Water is for Plants, Wine is for People

Or so says Patrick Blanc in Vertical is the way to go, an interview with Margaret Kemp (FT). Living in the city can deprive us of greenery. Patrick Blanc is known for his Vertical Gardens, using buildings as his canvas.

History 1-A

"It was the fall of ’72. I was living in a ’51 Chevy pick-up truck, on the bed of which I had built a wooden, cab-over camper with an A-frame roof to which a crooked, faux stovepipe was attached. My roommate, Atom, was a dog. Literally, a sixty pound, two-year-old...

“Tomorrow is election day…”

"“Must get out and vote if you…” “Patriotic Duty…” “Get the government we deserve…” As my favorite radio commentator, Larry Elder, would say, “Yadda, blah, etc.”. Yes, tomorrow is Election Day and I have said all I plan to about the election. I...

Who Do I Blow?

"The new reality TV show, “Who Do I Blow?” is inspiring and touching young viewers across America. Swept up in game show hysteria, combined with viewers’ paradigmatic shift from sitcoms to reality TV, “Blow” embraces the challenge of finding a job in Los Angeles....

Hapiness is not a state you want to be in all the time... An interview with J...

"Once in a while someone will burst into your life like that, kick down the door, say BAM, cut your boredom in half with a Samurai sword and a goatee. Like John Belushi or Dave Chappelle. I watch tyrell and white crack lips, Rick James Bitch, & there's my 15 year old kid...

The Lonely Atheist

"“Dear Diary, God doesn’t exist, so I’m hoping I can share my thoughts with you instead…” Oh the folly of man, to take God’s gift of a mind and use it to deny His existence. To ponder the concept of infinity and stoop himself in chronology, turning his back on...

The Top Five Reasons to Elect a Democrat Tomorrow

"First and foremost, I am not trying to be a shill. I consider myself Independent with Libertarian and Green tendencies, which many times are at odds with the Democrats as well as the Republicans. Above all else, I love personal freedom, but I am a bit troubled by the...

Private Heroes

"Game 5 of the 1997 and Game 3 of the 2006 Clippers regular season have almost nothing in common. Well, actually they have nothing in common for everyone, save me. And truth be told, the connection is tenuous and mostly born of my delusions of granduer, so if that sort of...