tom and me at christmastime

I still can’t understand why people think Tom Waits is so depressing. I think there’s no kind of bad you can feel that Tom can’t …

an unusual christmas

When I was growing up, my family lived in many different places. My mother, being the charming and fabulous creature she is, took upon herself …

matti the fairy princess

so i told matti that i’d make him a halloween costume this year. i did not get around to making him a halloween costume, about …

17 again

In 1988, in France, I met this girl Tracey who was from Richfield, Ohio. She really loved this band called the Pixies. Apparently a member …

no news is not good news

One of the most controversial, as well as compelling, stories of the past year or two has been accelerating again of late: the death of …

sheer genius

Via Chris B at Fjord: “Social media is like teen sex.Everyone wants to do it.Nobody knows how.When it’s finally done there is a surprise it’s …

more excuses

I just noticed that clicking anything comments-related threw up an error, so I pulled the commenting functionality. This is what I get for trying to …