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#FrasierFriday
Frasier Well, actually, we’ve been out a couple of times. I’m really rather taken with her. She has a very playful side. She took me miniature golfing last night. Martin Oh, sure, when she takes you, it’s playful. When I take you, it ends up as a short story in the high school literary magazine.…
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Rules for a Knight
Just finished Ethan Hawke’s epistolary novel written as a letter from a knight going into battle, to their children, imparting knowledge and what they assume will be their last words. The book is brief and contains simple, effective language and great advice, mostly collected from various sources (credited at the end). A few rules that…
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Ugly Delicious
I chose the wrong career path. As an outsider that is still obsessed with good food (read: I have an unrefined palette), it’s speaking my language. Bourdain is my hero, but he’s far more who I want to be than who I am. From the New York Times: David Chang and his new Netflix series,…
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Two Opinions Concerning Miley Cyrus:
1. I am not really a fan of her music. 2. I am absolutely a fan of her “Backyards Sessions.” She has great taste in music. “Love What They’ve Done to My Song, Ma,” “So Happy Together,” “Different,” “True Trans Soul Rebel,” “Androgynous” and “Don’t Dream It’s Over” are all worth a listen. Whomever is…
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“No, it’s the children who are wrong.”
Don’t know exactly how I feel about Apu in 2018. But I think the conversation deserves more than a troll/PR stunt response. I wonder if Al Jean or Matt Groening understand that part of the problem with Apu is that his name is used as an insult. My best friend is Indian. I’ve seen it firsthand.…
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“Sooner or later…
your legs give way, you hit the ground. Sooner or later, you hit the deck, you get found out. Save it for later, don’t run away and let me down.”
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Darren Brown: The Push
Trying to figure out how to never have to agree to anything ever again. Afraid getting dinner with someone is only a few steps away from committing a crime.
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In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.
“Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.”