Category Archives: Other Stuff
New Year’s Resolution
It seems like every December for the past couple of years I’ve gone on a reading binge. Last year, while I was in India, I read seven books. This year I read four over Christmas. I thought I should make more … Continue reading
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Jon Stewart said I have the name of a prostitute
I was home watching clips of last night’s Daily Show when something I never expected happened: Jon Stewart called me a whore. Well he implied that Desiree is the name of a prostitute anyway. My first thought was “really? … Continue reading
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I thought there was a dead man on my street.
Today, as I walked home from work, I passed a man lying on the street. I live right next door to a hospital and the man was on the sidewalk near the entrance. His eyes were shut, he wasn’t moving. … Continue reading
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The Way You Make Me Feel
A memorial to Michael Jackson, Portland style. I was getting ready to meet some friends at happy hour when I glanced at a news article online and saw something about Michael Jackson being rushed to the hospital. By the time … Continue reading
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PDX Casting Call
I went to a casting call for extras Sunday because I saw a posting for it on Oregon Film and I thought “I’d like to get paid $68 a day to stand around.” But, besides being broke, I had very … Continue reading
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