Right now, I'm watching New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's press conference regarding the George Washington bridge fiasco. He is ...

After hearing the news today, I find I am still not able to rationally discuss the impact of Lou Reed on my life. I remember someone onc...

Wishing all my friends up north, my very best! Do what they tellya to do, okay? (I know, its hard to take advice from the likes of Chris...

I watched an old interview of Jimmy Breslin on C-Span over the weekend, originally aired in 1991. I just loved what he said, and decided...

I filed for an unemployment-benefits extension today, which I did not know was even possible. I learned of my extension-eligibility from a ...

At left: I didn't mean to look so bloody GRIM! From Occupy Greenville yesterday, photo by wonderful Uma . And we are still at it. Fo...

Scott Olsen, Oakland Occupier and member of the advocacy group for veterans Iraq Veterans Against the War , is now in critical condition. ...

Back in the day, the Yippies taught me how to behave if I was arrested, which I wasn't. I was also taught how to avoid arrest, what to ...

From Occupy Together . Published on Sunday, October 2, 2011 by NYC General Assembly Declaration of the Occupation of New York City by NYC Ge...

I think this pretty much sums it up, doesn't it? Thanks to Bint for the video. Also: Occupy Asheville has kicked off. And: My radio...

Hey you crazy kidz! I shall now explain another way the Tarot works, in addition to those ways we have already discussed. I drew The Star...

In case you are one of the 5 people left in the universe who don't know what this refers to, background stories here and here .

I don't remember our first conversation, but it was probably about Catholicism. Later, we moved on to every other subject in the univer...

At left: From Jill's website . I started getting a buncha hits on Jill Johnston, whom I have mentioned only twice on this blog. ...

I was attempting to psychoanalyze the tea-partiers, when someone helpfully Twittered this article from New York magazine, titled Clash of t...