Remember how clunky they were? Heavy? How you had to have stout shoes to even attempt them? Not loafers, because they’d just pop off your feet carrying the weight of those wheels and those heavy clamps that fit around your toes. The ones that needed the key, and you had to have the key with … Continue reading Story Time Sunday, a true tale 02/23/14 (appropriate for all ages)
Midweek meditation: Israel/Palestine and the 2 (at least) Los Angeles’s
Dear Friends: I returned last night from a 2-week trip to Israel and Palestine. We spent a Jewish Sabbath in an orthodox town development that is part of an older city that works rather like a suburb to Jerusalem (kind of the Long Beach to Los Angeles [no, it’s not a settlement]), and I went … Continue reading Midweek meditation: Israel/Palestine and the 2 (at least) Los Angeles’s
Story time Sunday , 02/17/14: troubled preamble to a tale about location
A troubled preamble to a tale about location Once upon a time there was a country. No. Once upon a time here were TWO countries. No. Once upon a time there was a land. You mean a piece of land? No. I mean like a country but not a nation. Did it have a flag? … Continue reading Story time Sunday , 02/17/14: troubled preamble to a tale about location
Story Time Sunday, 02/09/14: 14 and 2 — a semi-true fairy tale
Once upon a time there were 14 architects. They lived in a new country and spoke a new language invented by linguistics scientists in a secret desert laboratory. The scientists worked with teeth sounds and tongue sounds and found the perfect words to go with the human mouth and then they came out and taught … Continue reading Story Time Sunday, 02/09/14: 14 and 2 — a semi-true fairy tale
Sunday speculations (disjointed), February 2, 2014: Here’s what we [don’t] talk about when we talk about Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Woody Allen
Dear Friends of the Unreal -- Today is a very strange day. Superbowl fever rages, while: a. an amazingly talented young actor was found in his Village apartment, dead from an overdose of heroin. b. a scandal/controversy rages (sort of) around a well known New York filmmaker. Words spew forth, and here I am spewing … Continue reading Sunday speculations (disjointed), February 2, 2014: Here’s what we [don’t] talk about when we talk about Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Woody Allen
story time sunday, january 26th 2014
a simple tale: once upon a time she had a very nice time with a young lady whom she loved very much. they ate the omelettes, and discussed the topics, and went to the stores, and came back to the houses and watched the televisions. and thought the thoughts. or perhaps they didn't think any … Continue reading story time sunday, january 26th 2014
Thrilling Thursday special edition — the conclusion of Grimm Brothers reboot #7
Brief Recap in bullet points: · #ouat 12 princes = too many. · queen pregnant and dad-king wants a girl so he can kill the boys (reverse Oedipal complex). · hires carpenter – fabricates coffins avec fancy pillows. · queen tells Benjamin = youngest son. · Benjamin and 11 bros scamper to Los Angeles Forest … Continue reading Thrilling Thursday special edition — the conclusion of Grimm Brothers reboot #7
Special Manic Monday edition: Storytime Sunday continues
Our story so far. A too large family's king-dad goes postal and vows to kill his 12 sons if a daughter is born to his wife. Queenie doesn't take this lying down, although the coffins have been constructed equipped with little pillows. She grabs her youngest, the ubiquitous Benjamin (also the name of the Dustin … Continue reading Special Manic Monday edition: Storytime Sunday continues
Storytime Sunday, January 19th, 2014: Grimm Brothers Reboot #7
Once upon a time there were 12 brothers -- which you have to admit is a lot. 12 tribes is a lot and 12 disciples is a lot, but really twelve brothers is possibly too many and a lot of strain on the mother (FYI for a minyan, you only need 10 men which means … Continue reading Storytime Sunday, January 19th, 2014: Grimm Brothers Reboot #7
Storytime Sunday, January 12th, 2014: Grimm Brothers reboot #6
The bargain Once upon a time there was a poor girl who flunked out of college and community college so she had to sell t-shirts and stuff that fell off trucks at the gas station or on the street. Sometimes she sold oranges too. And Louis Vuitton knock-offs. A girl's got to do what a … Continue reading Storytime Sunday, January 12th, 2014: Grimm Brothers reboot #6
Stephanie Barbé Hammer Writing (Un) Real 