jay brown, one of my best and only friends from middle and high school, died sunday in a climbing accident.

we lost track of each other over the years - to be honest, after school and that parting of the ways, i only heard that he was doing well...

but the world's a sad and grey place today.

sorry i picked on you, jay. glad you went out doing something you love. sleep well, brother.

more info and a tribute here.

farewell George Carlin. personal hero, counter-culture comic. let's hope you were wrong about religion...

every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

- h. l. mencken

dawns in just a few hours...a whole new year. 365 days to paint however you want the canvas to look. may this year be a masterpiece.

all the best and brightest for you and yours.

to all - near, far, close to my heart...all of you, and you know who you are. my buds, bro's, family, and most especially my daughter - maddie, daddy loves you VERY VERY much and hopes you have a wonderful Christmas.



i'm good. for once, i'm good.

of my head

and it's embarrassing...

"winter is here again oh lord,
haven’t been home in a year or more
i hope she holds on a little longer

sent a letter on a long summer day
made of silver, not of clay
i’ve been runnin’ down this dusty road

wheel in the sky keeps on turnin’
i don’t know where ill be tomorrow
wheel in the sky keeps on turnin’

i’ve been trying to make it home
got to make it before too long
i cant take this very much longer
i’m stranded in the sleet and rain
don’t think im ever gonna make it home again
the mornin’ sun is risin’
it’s kissing the day…"

i actually felt alive for a minute there...am i awake and dreaming? must be...

i love you, baby girl...hope your day is as wonderful as you've made my life.

eat up. gobble gobble.

and i didn't have fiver kernels of popcorn (you bolanders know what i'm talkin' bout) but my loved ones are in my thoughts and prayers - you're always on my mind.

...another bomb dropped via snail-mail...amazing. simply heartbreakingly amazing.

i've been a bit cranky. can you tell? maybe it's because i missed the ggpc's inaugural GTG.

at about 2300PST on 10 Nov - if you sent me an e-mail during that time frame, it's gone. resend, okay?

"we cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smell of smoke, and a presumption that once our eyes watered."

- tom stoppard