January 2012
1 post
I'm hosting an Obscura Society event tomorrow, at... →
December 2011
13 posts
Jason's Story, According to Me.
I grew up in a small mountain town where everyone knew each other. My teachers had gone to school with my parents, a new friend’s mother would end up being the older sister of my Dad’s old high school girlfriend, every person who worked in every store you went into knew who you were and who you belonged to. It was a town where all you had to do was tell someone your last name, and...
Meet a Man of Marvelous Mechanations and... →
Researching Retro-futurism, I came across a blog entry by my friend Phil, on his site The Brave New. The store he’s speaking of, Gold Bug in Pasadena, is pricey, but pretty, for sure.
I always thought that the key to being a good writer was to be honest, which is ridiculous. Writing has nothing to do with honesty, not with the reader, and not with yourself. The key is, and always has been, being brave. Being brave won’t make you a good writer, but a good writer will never be heard without the courage to be bare and vulnerable, a bold faced liar and an ultimate truth...
Would you like to be part of the Los Angeles... →
My field report from the Obscura Society trip to... →
Grandma Ruth's Potato Soup
So easy, so delicious, and so perfect for winter weather.
1 lb. salt pork, cubed
5-7 russet potatoes, scrubbed and cubed
Minced garlic (to taste)
1 white onion
1 can of corn
1 can evaporated milk
Spices-Dill, cayenne pepper, smoked paprika, Old Bay, white pepper
I never tell people how to measure spices, that’s all you. I do suggest forgoing salt until serving, and then letting...
Genius: Feeling Down? Dial the Hall and Oates... →
The holidays can be tough. The stress of strained finances. Getting felt up at the airport on your way to be ridiculed by your family. Fortunately, there’s someone you can call.
Shawn White and Target, we're on to you. →
Breitbart.tv » North Koreans Weeping Hysterically... →
This shit is bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S.
My favorite part of this is not the obvious... →
