Movies are back, People!I went to the movies. I guess that’s what I mean. I wore a mask and sat with others and enjoyed the communal experience of seeing a movie. I was at an art theater so the screen ...
Read More →Dispatches
Looking Back.
The past, people. The past. I don’t know if anyone else experiences this but when I am in waking consciousness, not quite a dream, my entire brain is mine but the life I am living is not the life I am in. ...
Read More →The Cul-de-sac.
I need some sleep, People.It doesn’t matter what time I go to bed I still seem to wake up at 6 am. Just happens. I thought it was what happens when you get old. You need less sleep. When I wake up though ...
Read More →Unexpected Closure.
Hola, Amigos!Sorry. In New Mexico for a few days. Seeing the old man while I can and he still has a few marbles left. Which he does. I met my brother out here. I don’t think the three of us have been ...
Read More →Working It Out.
Eating, People.I don’t know what’s happening in my mind really. I’ve been aggro and impatient and cynically angry and very funny. I guess it all feeds the same beast. I guess the way I innately gather my ...
Read More →The Process.
Okay, People…I guess everything is back to normal? I have no idea what the rules are. Is it business-to-business in terms of masks? I go some places, like supermarkets, and it seems that masks are still ...
Read More →The Season.
The heat is here, Folks! Again, another summer of fire panic is starting. People wonder why people leave Cali and I believe the reason is primarily fire panic. ‘They’ are saying it’s going to be worse ...
Read More →Paintings.
Art finds its way, People.Strange story. A fan from Seattle reached out to me on IG DM. He said he came across a painting at an estate sale by ‘Lynn Shelton.’ He sent me a little pic of the painting and a ...
Read More →Melon Season.
Making things right, Friends ‘Question: Is control controlled by its need to control? Answer: Yes.’ -William Burroughs So much is out of our control, almost everything. That is something that became very ...
Read More →Regroup, Reground, Re-Engage
Back at it, People!I did a spot at The Comedy Store every night last week. As you remember, I was playing with the idea of never doing stand up again. I still don’t ultimately know what will unfold, if ...
Read More →A Year.
A year, People.It’s been a year since Lynn Shelton passed away. I didn’t think that the anniversary would affect me. I mean, I think about it every day. I didn’t think a date marker would make a ...
Read More →Part of Me Lives Up There.
Back on stage, folks!Ridiculous. I really thought that I may be done with comedy. I thought I had said enough or there wasn’t really much more for me to say or I was just tired. I thought I could walk ...
Read More →Seniors.
Florida, People. Florida. Trump is still president here for the most part but it really seems that, at least where I am, people are still being safe. There are a lot of masks on indoors. I’m not sure if ...
Read More →Oscars.
Enough bread, People. Please. Someone stop me. I’m lying to myself. I keep saying I’m trying to perfect this Irish soda bread recipe but, in all honesty, I just like looking at the cooked bread and then ...
Read More →Like Riding a Bike.
Up and down, People!I’m stuffed. I ate like a pig today at a BUFFET situation. Yeah, food, out, on a table. Wild. I went to my first fully vaxxed party situation. It was a surprise party for my friend's ...
Read More →Good Meat.
Sometimes it’s about the meat, People.It just is. I get focused and annoying. Fortunately I’m alone.I got it in my mind to try to cook another brisket. My second one. I have a Traeger pellet grill. I ...
Read More →Changing Thought.
Cats, People.There is a persistent kitten on my desk right now as I write this. I guess I forgot it’s kind of like having a kid, I imagine. The growing-up happens quicker. He was basically a newborn a ...
Read More →An Overwhelming Feeling.
Jesus, I’m worn out, People.I’m not even sure why. I imagine it’s because I’ve gone into overdrive with doing shit around the house all of a sudden. I have been putting off setting up my in-house office ...
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