Posts by hamblog
mccabe at mccabe’s
I heaved myself down to Los Angeles again the night after the UkuParty because I seem to feel the need to shorten my life, what with the stress juice being squirted into my system every 2 minutes when I’m down there. I always, always defended LA when I lived in San Francisco. But since I’ve…
Read Morecuration at the bodega
When I was on a trip to San Francisco last year I walked by a convenience store that had many, many small paintings displayed on the sidewalk in front of the store. The prices were right so I marched right to the gentlemen behind the counter and purchased these: The man said “Hold on, please,…
Read Moreear candy
I love music. I love music! – – – – – Art vs. Science A mad scientist’s “Magic Fountain” of light that emits a sonic burst that turns ordinary people into amazing dancers? Best video ever. Thank you, Art vs. Science! As I said on Facebook, I really recommend you watch this if you have…
Read Moreimportant update
The pants are still missing.
Read Morego wally go
I like this video (all of 2:41 long) not only about the subject matter (guy loses a whole lot of weight by walking) but the way it’s made. No cloying soundtrack, no teary, Biggest Loser-style confessions, no soft-focus, no glurge. Some nice shots of Norfolk County (MA), too. Sensible, simple, A-to-B, small but deep. Just…
Read Moremeet me in the parking garage
what th’… ?
My Elderly Relative seems to have lost all his pants. Bizarre and bewildering. I awoke to find him happily sunning himself while wearing a pair of my sweats that he stole from the dryer. It was a pretty hilarious sight, as I am short and he is tall, and .. well, he was wearing my…
Read Moregentle practice
I went to yoga this morning (I’m writing this on Saturday 3/12) and completely forgot that downtown Ventura was going to be extraspecially crazy due to roads being closed for a parade and a footrace and whoknows what else. Parking is at a premium anyway, so this day made it impossible to find anywhere to…
Read Morehigh drama
What a day was yesterday. I’m feeling a little emotional over the events in Japan and certainly don’t want to minimize it by applying drama my mundane little day. But I’d rather not attempt to write anything specific about the disaster. Too much, so too much. So, there were people walking on my roof today.…
Read Morenever gonna give him up
This is my father, my brand-new nephew, and me. I was five, or almost five. My sister L, Jesse’s mom, is 16 years older than me, hence the happy happenstance that I got to have a tiny, living doll, all to myself, at a doll-adoring age. Today is that tiny baby’s birthday, now a wonderful…
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