Archive for May, 2008

beach bar in Brookland

May 29th, 2008



I know I always say I’m not much for groups

May 27th, 2008

but seriously, this group doesn’t sound like much fun even if you are into groups, right?
this group, though, is a different story

sword eaters Tyler Fyre and Thrill Kill Jill at Palace of Wonders,
doing their Lucky Daredevil Thrillshow
Zamora the Torture King was there eating broken glass, too.
Actually, he was doing much more than eating broken glass
but […]


my food blog day two

May 17th, 2008

 
lunch!
 
work wardrobe:


the opposite of a food blog

May 16th, 2008

I keep reading food blogs where people show their adoring fans the sort of astonishingly delicious and photogenic foods they cook and eat.
So I was thinking today, as I was stirring up another of my disgraceful lunches, that my food is like the opposite of food blog food.  Which makes it funny to blog about.
today’s […]


not so sure it’s a good idea to federalize immigration in the CNMI

May 13th, 2008

There are people who say Saipan’s labor and immigration problems are so terrible that the feds should have come in and taken over labor and immigration a long time ago.
The Washington Post is running a series on medical care in immigrant prisons that should really make people think about whether federalization is the panacea they’ve […]


why travel? to write funny stories about places we don’t like much.

May 12th, 2008

“Lots of tourists view travel abroad as basically a chance to shop for regionally themed trinkets.”
hee - funny article on Slate about a grown man (well, a guy my age…) spending five days in Disneyland, not enjoying it all that much. reminiscent of A Supposely Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again. i […]


BUSH SIGNS QUILTING MUSEUM INTO BEING

May 10th, 2008

oh, yeah, and federalizes immigration and labor in the CNMI, and gives the CNMI a nonvoting delegate thus undoing all of Jack Abramoff’s hard, expensive, quite possibly illegal work - - and designates the National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States!!
S. 2739 is some big bill


writers are not like other people

May 9th, 2008

this here photo is of a travel agency - Japan Associates - on U Street and 17th in DC. You probably can’t read the sign, because I took the photo on my iPhone which means I couldn’t zoom in on the relevant part - but if you could read the sign you’d see that it […]


rejoice! with chicken!

May 8th, 2008

I have to admit it kind of cracks me up that the coordinators of the Rejoice Mega Fest meet once a week at Chick-Fil-A
plus, this is why I love craigslist - just check out this short list of volunteer opportunities copied and pasted and completely unedited.  such range!:
iraq vet and family need your help - […]


not that I’m shy

May 6th, 2008

but you might find me here on Saturday night
ok, I’m a little shy