"When I consider how much I have seen, read and heard, I begin to blame my own Taciturnity; and since I have neither Time nor Inclination to communicate the Fullness of my Heart in Speech, I am resolved to do it in Writing. and to Print myself out."
Joseph Addison, The Spectator, 03/01/1711
A Fable for November summer/2000
...and all the people rejoiced in the slaughter of countless thousands of non-English speakers who wore funny hats.
Why I Went from Revolutionary to Radical post 09/11/2001
Has the old man gone soft?
The Two Main Parties pre-Elections, 2004
The main difference between Republicans and Democrats is that Republicans kill people because they enjoy it, Democrats kill people too, because they're afraid not to.
the majority of my fellow citizens are psychopaths who would happily torture me and kill me. I see the smiling face of Lynne Englund on the woman driving my bus. I feel the eyes of John Ashcroft upon me at work, I feel his cold fingers at the library.
in which the author says something good about the U.S.
My Room, My Books, My Self, 06/15/2009
Getting my life under control
What I'm Figuring Out - about Guns 07/20/2012
"Finally I should cite a mnemonic taught to American soldiers
This is my rifle, this is my gun.
This one's for shooting, this one's for fun."
Colin Cross' Living with Lizzie Lust
"Finally I should cite a mnemonic taught to American soldiers
This is my rifle, this is my gun.
This one's for shooting, this one's for fun."
Colin Cross' Living with Lizzie Lust
"Like Henry Miller, like Bukowski, Colin Cross writes about fucking."
What I'm Figuring Out - about Third Parties 11/01/12
What I'm Figuring Out - about Third Parties 11/01/12
"If anything can be called a wasted vote, it's a vote for someone whom you don't want to win."
My Oldest Friend or What I'm figuring out about the Art Institute of Chicago July 2016
"The most striking impression though, when you're standing looking at the painting, is that the farmer is glaring back at you with an expression of stunned horror,"
"I would suggest that there are issues which the left can
make good on. issues on which a majority of Americans agree with us; issues which affect people on a personal level."
plus some personal stories.
Mr. Cohen and Me
A Road Story
Where I Went this Summer - 2010
Thanksgiving - 2011
Four Days in Paris - 2012 blogged by Cassandra Nelson
What's New in New York City - 2013
Apologies to Fred Ho and Other Famous People I've Offended - 2014
What I'm Learning from Cancer - 2015
Christmas Update 2017
Another Year in My Life - 2018
Another Year in My Life - 2019
Another Year in My Life - 2020
