"It's been a year since Pat Tillman died for his country in a firefight in Afghanistan, but his courage and convictions continue to resonate today." --ESPN.com.

Only in a country as young as America, and only now, could the remove of one single year seem like a vast chasm of time. I continue to be amazed, though I suppose I shouldn't be, at the ( Read more... )

Folks, it appears that last week I spoke too soon. I have been much too busy maintaining my empire to complete the first for-real Holy Goddamn. But rest assured that I will complete it by next weekend at the latest, and I assure you that the extra wait shall be worth it.

The biggest reason that I have been remiss in my me-work is because of my new ( Read more... )

If all goes well, the first real episode of Holy Goddamn (001) will be posted this Sunday. By then, I will have also devised a way for any of you without podcasting abilities to download the show.

My progress will be slowed somewhat by the fact that I'm attending Mets games on Friday and Saturday. I went to the home opener this Monday, which was ( Read more... )

Posted this here on Monday, but I figured an extra shout out was worth it:

Huzzah! Holy Goddamn has made its triumphant return to the imaginary airwaves. AI now have separate RSS feeds for both Scratchbomb.com and the Holy Goddamn! Podcast Experience. If you're new to the whole podcasting thing, go here and click on the radio to learn The How.

The ( Read more... )

I acquired new employment last week. My old company was bought out by a rival last year, and subsequently a job I once enjoyed had become a hellish place to work at, and a boring hell at that. I was really sad to have to go this route, because I enjoyed most of my time at this particular employer. But the old people were fleeing the building like ( Read more... )

You are hereby notified that i have started an RSS feed at Scratchbomb.com, so you can keep abreast of every single update AS IT HAPPENS!. Go to the site and click on the link at the top of the news column, or you can click here to get in on the action. That is all.

So today is St. Patrick's Day, or as alcoholics call it, Amateur Night. It's an event that once held a genuinely uplifting meaning for an oppressed people with little else to celebrate, and now, like most holidays (in America, anyway) is simply an excuse for normally antisocial behavior. Plus, it perpetuates certain myths that the Irish like to ( Read more... )

On Saturday, while driving home from the Rockaways, the lady and I pledged some heard earned deaux to WFMU, the only radio station worth listening to in the tri-state (prove me wrong, I dare ya). This is the fourth year in a row I've parted with my shekels to the make the airwaves a better place. I even pledged a C-note when I was deeply mired in ( Read more... )

Since returning from Vegas, I've been making a concerted effort to Be Healthy. When I got my Masters last year, after having spent two years with little free time in which to cram work-work, me-work, and exercising, I felt the liberating need to slack off on all fronts. So except for completing a novel, taking an improv class, and house fixer- ( Read more... )

This weekend, I went to Las Vegas for a friend's wedding, and spent the rest of my days in Sin City wandering amongst the elaborate monuments to Consumption. I was completely inclined to hate the city and scoff at all it stood for, but I came away with a strange kind of respect for the whole spectacle. 'Over the top' does not do Vegas justice--from ( Read more... )