Monthly Archives: August 2004

Well, I still don’t know if chiropractors are witch doctors or legitimate medical professionals, and the anecdotal evidence seems to fall on both sides of the fence. But the Skeptic’s Dictionary, my ultimate guide to quackery, says that while the theory’s a crock, there does seem to be solid evidence that they can help with […]

Shameful Confession #437

I love Laurel Burch. http://www.laurelburch.com/Gallerie/fantastic_felines.htm I mean, I know it’s kitsch. Certainly it’s repetitive. Occasionally downright garish. I don’t care. I think it’s a childhood thing–as a pre-teen, I had a coupla Laurel Burch sweatshirts that I wore until they disintegrated and several mugs that I used until they…actually, I dunno what happened to those […]

I’ve discovered the cure to burn out. It’s to throw your back out so that you cannot hunch over paint without mortal agony. Suddenly, as the stabbing between your vertebrae kicks in like a small, angry mouse with an acid-coated rapier on your back, the Muse is revitalized. She leaps into action. She had IDEAS. […]

I am burned out and don’t want to paint any more. I know this, because I’m cleaning the studio. This is a terrible, dangerous sign. Flocks of crows should erupt, cawing, into the sky. Thunder should rumble ominously on the horizon. Lazy farm dogs should raise their heads and the slow, nervous whine should start […]

Saw “Outfoxed” the other day. Didn’t make all that much impact on me, since I already thought Fox news was to the media what Ed Anger of the Weekly World News was to newspapers (albeit less funny.) I resolve this issue by not watching Fox and not trusting anything that lists Fox News as a […]

Even with the childhood anecdote for context, James saying “Making your own entertainment does not bode well for the pants!” was pretty…something. I’m guessing that in normal households, the cook does not while away the time waiting for water to boil by pretending to stab himself in the genitals with a fork, but then again, […]

Put in a thirteen+ hour day yesterday. (Fifteen plus nap and some time burned playing Peasant Quest when I couldn’t stand painting any more.) This may not sound like a lot, but I’m only UP for fifteen hours a day. Busy ass day. Got a Herculean amount done, particularly in the evening. I work a […]

First amendwhat now? http://www.livejournal.com/users/mephron/349969.html For once, it looks like the blogosphere may have made a difference, since it looks like the ACLU is coming down on the NY waterways over this, and there are some red faces. I’ve always been a little skeptical of the power of blogs for change, but in small ways, I’m […]