How I Got Kicked Off Twitter
"I got fired last year in Las Vegas from the Frontier Hotel for saying 'shit', in a town where the big game is called 'crap'." --George Carlin, FM & AM…
On Fandom
The release of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, which I haven't seen and am feeling little-to-no temptation to see, got me thinking about my relationship with the things I claim…
Introversion, the Literary Community, and Me
Meghan Tift wrote a piece in The Atlantic called "The Agony of Community" that got me thinking about my own relationship, or lack of it, with the Seattle literary community. Whether we’re…
Scattered Thoughts
It's been busier than usual up here at Shangri-La. I won't say this has left me bereft of time for blogging, but it has rendered me a bit more scattered…
Ten Things To Remember In the Wake of Super Bowl Disappointment (Pass the Paxil)
The Patriots won the Super Bowl. As always one can look to The Onion's brilliant headlines for a comforting chuckle: "Patriots Super Bowl Win Provides Storybook Ending To NFL Credibility." Presumably…
Feeling Deflated
So, the New England Patriots were caught playing with deflated footballs in the AFC Championship Game. While we wait for their inevitable excuse--my money's on a reprise of Bill Belichick's…
Robin Williams, An Appreciation
The first great stand up comedian I ever saw was Robin Williams. When I was ten or eleven, my parents let me watch my first uncensored comedy show, a rerun…
George Carlin On Not Giving A Shit
I'm still working on this. I currently give .02% of a shit, which means I'd have to carry 5,000 shits around with me in order to give one shit. When…