Monthly Archives: May 2009

The Subway Novel Project: Hot Dog, We Have a Wiener!

Posted on May 29, 2009 by

About three seconds after I posted my Subway Novel Project intro, my brother reminded me that we’d had a discussion about just such a novel: BoneMan’s Daughter by Ted Dekker. What prompted our earlier discussion: He had seen an ad … Read on! —->

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The Subway Novel Project: Intro and Solicitation

Posted on May 28, 2009 by

Because I don’t have enough meaningless self-imposed projects, I’ve decided to put something else in my inbox: The Subway Novel Project. Being an eagle-eyed, New Yorker, I’ve noticed that novels are often advertised throughout the mass transit system. I’ve also … Read on! —->

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“Frankly, I Expected Better From Johnny the Scumbag…”

Posted on May 27, 2009 by

Seriously, malicious spam-bots, is this the best you can do? Nice Photoshop job on that E-CARDS tab. I think I can see the wires holding it in place. And those links don’t look suspicious at all, the way they end … Read on! —->

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The Cincinnati Reds Perform the Collected Works of David Mamet

Posted on May 27, 2009 by

Let me have your attention for a moment! So you’re talking about what? Bitching about that save you blew, some son of a bitch that keeps fouling off your out pitch, some ump that doesn’t want to give you the … Read on! —->

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1999 Project: Games 35-37

Posted on May 26, 2009 by

Click here for an intro/manifesto on The 1999 Project. May 14, 1999: Mets 7, Phillies 3 The Phillies, losers of 97 games in 1998, got off to a surprisingly competitive start in 1999: 19-14, third place in the NL East, … Read on! —->

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I Don’t Know Much About Art, But I Know What I Hate

Posted on May 22, 2009 by

The tweeting of bigplastichead alerted me to the blog Tiny Art Director. The site’s author (professional illustrator Bill Zeman) draws things he’s told to draw by his four-year-old daughter. She then critiques them as only a four-year-old girl can. Which … Read on! —->

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Michael Vick: “I’m Gonna Take This Not Killing Dogs Thing One Day at a Time”

Posted on May 21, 2009 by

Michael Vick, the ex-NFL quarterback recently released from prison, has promised to turn over a new leaf and is already making great strides to do so. According to sources close to Vick, he did not kill a single dog during … Read on! —->

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Please, Share Your Thoughts with Mr. Jarmusch

Posted on May 20, 2009 by

I met up with a friend for some post-work drinks last night (it was two-for-one choco-tini night at our favorite spot!). He told me that, on his way to the bar, he saw Jim Jarmusch “on the sidewalk” in the … Read on! —->

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“We’ve Tried Nothin’, and We’re All Outta Ideas!”

Posted on May 19, 2009 by

I have no idea what to think about this AP article, which covers Daniel Hauser, a 13-year-old boy stricken with Hodgkin’s lymphoma who refuses to get chemotherapy. In fact, he refuses to the point that he “vow[s] to resist chemotherapy … Read on! —->

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Profiles in Now-ness: Celebrity Chef Arturo Chien-Mbutu Smith

Posted on May 18, 2009 by

When I first meet Arturo Chien-Mbutu Smith, he is inspecting the pint glasses in the bar of Mlegantinho, the restaurant that catapulted him to fame as New York’s hottest celebrity chef. He is weighing each vessel on a highly sensitive … Read on! —->

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