Okay, any thoughts on the cover to my next CD, a mini (less than 24 minutes) entitled “Digital Tsar”? I know the text on the back is impossible to read, but on the actual CD cover at real size, there… more ›

First, I want to wish a happy birthday to my 17-year-old nephew Tim. You mean the world to me. The American Dream baffles me. How did such a lie become so pervasive around the globe? The only thing more laughable… more ›

If it’s been 15 years since the Tiananmen Square massacre, then it’s been 5 years since I was in Beijing, shortly before the 10th anniversary. Which means it’s been 5 years since I was last in Asia, specifically Japan, my… more ›

Tuesday, of course, is laundry day, and laundry day is quite often a time to decode the semantics and syntax of my clothes in an attempt to understand the body beneath them. After the final two black socks were paired,… more ›

Buzzing from the double soy latte I nursed at Torrefazione as I finished Che’s Motorcycle Diaries. Raving for the endorphin/adrenaline rush due to caffeine, a hard workout, shitty drivers, an empty stomach, and frustration. But the banana with a dollop… more ›

Today several branches of my family tree were grafted back onto the main trunk. As my sister Becky & I walked across the Wilson Chapel Cemetery (she donated the new flags in the photo), she recounted little known, almost lost… more ›

Drank a couple of whiskey sours at the Inwood Lounge last night with Kris & Stephen as we raked several people over the coals of our discontent. Later, had a beer with the Serb posse at Spike. All that alcohol… more ›

When we were kids, everytime someone said “Wal-Mart,” it was obligatory for the listener to say “Fall Apart” immediately afterwards. It was one of those bizarre, linguistic games that only kids and Swedes can get away with. (Someday I’ll tell… more ›

Thank god there’s cheesecake in the house or I’d simply go berserk trying to re-decipher student loan applications & processes after so many years not having to think of such things (except, of course, remembering to debit my bank account… more ›

Jot to the zet, Chickie-chickie Boom Boom! Droga (wewnętrzna): Ta taka mała notka to tylko dla Ciebie. (Like how all those Ts tickle the tongue, no?) Sto lat! Mleczna Joleczna. You bring the power of Z to me! Happy birthday.… more ›