Thought Distillery

Note to self: Watching Fahrenheit 9/11 for the first time while over-endulging in chocolate covered coffee beans is probably not the best way to create a relaxing saturday evening. Between the caffeine and thoughts to ponder about our favorite administration, I’ll be lucky to get to sleep by Wednesday. I wonder how easy it would [...]

Cool cat could care less
Lousy human elections
Each sunbeam still soothes

In an article discussing the dismall results of 11 state ballot initiatives to ban same sex marriage, I found the following quote of a quote to be quote-worthy:
Foreman said the outcome showed it is “profoundly wrong to put basic human rights up for a popular vote.” More than 200 years after the drafting of the [...]

Way back yonder, I once listened to a sampling of Captain Beefheart in my Music of Frank Zappa class. Initially turned off by Mr. Van Vliet’s abrasive vocal style, I decided about a year ago to give it another chance. Now the Magic Band is easily one of my favorite, if not most obscure, sources [...]

I am not a violent person. In fact I despise any non-rational conflict. Yet today, filled with rage over various US election results, I find myself wanting to lash out at something – someone – anything.
Will this blog help this anguish? Perhaps – but not this very moment. The thoughts and emotions haven’t crystalized into [...]

The rainy season is here, and with all the extra moisture slugs are once again making their way slowly across the valley. Normally, I wouldn’t pay too much attention to these slimy little critters but around here they are anything but little! I know that some people at home have scoffed when I’ve mentioned their [...]