Posts by hamblog
lengthy rumination on the concept of evil
It’s the Fourth Friday Challenge for September. My friend Paul and I, both posting daily in 2011, decided to give each other a job once a month to keep things spicy. In his words, “we want to push ourselves to do something more interesting than we might otherwise.” I will put his challenge to me…
Read Moremaking a break
I feel fussy and there were too many in my office this afternoon, so I took myself out on a break, picking up my dry cleaning and settling in for a bit at a coffee shop I don’t normally frequent. I must say the people watching is first rate. In addition to a kaleidoscope of…
Read Moremortifying old days
I’m listening to a radio show that’s playing some extremely choice and very obscure early-80s Northern California punk music. I am cringing, cringing, CRINGING. There was a silly novelty-record feeling to a lot of that music (even the Dead Kennedys were very goofy a lot of the time). I’m not cringing from the sounds per…
Read Moreblackout run
The power went out so I went for a run this afternoon. These are some of the things I saw. Watch for the cameo of the train trestle, over which one can illegally cross to get to the secret beach. [link]
Read Morefood, you lied.
Trader Joe’s Santa Fe Style Chicken Flatbread Wrap. You were located next to a handwritten sign advertising you as “Easy to Eat!” That is a lie, a lie, a baldfaced lie. Finely chopped ingredients. Not a wrap; the tortilla is thick and folded, more like a taco. This allows the finely chopped ingredients to spill…
Read Moremore than some feelings
When I was in my early 20s, I struggled to pull myself out of the chaos of my younger life and push myself into a more responsible adulthood. I was not sure I was going to succeed; I still was haunted by past traumas and was pretty lost and lonely while trying to get to…
Read Moresugar, let’s shing-a-ling
I went down the YouTube rabbit hole (what else is new?), looking for new-to-me sounds from the stone-cold genius Lincoln Chase, a singular singer/songwriter that has been feeling very good on the ears lately. However! I got sidetracked by going in deep with Lincoln’s collaborator/muse/partner, Shirley Ellis. An early project of theirs was the sillyawesome…
Read Morefrom the kitchen of miss zoober
I went to Highlands Junior High school in New York. My seventh grade Home Ec teacher (and eighth grade typing teacher) was Miss Zoober. Probably her name was spelled Zuber, but that’s not as fun. I appreciate her training. I learned how to sift and measure flour, to properly set a table, and some odd…
Read Moreeh, silver’s better than bronze, at least
I am surprisingly busy at work today and my friend-slash-boss and I have been sweating a big project that’s involving a lot of coordination, thought and (scariest of all) dependence on a bunch of volunteers. I haven’t been as nervous about the project as my colleague-slash-director, who has been having stomach pains over it all.…
Read Moredear jumper (so not the post you’re expecting from the title)
Dear 1995 Gap jumper dress, size M, in dark brown recycled wool, Come back. I didn’t mean to give you to a thrift store. Just because your lining was a little ripped, I should not have been so hasty. You were nice, and fit well, and so classic. And you did not show any wear…
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