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Al D

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About Me

sinner

My Interests

haven't swayed too much over the years...though the frivolous attention of beautiful women is rising on the importance scale...otherwise...not freaking out, the red sox, the planning of urban places, the appreciation of goats and their cheese, understanding efficiency, tossing and taking the all too rare batting practice, observance of subtle gestures, lucky guinnesses, bloody guts, bench life, window peeping at dusk, heroic stories that make me cry, little ditties that make me happy, not breaking or losing or spilling stuff or people, lonely lots and buildings with history and mystery, sleeping positions of my cat, throwing to punch the dog, bursting your bubble, thinking ahead, falling behind, catching up, throwing fire, dropping hints, setting it straight, not being straight, early sunday mornings, late night cable, high noon shootouts, high tea cucumber sandwiches, low brow fiction, medium cool beverages, cookies, kicking giant strollers out of my way, defending myself and others from selfish assholes. failing not to be an asshole. you, dammit.

I'd like to meet:

saint

Movies:

Shoot the Piano Player. Rudy. Serpico. The Natural. La Dolce Vita. Lawrence of Arabia ("it is recognized that you have a funny sense of fun."). The Depahted. The Jerk. Hard Candy. Why We Fight.

Television:

rob n big. anthony bourdain.

Heroes:

kids n dogs

My Blog

bring me choas or bring me death

Critics of 'suburban' cities long for the old urbanity -- or chaosJohn KingTuesday, June 26, 2007Most of 2007 lies ahead, but here's a wager: This year's best book on contemporary San Francisco alread...
Posted by Al D on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:26:00 PST

Building In The Wrong Places

Gotham Gazette - http://www.gothamgazette.com/article//20070507/200/2172C'mon people! Think, mayor, think.Oh yeah, and Dan Doctoroff is a douchebag.Building In The Wrong Placesby Marcy Benstock07 May ...
Posted by Al D on Thu, 10 May 2007 07:14:00 PST

$23 billion in bonuses

Spotlight on the Wealth Gap:Goldman's Wretched ExcessBy: Michael M. ThomasDate: 1/8/2007In 1992, I wrote a short book about a number of things going on in this country that I thought we as a polity wo...
Posted by Al D on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 06:35:00 PST

doin' it on his own

Mr. Bush is really intent on messing up the whole entire world.holy shitPART 1: CHANGING THE RULES | EXPORTING FAITHBush brings faith to foreign aidAs funding rises, Christian groups deliver help -- w...
Posted by Al D on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 07:15:00 PST

Murray Bookchin

August 7, 2006Murray Bookchin, 85, Writer, Activist and Ecology Theorist, DiesBy DOUGLAS MARTINMurray Bookchin, a writer, teacher and activist who began his political odyssey as a Communist, became an...
Posted by Al D on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 06:59:00 PST

here comes the fireweed

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/oceans/la-me-ocean30jul30, 0,952130.storyThe causes are varied, but collectively they have made the ocean more hospitable to primitive organisms by putting too much fo...
Posted by Al D on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 06:41:00 PST

marching lemmings

http://wind.mit.edu/~emanuel/Hurricane_threat.htmStatement on the U.S. Hurricane ProblemJuly 25th 2006 As the Atlantic hurricane season gets underway, the possible influence of climate change on hurri...
Posted by Al D on Sat, 29 Jul 2006 06:21:00 PST