broken hearted girls
She doesn’t know what she was thinking about when she locked her keys in the car. Well, she does know – her head was in a cloud of damp disappointment, … Continue reading
And the SOTU goes to….
The State of the Union (“SOTU” in the Twitterverse) has for a long time been the Oscar Night of politics: the grandiose, self-indulgent infomercial for the political class (the White … Continue reading
I’m not a smart man, but…
In “I’ll be Home”, what Randy Newman was saying (I think) is not just that he will wait for her to come to him, but that even if she never … Continue reading
Wise Up
“no it’s not going to stop ’til you wise up… no it’s not going to stop so just – give up” The epic, painful “Magnolia” points a camera at an … Continue reading
In the Secret Garden
It was hot and the summer rain fell upon us suddenly. Out in the tired and weedy “giardino segreto”, far from the doors of the decrepit mansion, the best shelter … Continue reading
Say Something (I’m Giving up on You)
A gift to new readers this month in Belarus, Costa Rica, Barbados and beyond.
Five Minutes of Happiness
We were probably drunk, but I felt sober. That’s how it was with me, when I drank. The coffee table was littered with white Chinese food boxes and empty beer … Continue reading
Love Letter
We yearn, and then we yearn to say it. Yet so often fail. Tonight I have seen success, in a brief letter written 87 years ago by Vita Sackville-West. Vita … Continue reading
All I think about is you…Remember Harry
A song’s best friend and his own worst enemy: Harry Nilsson *** Twenty years and eight days ago, it occurred to me that someone ought to record a tribute album … Continue reading
blues don’t run the game
Hiroo Onoda died last week. Mr. Onoda may be immortalized as the stubbornest man ever to put on a uniform, having spent 29 years in a Philippine jungle spying on … Continue reading
Think Anew, Act Anew 