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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Some new journalism
Just published a piece in The Fiscal Times on people taking money out of their retirement accounts. Did quite a few interviews with people across the country. The takeaway from the story is that during the housing boom years, a … Continue reading
Hungarian Gypsy Dancing
Just thought this video was pretty cool. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF9woKHSA_I
“Apeman” by the Kinks
I’d always dismissed this as a novelty song, but I actually paid attention to the words in the verses yesterday. It’s much better than I knew. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEep67akIn4 I think I’m sophisticated ‘Cos I’m living my life like a good homosapien … Continue reading
Cut-Rate World: SF Bay Bridge, Made in China
From a NYT article about the replacement section about to be dropped into the SF-Oakland Bay Bridge. “I don’t think the U.S. fabrication industry could put a project like this together,” Brian A. Petersen, project director for the American Bridge/Fluor … Continue reading
“Darling, Do You Remember Me?” by Lightnin’ Hopkins
A song that just fits a rainy Saturday afternoon. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj0inhDf6UE Just to say hello, my little darling Do you remember me? Now it’s been a great long time, I just wanna let you see. Hello, speak to me I been … Continue reading
“Their everyday scene is as tedious and depressing as a costume ball for demented children.”
I’m about halfway through Hunter S. Thompson’s Hell’s Angels, which I highly recommend. It’s stuffed with sharp observations and wit, basically an examination of what happens when a small group of miscreants on thunderous bikes meets a salivating media in the … Continue reading
Dignity
From an interview with the writer Ken Layne: But the wider question about dignity is this: Why do we seem so able to recognize it from afar — in the Arab Spring protests, at Tiananmen Square, through the lens of … Continue reading
“Silhouettes” by Dennis Brown
Never get tired of this song. Such beautiful vocal harmonies. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cobgrSsa6k&feature=related Took a walk and passed your house late last night, All the shades were pulled and drawn way down tight. From within the dim light cast, two silhouettes on … Continue reading
Random Inspirational Speech: Al Pacino in “Any Given Sunday”
Pacino works up a good head of steam here: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO4tIrjBDkk&feature=related You know, when you get old in life, things get taken from you. That’s part of life. But you only learn that when you start losing stuff. You find out … Continue reading
Hustle Update: Damian Joseph
When I was finishing The Hustle in early 2010, Damian Joseph was looking to move on after teaching elementary school for thirteen years at Zion Prep in South Seattle. It wasn’t a great time to be looking for a teaching … Continue reading
