Isn't roe a beautiful word? I've always thought so. It's like if cellardoor had a daughter, she would be named roe.

Brackish, troublesome, heart-pinching beauty ( Read more... )

The sky is taking on light,
though the moon still hangs pale over the water.
Such beauty that for a minute
death and ambition, even love,
doesn’t enter into this.
-Raymond Carver, “Happiness”

For those so inclined, I've posted an initial 1,500 words on the year in music, with plans to expand, and expand to the decade in general, in the next few days: http://thespiritlevel.wordpress.com/2009/12/19/the-year-and-decade-in-music/

Robert Frost for the beginning of fall, an old favorite of mine.

( Paul's Wife )

Via Gawker: Steven Tyler's daughter Mia on her dad's recent fall:

THE DEMON OF SCREAMIN IS NOT DEAD.
Yes it's true my dad walked the wrong way and landed on his head. He broke his left shoulder and had to get a few stitches on his noggin.

He is now at home resting and will be back on his feet just as soon as he can to rock the world once more.

Awesome ( Read more... )

Have you guys seen the new scientology report that just got published? What a weird story. How often have we seen so-called religion being used a screen for poorly-developed males to regress into pre-adolescent school yard fantasy worlds? It's sickening, yes, and sort of tragically humorous. But it's also just fucking weird. Who are these people?

I ( Read more... )

I'm drinking a beer. My father was fishing in Vermont all weekend, and he brought home a couple Molsons; but no one, including him, drinks beer here, so I usually drink them when they appear. I haven't had a beer in...I don't remember...months. The antibiotics I was on precluded any drinking. They had me on Flagyl, actually, which is apparently the ( Read more... )

Fox Sports released rankings today on each NFL franchise, not just the teams but ownership, coaching, fanbase, etc.: the whole package. Guess who's on top?

Bill Belichick is the best head coach in football. Tom Brady is the best quarterback in football. Bob Kraft is a fantastic owner who knows how to market his team while letting Belichick run ( Read more... )

I would feel remiss if I didn't link to this, though I have no idea what it is (borderline NSFW).