Jan 11, 2007 | Bush, Culture Shock, God, what a world!, Political Blah-Blah, Teenagers, War
Last March I wrote a post about Nazanin, an Iranian teenager who had been sentenced to death for killing a man who was trying to rape her and her niece. Yeah. When I first read something like this, I fervently hope it is just a really tasteless joke. Tragically, this...
Oct 20, 2006 | Bush, Code Enforcement, Culture Shock, God, what a world!, Political Blah-Blah
This, of course, is the famous command from The Day The Earth Stood Still. It loosely translates to "Gort, stop!" Gort being the lead alien who was hell bent on taking over the world. If I’m not mistaken, I believe Gort means George in English. I saw...
Oct 11, 2006 | Bush, Cultural Events, God, what a world!, Political Blah-Blah, PollyAnna
No, I’m not writing about The Monkee’s song. As great as it is. I’m writing about the Cosmic Trigger Event happening next Tuesday, October 17, 2006. Fascinating. How do people figure this stuff out? What makes them look? I’m not clear on that...
Oct 9, 2006 | God, what a world!, Political Blah-Blah, Theatre
Yesterday was the last day of the play (scroll down to page three – my name in cyberspace) and, as usual after a run, I feel like my life is my own again. Theatre: can’t live with it, can’t live without it. Like chocolate… So today, I’m...
Sep 22, 2006 | Bush, Criticia Voluptua Right-Right, Drug War, God, what a world!, Political Blah-Blah, Prostitution
Next Thursday is my birthday. I’m a Libra. Libras are the beautiful and just people in the world, for those of you who do not know me. Please, don’t send presents. (If you must, please don’t spend over $50.) Or money. It will just get lost in the...
Sep 13, 2006 | Code Enforcement, Culture Shock, God, what a world!, Political Blah-Blah, Travel Tips
This from today’s A.M. Costa Rica:Our readers’ opinionsAirport security glitch makes this visitor angry"Dear A.M. Costa Rica: My wife and I currently live in Florida, and we are considering moving to Costa Rica. As such I have been to Costa Rica...
Sep 11, 2006 | God, what a world!, Political Blah-Blah
I remember watching the Challenger blow up. I was standing next to Mimi McDonald, I think we were at her house in Key West… I’d just walked in to drop off something and she said something like, "Look, Christa McAuliffe, the schoolteacher, just took...
Aug 16, 2006 | God, what a world!, GRANNY BOO
OK, this is absurd. Granny Boo has started eating again. Great. She is ready to die, but her body just won’t quit and is now demanding nourishment. The same miraculous modern medical machine that has kept Megan alive, given her more years with her family, will...
