This weekend I picked up a copy of the book Fellow Worker: The Life of Fred Thompson. Thompson is a much storied former member of the IWW. The book is compiled from letters and writings into something like an autobiography. There’s an anecdote I like very much on page 19, from a time when Thompson was 18 or so. (more…)
July 18, 2006
… do you mean ‘we’?
July 15, 2006
… do you do for a hangover?
No, for real. You in particular, dear occasional few readers. I’ve recently had call to wonder … umm, again. (A fellow worker introduced me to a drink he calls a Kentucky Bulldog - one shot bourbon, one shot kalouah [sp?], 1/2 shot heavy cream, and either cream soda or cola. Lots of ice. It’s good. One of those tasty drinks that guarantees trouble next day cuz you drink too many.)
A good friend of mine, for whom the hangover is something of an occupational (well, lifestyle) hazard insists that the miracle cure is ice cream. Milkshakes in particular. His explanation is that drinking overmuch messes up the lining of the stomach. Ice cream coats the stomach and makes up for some of that. He adds an additional (gross) bonus feature, which is that throwing up a milkshake doesn’t taste as bad as anything else.
The requisites for me are large quantities of water, and a few headache pills. And a nap if possible. Do others have any recommendations?
July 14, 2006
… is wobfest?
Only the best damn time to be had in the Twin Cities this weekend. The Pulse, a local alt-paper agrees, calling Wobfest a Hot Ticket event.
July 11, 2006
… est l’exclusion francais du les animaux?
Une autre chose que j’apprends de l’etude de le francais: les chiens n’ont pas le droit de monter dans le metro.
July 10, 2006
… is the post below?
Notes for a talk I’m giving next month, on a topic I’ve recently gotten more confused and ambivalent about. If you wanna read it drop a comment below or email me. Comments welcome, though the stuff here’s pretty rough as of yet. I’ll keep expanding and revising the (notes into a) draft over time.
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Pieces of welcome news
“Negativity’s too enchanting, Cuz the world seems so depressing (…) We all need inspiration.” A bit of it here, at least for me, in three short wobbly news stories. (more…)