There are a million stories I could tell about Muriel. She had a rough first two years of life, probably experiencing a Mad Max-like hell in central California with desert landscapes and psycho biker gangs. When I adopted her in May of 2007, she had to adapt to really clean glass (face-planting at full speed... Continue Reading →
Earth, Wind & Scent
"Do you remember, the 21st night of September? Love was changing the mind of pretenders While chasing the clouds away... Ba-dee-ya, dancing in September... This post could be about Earth, Wind & Fire - which would be groovy - but my mind is on actual earth, wind, water, temperature, sound, and scent work. The soundtrack... Continue Reading →
The Meez, The Queez, And La Puta Vida! How We Take the Juice of the Real World And Put It Into the Game.
Anthony Bourdain, by his own account, dove deeply into the experience of life, so deeply he couldn't find the surface at times. Reading his book, Kitchen Confidential, and watching his show, Parts Unknown, he is an authentic participant in the blurred edges of life and a reverent witness to the experience of others at those... Continue Reading →