If one has spent a considerable amount of time in Coalinga, can you really be surprised when it doesn’t work out?
Category: extended status update
Mar 07
Remembering Bart Sugarman
“It was one of the most gallant, generous, manly and disinterested Actions of my whole Life,” wrote Bart Sugarman, “and one of the best Pieces of Service I ever rendered my Country.”
Sep 11
You’re Not My Father, Queensryche
“Silent Lucidity” would be such a great song if “Comfortably Numb” didn’t already exist and I didn’t understand English.
Feb 01
Oz Never Did Give Nothing to Moulty: A Bucketa Massachusetts Accents
The Massachusetts accent isn’t achieved simply by dropping an R.
Nov 18
Tales from Above the Law (First in A Series)
“Now I’m that guy with the dog that attacks people,” I would have said, weeping bitterly, from jail.
Aug 17
Your Hip, Hapless Child
It’s missionaries, I think. I always talk to missionaries because they can at least put me down as a “maybe” and get more mission-kibble.
Jun 06
Upon First Looking — Really Looking — at My Newly-Paralyzed Dog’s Anus
“This isn’t fun for me, either,” I said. “But let’s get through it.”
Feb 07
Christmas in L.A. Is Officially Over
This year’s Christmas season lasted from roughly August 30 to Super Bowl Sunday.
