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At Night, The Ice Weasels Come.

Friedrich Nietzsche: "The economy is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come."Ok, Matt Groening only said Nietzsche said that, so we can't be 100% sure, even if...
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Driving With Mr. Death

Couple of years ago, I had this dream about death. Death. I was walking down a street in London in this dream, up it, actually, it was uphill. Saw Bono standing outside this cool car. Bono. Really. But as I...
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The Amazing, Technicolor Economy (7 Fat Cows)

Diary - 10/26/08: Old man Genesee's house burnt down. Went thru the ashes, only found a few of the effects. Btwn the fire, rain & liquor, not much salvage value. Just scraps of paper. Mad/hatter stuff. Articles + Bible...
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My Brain - On Bottled Water (Plus Creedence.)

Dentists. Four trips in a row, four times this month. Each time I lay there, lip frozen, nose frozen, one eye blind, the other blinking like McCain, staring up at CNN as the Dow goes cliff-diving over Iowa. Dr...
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Levi Stubbs' Tears

Levi Stubbs died today. I grew up listening to the Four Tops, late at night, sitting out in the car to pick up the stations.  Later, one of the best nights of my life, in a Detroit bar, my buddy...
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America's 2nd Most Important Election Was Held Today

The 2nd most important election for Americans (after Obama/McCain) was held today. And I just voted. More important than the North Carolina or Minnesota Senate race, or who is Governor of California or Mayor of New York, more important...
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There Are 9 Central Beliefs We All Share. This Is #3.

Stop lying to yourself. You know you feel this way.   Admit it....
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Ohhhh, Move Over Rover. And Let Jimi Take Over.

Well, looks like my creative approaches to Economic discussion turned out to be as bankrupt as the Fed's. I offered up "Crash" for the Film buffs, the free foodstuffs angle (Cakes & Pies), went for legal advice on Banks...
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For Crash Fans Only (Sex + Violence)

Hey, fellow Crash fans. Just dropped by to say hi. Gotta say, I appreciate the way y'all are givin my Cronenberg jones some Main Street juice. Two thumbs - straight to the socket.Seriously though. I think we all like it better when...
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Cake or Pie? Choose or Die. (19th Nervous Breakdown.)

1st. It's that simple. Cake is Republican. But Democrats? They're Pie People. Cake is dry, crumbly, all the focus on the top layer. The Icing. Icing matters, for cake people. But pie's 'nuther story altogether. Pie's all about the filling....

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