blu

blu is alive, though not too well.

Armadillo

California may be a more pleasant place filled with people who can count than in than Florida, but they have one up on us when it comes to wildlife.

Anger Produces

I got so mad at myself that I started writing a story which I had been putting off.

Mexico City 10

Moonwatcher

I met the man who Arthur C. Clarke calls "the most famous unknown actor" in the world.

Fistula

The hygienist ran a gloved finger along the facial side of my gums. A sharp balcony, no longer than three grains of sand lined up, jutted out beneath the temporary crown on the lower right where Dr. Morrison had done a root canal last April.

Mouth Wide Shut

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Mexico City 9

Introducing.... Mictli Mouse!

Who needs copyright extensions when you have Mictli Mouse to succeed the 20th century rodent?

Let us scream

mom: Remember, I brought you into this world, I can take you out of it.

Spam Email Blocking

Here's a warning: if you're a live human being, you'll get a message back asking for "verification". This only happens once per email address. You'll be directed to a URL where you just have to follow a simple instruction.

Pessimism

If you like to live in a tranquilizing cloud of unknowing, skip this message. If you don't mind gritty truth-telling as I see it or if you suspect that you might have a case of Dissociative Identity Disorder that needs curing, read on.

Statistics Revisited - Quantifying Isolation?

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Mexico City 8

Lady in Need of A Hug

Go see blu now.

Worth it

We may well see concussions, broken bones, and worse conditions wreaked by police. And it may be worth it.

Mexico City 7

Woman-Proof Shield?

I'll show them my heart, but not my body. Which is the reverse, I think, of most men.

From Uplifted to Hyperactive to Jumpy

I was psyched after my court appearance. I did well.

Psychological Warfare

We got the message, George, and we still don't want to war.

Photographic Evidence of Mary's Power?

Look at this photo: doesn't the Virgin just glow? I took this shot inside a gift shop located beneath the new Basilica dedicated to the Miracle of Tepeyac.

Superstition as Art

Natalie advises that I should "just to be safe I'd get it [the fallen picture] fixed immediately." I have no problem with this.

Court 2

The court and I have the same interest -- to see that things are done lawfully. We're allies in this. There is no reason to treat anyone with disrespect.

Mexico City 6

Supersition as Infection

The frame holding our wedding certificate fell from the wall this evening.

Statistics

If there was a Superbowl of blogging, ya think I'd win it on word count alone?

Politics of Despair

If we prevail, it will be because we did not give up when things looked grim.

Court

I shall remain polite and respectful.

Diego's Diet (Macabre)

Woman-flesh especially delighted Rivera, who relished the legs, breasts, and brains.

Pickle Juice All Over Me

...having watched others accept honors that they didn't deserve with the greatest of grace, I bow and accept from Natalie...

Mexico City 5

Colima, Mexico Earthquake 3

You may continue to send donations earmarked for Casa de los Amigos through Orange Grove Friends Meeting as I indicated earlier.

Thanks to Tanya

To show my appreciation, here are a pair of breasts, painted from life well before the advent of silicone.

Mexico City 4

Blockbuster Video

I missed the imperfections such as the walls breaking out in chipped baroque curls.

American Magic Realism

....the author suggested, I might have a hard time coming up with stuff.

Mexico City 3

You Thought I Was Kidding, Didn't You?

Casa de los Amigos Earthquake Report

They don't have any special fund for earthquake relief, yet, but there's a chance that some of the indigenous communities that they assist will present them with needs in the near future.

Apathy or Want of a Purpose?

What good is a superficiality set against a superficiality?

Standing Up to A Bully

Even when you're a pacifist, sometimes you've got to rise to your feet and confront a guy who is trying to push his way around.

Mexico City 2

Jaguar Gods?

Tracy must have been under the special protection of the were jaguars because she was alive when we arrived home last night.

Mexico City 1

A subtitle for this might be "Memories of Dirt and Splendor".

Mexico City Earthquake - 2

My story about this earthquake will be this: I was talking with a guy named Ray on a flight to Los Angeles. We hit an air pocket once. And we landed safely in Los Angeles.

Mexico City Earthquake

We were en route from Houston to Los Angeles at the time.

Back in the Land of My Birth

I'm back!

A Personal Thanks to Roaches

I realize that I must be very special and important for you to take time to attempt to counter my articles.

