

I shall give everlasting meed for a little labour and infinite glory for a transitory shame.The Imitation of Christ, Thomas á Kempis (Part 3, Chapter XL; p 240)technorati : imitation of christ , mead , aKempis

Spread the Ashes

Memorial Day for me was a spent entirely out of doors. I went camping at a lake and burned stuff and rode around on a boat. It was great fun despite the sweltering heat, hordes of pestilential insects, and the discombobulated campsite neighbors who insisted on feats of ...

Black Smoke

Greg Dulli reminds me of Tony Soprano; he doesn’t look like a rockstar, he has a protruding belly and normal hair; but his eyes are mean—two calculating greedy beads that shoot fire if they don’t get what they want. Perhaps you know him from the Afghan Wigs or more recently ...

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 ...