Over the weekend many friends of mine traveled to Squamish, British Columbia for our very favorite racing event. Squamish is an absolutely, stunningly, visually-orgasmic locale, in spite of the current Olympic-sized construction on the Sea-to-Sky Highway which must be navigated in order to ge… Read full post »

After reading JustJuli’s thoughtful post about the beauty of the pooch, which can be seen here: Beautiful Belly: In Praise of the Pooch , I couldn’t resist posting a belly photo of my own.

Now, I personally don’t find… Read full post »

My poor little brother had a rough time of it growing up. He was adopted at the age of ten months into our Norman Rockwell family, which included an older sister who had been PERFECTLY content as an only child and figured that if she was nasty enough to this little… Read full post »

It would only be socially responsible, in this time of political, environmental and financial turmoil, to choose a replacement for Ms. Abdul with the future of America in mind. After all, American Idol IS our most watched program. The stars command annual salaries in the tens of millions. The voting… Read full post »

1. Who was your FIRST prom date?

Rusty...it was his prom and not mine. I was in college. It was horrid!

2. Who was your FIRST love and do you still talk with him/her? 

 My ninth and tenth grade math teacher. It was unrequited (mostly -- he definitely liked… Read full post »

** This is quite a departure from what I normally think and write. It was originally a performance piece during my brief but enjoyable stint as a slam poet.

**It was written during a period in which I was questioning my belief in a god --any god-- and was… Read full post »

I grew up in a household where we did not curse. My parents met at church -- they both taught Sunday school and were and are paragons of something they like to call Family Values. 

My mom may have cussed like a sailor… Read full post »

With the future of paper publishing uncertain, established authors are taking a stab at the world of the "online community" blog. This reporter was able to locate a transcript of an online conversation between horror writers Clive Barker and Peter Straub, in which they discuss their experience.

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Today my quasi-husband told me that he didn't really like porn images of girls with loose, floppy labia and preferred lips that were more swollen, but compact. My first thought was "Great, one more thing to worry about."

I saw a show on deep cable… Read full post »

My SO and I went to a blues festival on Saturday. It might have actually been a beer festival with blues as a backdrop, but either way, it was great fun. I'm not much into brew so we went for the music, although barbecue, ice cream, and a couple of mugs… Read full post »

What is trust...and how does it work? Is it actually something that matters? Should we EVER trust anyone? I know that I have betrayed the trust of people in my life on numerous occasions, and that I will probably do it again, and yet I have terrible issues with anyone doing… Read full post »

...and after this, I am writing nothing but intelligent pieces about politics or art or esoteric theories on the meaning of human existence as it relates to quantum physics and  gourmet cheese. But for today, I have to write this piece of drivel.

I have fallen in love again. I've… Read full post »

how do i repair the filmy curtain

that separates me from my madness

someone broke in with a careless blade

and i am left in ragged tatters

alone i try to feel secure

the strands of  sanity fluttering

every breath of wind no matter how faint

reveals… Read full post »