A Searching Meme

While we're off exploring the continent's most polluted city, I invite my readers to explore some questions regarding writing.

Border Towns

The people in Mexico City have been kind and friendly without resorting to the grabby tactics I know so well from Tijuana and other places on the south side of the friendly strands of barbed wire.

Mexico City, Day 5

The guide demonstrated a nice technique for dealing with the swarms of vendors who approach you while walking down the Avenue of the Dead or any other open market.

Montezuma's Revenge?

Hardly.

A Word to/About DC Elitist

The First Amendment protects my Freedom of Association as well as your Freedom of Speech in public domains. I choose not to associate with you.

Mexico City Day 4
Went to the Basilica of Guadalupe today. Observed the "miraculous image" from one of the four conveyor belts which drag...

Dove Canyon Blog Roach!

Call me a Peasant any day!

Mexico City - 3

All the way over here, Lynn asked me to repeat the spelling. "Chapulpetec Park", I'd repeat for her. "C H A P U L P E T E C -- just like it sounds."

Mexico City - Day 2
No, still no photos. We´re back in the Internet Cafe located in the Zona Rosa (the pink not the red...

Greetings from Mexico City!

Enroute, I stopped to leave a calling card in the restroom to show what I thought of the airport's namesake.

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Los Angeles National Cemetery - 1

Shoes

"Thrilling stuff," I deadpanned to the guard. He stood behind a counter. I couldn't see his feet.

Over A Tea Cup

I had to tell someone in the writing group a hard truth last night.

Frodo Has Failed!

A friend sent me this dark piece of photographic art.

Reminder!

Ya want a postcard from Mexico City?

The World Out There

I've encountered worse paranoias and it only cuts a deeper groove for my own.

Blog Performance Art
Karen Zipdrive threatened "performance art" if people didn't start commenting. I seized the opportunity to create a bit of my...

King Canute

Canute, I suspect, was a master of persuasion and good judgement: his legend as a King may well rest on his abilities as a peacemaker (I do not recall any tales of him waging war.)

Shouting Against the Tide

Maybe, unlike King Canute and the legal machinations of the ACLU, Ryan's voice will still the turbulent waters and stop the bloody tide of malice.

Bound for Absurdity

I know I am no where near the top 1% and won't be there unless there is a massive infusion of especially poor immigrants or the annexation of large portions of the poorest parts of Latin America or Africa.

Only the Second Dimension

Denos has a superb voice. I do not contest this. But he chose to create this CD using a cheap microphone and his computer.

A Fire

I noticed the headache before I noticed the odor: the bitter azure stink of an electrical fire.

Won't the Guys Be Surprised

Madame Fabulous is gonna get jealous.

Sneak Preview: Death Omens

Has anyone heard of any new superstitions arising out of the 9-11 attacks?

An Early Glimpse
I'm doing the mailbox review early: doesn't really matter which day I do it because I just open up what...

A Letter from Svetlina

You can cut the creep population by simply refusing to go out with them or marry them.

Impatiens

You can strip us, take everything we have, but you cannot kill us. We will survive, we will endure.

A Prayer for a Demiurge

I spoke to the Demiurge: "Stop getting into my life. Get thee behind me -- where Satan is -- and push.

The Passport Office

Its form led me to suspect a sanctuary more stupendous than that superintended by the Great White Throne in Zion National Park and more closely guarded than the Great Mosque in Mecca

No Pretensions Here

I have no pretensions of winning wKenshow's "I love...." contest.

Call for Spanish Translation
Could someone translate the following phrase into Mexican Spanish: The love of cemeteries is not morbid Note: Please don't include...

The Late KZ?

I thought you said 'Aaronson died.'

The Rules Rezipped

Rebuttals from Canadians welcome. Texans will be ignored.

Another Joel Sax Bush-Era Anti-War Filk Song

For every gaff, Spin Spin Spin
There is an excuse, Spin Spin Spin,
And a lie for every purpose in the White House.

A time to cheat,

A time to steal, etc.

A time for war:  I swear they cannot wait!

A Diner Bigot

I raised my voice slightly as I said to Lynn "Don't you just love hatred?"

A Dying Industry

It's death on the cheap, a funeral parlor sans the satin curtains and velvet lined chairs.

