I was pondering this evening the use of the term parlor for certain, very specific, types of business establishments. You can have a pizza parlor, an ice cream parlor, a tattoo parlor, a beauty parlor, and a massage parlor. But that's pretty much it (feel free to chime in if you know more). Is there some factor I am not seeing these activities ( Read more... )

So, my old phone finally died completely (apparently including the sim card!)so if I had your number please call me on my new phone (same number) or email me. If I didn't have your number, but you want me to, you can do the same thing!

But hark! It is the haunting cry of the wild potato ( Read more... )

I'm Doug! I'm Doug! I'm Doug~!

Some of you have probably heard me talk about my friend Leila's music. She is an incredible composer, and an amazing pianist. Anyway, she has finally given me permission to pimp her myspace music page, so I just wanted to pass the link along and encourage you to check it out. She is just getting stated and trying to build an online fan base, so ( Read more... )

Many American Christian fundamentalists seem to suffer from a paranoid persecution complex. Despite the fact that their wing of the Republican party has controlled the white house for the majority of the past quarter century, and that the overwhelming majority of talk-radio hosts are right-wingers, they believe themselves to be a beleaguered and ( Read more... )

Cattell's 16 Factor Test Results
Warmth |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 82% Intellect |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 86% Emotional Stability |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 86% Aggressiveness ||||||||| 22% Liveliness ||||||||| 26% Dutifulness |||||||||||| 34% Social Assertiveness ||||||||||||||| 42% Sensitivity |||||||||||||||||| 54% ( Read more... )

It was, in actuality, well past midnight before I headed out. I had just finished watching the film "Shine" for a second time, it was a warm and muggy night, and I was restless and unable to sleep. Perhaps influenced by the film, I also felt the need for a creative outlet, with or without the attendant madness. I took a pen and a small pad of ( Read more... )

So, if anyone is interested in traveling up to San Francisco tomorrow evening, my friend Leila, a very talented musician and composer, is playing a gig at a cafe and I am trying to help her fill the place up a bit ( Read more... )

Ahhh.....the pestilence is upon me. Someone bring me some juice and some more tissues. Or soup.

I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial.
- Lord Byron, Don Juan, Canto II, Stanza 13