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About Me

I read too much, think too much, and feel too much. Mostly I don't eat enough, drink enough or ride enough.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

my mother now that I'm grown up. Tell her that she was right. I was an asshole. I may still be an asshole. But at least now, I try not to be an asshole.

My Blog

Jump - Love, Actually

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3o1si3FICg for deena
Posted by on Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:16:00 GMT

Pugnacious

What a great word. And the little smiley guy for it is perfect. It reminds me of a National Book Award winning book of short stories by Thom Jones, The Pugilist at Rest. It's been years since I read i...
Posted by on Tue, 13 May 2008 11:39:00 GMT

Gone Baby Gone

I came to this movie late, but I'm so glad I saw it. It came with a gold star recommendation from pops, so I knew it would be good. Ben Affleck talking about the moral conflict at the heart of this st...
Posted by on Mon, 12 May 2008 11:50:00 GMT

Wowzer

I'm innocently minding my own beeswax when this pipsqueak 12 y.o. comes to the desk at the 'brary and asks if we have any cds by Europe, for chrissake! And we f'in don't. I may be forced to remedy thi...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:42:00 GMT

Dear Sara

From Beginner's Greek by James Collins: "He felt sort of the way he did when he floated on his back in cold ocean water on a clear hot day and aligned his body with the sun. The cold wavelets lapped a...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:09:00 GMT

This is why I love Kurt Vonnegut

From God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater: "Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you've got about a hundred y...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:47:00 GMT

I love my dog

I love his stinky ass breath. I love the way his ears turn inside out. I love his stub. I love the indent between his eyes. I love the sound of his spinning wheels on the hardwood floor. Moussie burno...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:40:00 GMT

Good News

The library has finally hired me full time. I know that that may not seem like a big deal, but it means good health insurance, 7.5 more hours per week, more vacation time and a small bump in pay. I fe...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:23:00 GMT