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October 2012

October 23, 2012

Have I Been Assimilated?

Your diarist wonders if it's even possible for a working writer to resist Twitter at...

October 20, 2012

From Anvil’s Lips to God’s Ears

Your diarist should apologize in advance for the mild swear on this family-friendly website. So,...

October 07, 2012

Sailing With William Butler Yeats

It is, for reasons that I dare not go into at this time and perhaps...

September 2012

September 25, 2012

The Things Gram Put Up With

My family, Whatcom County division, got together Sunday on the anniversary of grandmother Shirley Bailey's...

September 23, 2012

The Most Stubborn Woman in the World

That was my grandmother, Shirley Bailey. She died a year ago today. This is some...

September 12, 2012

Why I Write, Twitter Version

1. To understand and to spread understanding, imperfect though it may be. 2. To have...

September 12, 2012

Woody Allen Was Wrong About the Heart

What the heart really wants to do is keep on beating. At least, that's what...

September 11, 2012

My 9/11 Problem–and Ours

[Rather than try to scratch up something new for 9/11 commentary, here's the note I...

September 06, 2012

NRA Approved Artwork

While most of my friends in DC were busy watching President Obama's speech, I thought...

August 2012

August 31, 2012

Ode to Clint Eastwood

Last night I saw upon the chair A little man who wasn't there He wasn't...

August 23, 2012

Sock It to Me

A lot of ideas have been kicked around for the ingredient that changes a mere...

August 14, 2012

I Got to Second Base!

The Bellingham Bells lost last night to the Wenatchee AppleSox -- yes, seriously, they're called...

August 09, 2012

Hells Bells

The Bellingham Bells baseball game last night was highly contentious and a little bit tragic....

August 08, 2012

Plenty of Joy in Mudville

Here's a picture of the postgame prayer after the last game of the season for...

August 07, 2012

I Am Surrounded by Democrats

I'm at Chuckanut Brewery tonight with the local Democrats waiting for the primary election returns...

August 06, 2012

If I Had a Hammock

You know, it's possible I just managed to capture the whole of my politics in...

July 2012

July 26, 2012

My Higher Education Bubble

In this review of Glenn Reynolds's The Higher Education Bubble, I had to slap my...

July 25, 2012

The Blind Kid Did It

This is my favorite piece that friend and onetime roommate W. James "Jim" Antle III...

July 18, 2012

Was It Something I Said?

July 18, 2012

Oh Royal Tannenbaum

Tonight I am going to a book reading/signing in Bellingham by Kaya Oakes, author most...

July 16, 2012

Holy Hypocrisy, Batman

How many of you are excited about the new Batman movie this week? I'm getting...

July 13, 2012

Don’t Fence Me In?

I have a moral dilemma that involves grass -- the legal kind. My Dad's knees...

July 08, 2012

Agnostic Dyslexic Insomnia

The old joke goes: What did the agnostic dyslexic insomniac do? Answer: He stayed up...

July 07, 2012

White Men Still Can’t Jump

Remember the other week when I wrote of my crushing defeat at the hands of...

July 06, 2012

Bunt Instruments

"I want to kill that coach!" That's what the normally good natured Bob Lott, father...

July 04, 2012

Pretty, Pretty Gunpowder

Aaaaaaaand that's enough out of this diary for today. Time for friends, family, food and...

June 2012

June 29, 2012

Damn John [Roberts]!

Palpable conservative anger at John Roberts over the Obamacare ruling reminded me of something out...

June 28, 2012

He Shoots, He Scores, He Gets Beat by a 12-Year-Old

Took this picture at Milt's Pizza in Lynden Tuesday. It documents my highest score ever...

June 25, 2012

Deadwood and Dying

Man, the Deadwood mini-marathon tonight got awkward. Friends first took great efforts coax me out...

June 21, 2012

David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Commencement

Looking for a gift for a friend, I tripped over a small booklet by novelist...