Poems
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An Appreciation of Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson is dead in Los Angeles at age 50. He was an odd, tortured man who was often accused of having inappropriate relationships with children. It is very likely that he was a criminal who got away with some of the worst crimes our culture has to offer. I have not come to bury…
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Explaining Europe, 1991
Warning: this is a very graphic post describing a terrible accident scene. Please consider if you really want to read it. In 1991, in the continuing upheavals after the fall of Communism and all that jazz, the country known as "Yugoslavia" ceased to exist. This was a place in the center of Europe. A place…
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An Explanation of the Closing of Weiner’s Circle
An Explanation of the Closing of Weiner’s Circle, originally uploaded by juggernautco. I’m not sure if it’s open yet, but I went by the Weiner’s Circle, 2622 N Clark Street, on January 4, 2009, and say they had this Reaganesque (“mistakes were made”) explanation of their closing: To All Our Loyal Customers, No problem with…
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Sobbing Southbound
Sometimes, and more, recently, I cry on the train while reading the New York Times and heading into the office. Like the other day when I read Maureen Dowd recounting a conversation with Colin Powell in “Moved by a Crescent”: But what sent him over the edge and made him realize he had to speak…
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The Cubs Need to Embrace The Curse
So the Chicago Cubs were swept out of the playoffs. Clearly, this is a set of men who do not deserve devotion. Anyone who is a die-hard Cubs fan has to really look at themselves and ask why they continue to give their hearts to people who have none. Especially in a city that experienced…