words of advice |
never, under any circumstances, buy a drink for an off-duty reporter. not only will he/she tell you stories of human circumstance beyond the normal point of recognition, but he/she will thorough... Posted by jay on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:04:00 PST |
snow |
if it does not snow, as greg fishel insists it will, i have 5 trays of ice-cubes in the freezer ready to be thrown into the street. and if you think i'm bluffing...i'm not. Posted by jay on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:16:00 PST |
dr. sack |
he strolled into the oblong classroom like a carrot-nosed demi-god. his voice was equal parts gravel, volume and the shavings of a single note. and he taught about babylon and egypt. years later, i... Posted by jay on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:20:00 PST |
epic hockey battle of good and evil |
last night during the new jersey devils game, a fight broke out. i know i know. what would hockey be without fights, you may ask? short answer: the most delicate ballet of speed and skill (and occa... Posted by jay on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:05:00 PST |
spaghetti of old |
listening to michael hurley and the holy modal rounders rendition of "slurf song" reminds me of monday nights; years ago when spanish homework ruled my brain and my bike traced my path between clark a... Posted by jay on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:47:00 PST |
11 years of searching... |
it was a steamy day and the shirts kept coming. we had a system back then. it was a symbiotic rhythm shared between all of us as we worked. the radio in the corner, littered with cassettes and cd's... Posted by jay on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:13:00 PST |
october |
a guy walks into a bar. he is without sleeves and he looks like he might own an odor that makes the distance between bar-stool and bartender a decently safe distance. he is half-drunk; the kind of d... Posted by jay on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:10:00 PST |
in four hours... |
in four hours, i will wake up and shower. i will scrub the filth of the jackpot off of my otherwise pristine body. the world will brighten and as i peak through the edges of the curtain and the wall... Posted by jay on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:14:00 PST |
an open letter... |
to the 20-year-old GI who tried to get into the jackpot last night,i might have been willing to give you the benefit of the doubt had you not insisted that the 1987 on your military ID was 1981. i mi... Posted by jay on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:48:00 PST |
simple magic |
nothing is more magical than the simple feeling of looking at a day as a collection of hours and units and realizing, with the crack of a smile, that there is little to fill it up. nothing needs to b... Posted by jay on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 05:13:00 PST |