Archive for August, 2007

Mapquest

Friday, August 31st, 2007

A Letter From USAFG (United States Americans For Geography), a non-profit organization
Dear Citizen,
Did you know that every day more than 2,000,000 “U.S” Americans go without maps? Many lack basic navigation that you and I take for granted. Stuttering teens starve to know whether Florida is the one that looks like a flaccid [...]

My Own Private Jake

Friday, August 31st, 2007

You are all aware of the object of my obsession.
I’ve devoted several thousand words to him a few times on this very blog. I’ve burned a few hours scouring the net for pictures of People’s sexiest bachelor. I’ve replayed the tent scene from “Brokeback Mountain” over and over in my head (with my [...]

The Big One

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

It must be difficult to live in a place that is at the center of natural disasters. I think about people who live along the San Andreas or the Gulf Coast. Waiting for the next big one. Looking out for the next Andrew or Katrina.
We don’t have stuff like that in East [...]