My wonderful friend Graham Sobelman has released a CD, following a recent flurry of inspiration, some fortuitous jam chemistry, and a lot of hard labor at recording. I’ve just finished a little info site about him and his projects. MP3s will be up as soon as his CD reaches me by mail. For now, congratulations […]
In between each of us getting really ill (everyone seems to be starting the season off sick) P and I did manage to get dressed up for one good costume party last weekend. Most people could tell we were leprechauns. Perhaps we’re just too sweet, but few people picked up on the fact that we […]
Friends and countrymen. The time has come to ask yourself: “Could one triumph only with his mind? Could mind only manage to order thinks according to wishes only?”
Who, I ask you, had the wisdom to utter this question first? Who had the vision to boil the sound and fury of today’s world down to this […]
It’s with great pleasure that I introduce all who haven’t heard of him to Bill Hicks.
Who’s Bill Hicks? I’ve come to think of him as a preacher in the guise of a comedian. But ‘comedian’ is the easiest answer. He stands, with a microphone, in front of people, and endeavors to make them laugh. […]
Biodiesel is a fancy word for fueling a motor vehicle with cooking oil. Berkeley has made several public forays into running large vehicles like busses and trucks on waste cooking oil.
This might sound like one of those high-technology pipe dreams, the kind of thing that would never actually make a difference to the consumer, […]
In the spirit of having a language, or system of codes for commonly familiar concepts and objects, let’s clear up a few things.
The word “advise” is not to be confused with “advice.” Advise is a verb, the act of telling someone what to do. Advice is a noun, the suggested course of action itself. […]
The core teachings of Buddhism are concerned with the way to “end suffering.” They posit that suffering ensues when we struggle against the irresistible circumstances and dynamics of life, grasping after the golden conditions we’d like to secure but never can. The harder we grasp, the more we suffer. The more we protest, the more […]
…to blame someone else for your stupidity. It takes serious balls to allege this in court. And I don’t know whose balls are required for something like this to take place, or if the world itself is large enough to bear such balls. In fact, I would advise everyone to run screaming for the horizon, […]
It’s time to do it. We’re gathering momentum to go to war. If you support or oppose this action, let your elected officials know about it for fuck’s sake. Here are some links to help you do it.
Bay Area Congressional Representatives:
Barbara Lee’s email if you live in the East Bay
Tom Lantos’ email if […]