On Loneliness

While there is a comfort
Hearty with my self

There is
and always has been

The loneliness

Sure there are the friends
lovers, and entertainers
of past and present

But in the end
where are they?

I'll wait

My Girlfriend's Sandwich Experience

When I was, like, 17 or 18 I had a girlfriend. Among the things I remember is one tidbit that will last forever:

She made the best goddamn sandwiches!

Sometimes when I'm in a particularly sandwich-y mood, I get a major Jones for one of those sandwiches. Of course, the sandwich experience might be wrapped-up in some feelings of young love and mild southern California weather, but mostly it's those damn sandwiches. Exclusively.

Fresh, odoriferous, lightly toasted sourdough bread; facing pieces toasted on opposite sides for balance. Crisp romaine lettuce, rinsed in very cold water and spun dry. Tangy, spicy, pungent mustards. Thin, salty meats folded over once (never too much, never too little). And, Swiss. Never melted, but softened from the warm bread. Tomatoes? Never! Makes a sandwich mushy. No pickle. No chips. Orange juice or sparkling water. Served on cool china (never a paper plate or a paper towel).

Sliced in half the old school way, never diagonally.

Jesus, the shit we remember.

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Next up: Experiential oatmeal.

A Lifetime of Lonely Winter Nights

Will You Look at this Rig?

What gives? In two days, for some reason, my work rig (PC) has become a rival of my home rig (Macintosh).

Yesterday I received a new T43 laptop (replacing a beat-to-hell T41), it's fast, has a big disk, a gig of ram. Sweet, right?

Today, they roll in the 19" flat panel monitor. I'm running dual monitors. Uh, am I getting fired?

I mean, all I'm doing is my art (photography, music, blogs, etc. - and yeah, funny that the image above (click for big) only shows text...like I'm working or some shit). Maybe they're my new sponsor.

WTF? This rig is nearly as complicated, fast, and bitchin' as my car.

A Lifetime of Warm Summer Days

Two Important Things

1) I've sent my first inquiry to the Hillary camp. I'm in.

2) Dudes shouldn't wear earmuffs.

The Quality of Light

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Another Down - A Ways To Go

Frist.
Santorum.
Rumsfeld.
Bolton.
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Rove.
Cheney.
Bush.

(it's like) Another Attic Day (gone by)

December 3.

Attic Day, 2006.

Looked around. Took stock. All is good.

It's important to note that one doesn't wait for Attic Day to pull the folding stairs and climb up. Attic Day is when you can reflect or report on your findings during the entire Attic season. I mean, what, I'm going to go up into that cluttered space, make sense of it, and somehow believe I'm adequately reflecting -- all in one day? Think about it.

No, it's a culmination of looking, assessing, reflecting, analyzing, and hypothesizing. Not to mention, one needs to make a good effort at projecting into the future too.

Looked around. Took stock. All is good.

Happy Attic Day!

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