Senile Dementia

Tracy sat down next to my ear while I was sleeping and began to howl for no apparent reason. Her "spells" seem to be getting worse: she will trot in the room, claw her way onto the bed, and not recognize where she is. "Where am I?" she howls.

And it's.....

We decided that we hadn't done a real foreign trip since 1992 (the one day jaunts to Tecate, Ensenada, and Tijuana just don't count) so Mexico City won over New Orleans.

Um, Thanks Sis

How, um, thoughtful but what's the rush?

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Palm Springs: Hatred on the Agenda

This singling out strikes me as Wimpocratic politics: the Right whines and you give them a few hours to spout their homophobia, meet others like them, exchange addresses, and organize a voting bloc to find new ways to undermine majority rule and minority rights.

Emperor Norton Day

Today marks the death of Joshua Norton, better known as Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

Fishes' Heaven

Rupert Brooke was stuck in the trenches when he wrote a parody of beliefs about the nature of Heaven -- as fish must conceive it.

Your Opinion Solicited

Where do you think we should go?

Severe Storm Warning 3

It will be a wise thing, today, to watch the ridgeline, check the news, and listen for the blast of the fire engine speakers telling us to grab what we love and leave our homes.

Severe Storm Warning 2

The last drones of the high winds which have ripped out trees like tweezers snagging eyebrow hairs boom and bustle outside.

Grey Bird will Be Relieved

Hamish was borne off by a wandering wind while visiting relations of his owner, Aileen O'Brien.

Divine BDSM?

Jesus said that he didn't bring peace, but a sword: this fellow pulls out a fragmentation grenade and lets me have it.

Tanya Raises Her Sights

Question: how does Tanya know how hard they are? Has she been walking up to women and feeling them?

Cordwood

Last night, the dry storm blew down a hefty liquid amber.

On Prozac Horror Stories

Human bodies aren't turned out on an assembly line with interchangeable parts as the critics seem to want you to believe: we're different enough that what helps one person can harm another. Doctors know this.

Feast of the Epiphany

It's your last chance to say "Merry Christmas Joel" and make it meaningful, darn it!

Severe Storm Warning

Earlier they said that the gusts blew over 45 mph and were worst in the foothills. Like we needed to be told that.

For the Morbidly and Not So Morbidly Inclined
If you liked my last collection of quotations, you may also enjoy this one, which is on the specific topic...

The Origin of Toothache

Painful imagery, eh? See. You can never trust a god!

Queen of the Throwaway Comment

In my feint at humor, I inspired pain. But I believe our friendship is all right.

Dreams

Does he keep us all in a Grand Central Station locker like the aliens that K has in Men in Black II?

Testing Jaded Ju's Theory

Vaorerkd, sao dxcvuiq, klocz. Fdsaldxcklal?

A Worry

Four months after his dog died, my father suffered his fatal heart attack.

Things that Can't Be Talked About

It's a tragedy indeed when thoughts cannot be freely voiced.

Bore or Boor?

I must be the only blogger the number of whose posts exceeds the number of his comments.

Banished from American English

These are selected from thousands of entries by a committee of professors drinking beer.

But Who Are They Angry At?

Who are they blaming here? The news reports leave us no clue.

Camel Toes are Number One?

KAREN ZIPDRIVE! I CURSE YOU!

Menstruation Envy?

If you want to throw a slogan at him, say War is menstruation envy.

Valor

Aztec belief held that the souls of women who died in childbirth earned every bit as honorable a place in their afterworlds as the souls of warriors killed in battle or slain as sacrifices.

To Be Was Not to Be

Some brilliant backer of James Bond got the bright idea of inviting a Russian theater company to come to England and present a performance of Hamlet as they had done in Moscow.

Mother is here

She's taken the opportunity to wander into my office several times to boss me around while I work on my web sites and generally go crazy as I keep trying to type around Tracy.

Goodbye to 2002

2002: The Year of the Ugly Lump of Protoplasm.

Inferno?

I ran out of xanax and Blue Cross won't refill for another five days!

blu's curse

Uh-oh.

Best of 2002

I think effort needs to be directed to creating new material, not on wallowing in the wine-flavored cheese muckholes of the past.

Twenty-One Gifts of the Magi for the New Year

Sila ersinarsinivdluge.