“If I have all the tears that are shed on Broadway by guys in love, I will have enough salt water to start an opposition ocean to the Atlantic and Pacific, with enough left over run the Great Salt Lake out of business.” –Damon Runyon, as quoted in a recent New Yorker article. I don’t always have a high opinion of Adam Gopnik as a writer, but I will concede that he’s always a helluva quoter. (Posted simultaneously to “Jelly-Town!”) Continue reading His whiskey bottle spillin’ in a lake that’s made of salt

As before, we present the following as a public service. Thirty-One Ways to Celebrate NATIONAL UMBRELLA MONTH 1. Read a comic book. 2. Watch a movie. 3. Start an entertainment distribution company. 4. Swap opinions with a friend. 5. Spend some time with a good book. 6. Play a video game. 7. Groove on some jazz. 8. Listen to an album. 9. Do things your own way. 10. Experimental flamenco rock? 11. Satisfy your sweet tooth. 12. Express yourself forcefully. 13. Have a beautiful, rotten day. 14. Sit in the cool shade. 15. Celebrate a feathered friend. 16. Wear a … Continue reading If you shower me with kisses like the pouring rain I will pull up my umbrella

I’ll get back to that whole “writing” thing tomorrow. For now, I’ll just present the following in response to the best news of the day. (Posted simultaneously to “Jelly-Town!”) Continue reading If you want it, anytime I can give it but you better hurry cause it may not last