Maybe it was naive of me, but I was looking forward to this day, to watching the rituals of inaugurating our new president, this new president. Now that it’s here, the over-the-top media hoopla is annoying the hell outta me. With all their “How does it feeeeel?” and “What are your thoughts?” and “Did you [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Rants’
December 18, 2008
Chumbug!
I wrote “Chumbug” several years ago, for “Xmas Sucks,” a performance event dreamed up by Thomas Roche, writer of noir, erotica and humor. “Xmas Sucks” ran annually in San Francisco for a few years, then fizzled out–but good news: it’s making a comeback this year, tomorrow night in fact (See below). I might make it [...]
July 9, 2008
Ranting
I don’t rant nearly enough on this blog. I do it plenty to the radio and television when they’re spewing out the miserable news of the day, but I don’t think they hear me. Herewith, a compendium, in no particular order, of stuff that’s bugging me today.
Air Quality: Never very wonderful, the quality of the [...]
April 8, 2008
A Letter To Major League Baseball
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CLEVELAND INDIANS, BUD SELIG, AND MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Dear Baseball World:
The recent name change by the Tampa Bay Rays (formerly “Devil Rays”) prompts me to write to you regarding the controversial name of another team, the Cleveland Indians.
I don’t know the full reasons for Tampa Bay’s change, but I suspect they [...]
