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Dream
I am in a cemetery taking photographs. My father accompanies me. I have to lay on my back to photograph...

Dreams
Sometimes I have dreams inside of dreams, that occur to me as I break out of sleep into levels of...

Scarcity

Material for this blog is becoming scarce now that my body is excreting the last vestiges of mood-warping vicodin from my system.

Clit Eastwood?
Isn't that who chari, the goddess of good karma, looks like in this photo?...

Peridex™

Dentists swear by it for the antiseptic effects it has on the gums. Patients swear that it is one of the worst tasting concoctions ever produced by the pharmaceuticals industry.

Restaurant Help

Sometimes, I think, I am the only voice of kindness in their evening. That's sad.

Bringer of Light and Darkness

When you reject my dark side, you also reject the bringer of light in me.

Names

Quennel Steven

Nirva Moral

Ezra Paddy

Diallo Rico

Rad Yosefu

Haven Thurman

Cavan Luigi

A Favorite Moment

When the clouds break and the sun streaks out over the Spanish tile rooftops of Portola Hills.

Blogrolling and Exchanges

I've been making myself go through my main blogroll and move some people off of it.

Pre-Packaged

A Response to Bad Criticism

On the top of the pile was a copy liberally marked in red. Next to the title of the piece, "Mount Likavitos", was the question "Why are we here?"

Soft Foods

I'm on soft foods for another two weeks. This also excludes nuts, lettuce, rice, and other stuff with invisible feet that take them into the hole between the molars on my lower right side.

Happy Birthday Meaghan!

Happy birthday to Meaghan Bailey

Court Finis

I accepted a deal: $80.00 traffic school (as opposed to $200 to $300).

Cabin Retreat

I have this dream: a plot of land somewhere to the south of Ensenada, Mexico upon which I can build a retreat cabin, near the sea.

Pain Pills

I just don't get why people want to make themselves sick to the stomach for a few hours of lightheadedness.

Court

Back to court tomorrow.

Writer's Potluck

Boring blog tonight. Better tomorrow.

Uncle Joel Again

The nephew's name is Apollo....

Peace Stickers

Virtual March on Washington

Didn't go to one of the demonstrations last week? Feel left out of history?

From the Scarlet Hermitage

The main thing keeping me home isn't pain, but the fact that if I go charging around town, pumping my heart, the wound in my mouth is about to bust.

Sinking the Propaganda Boats

Nothing but Jingo Bells all the year through, no matter how many times we spoil Georgie's black oil Christmas with facts and reason.

Astrology

By the way, I'm an Aquarius. Statistics show that most of you who believe in astrology will claim to have had me pegged and to completely understand me now.

An Extraction Under Conscious Sedation

The drugs they used to sedate me prevented me from accumulating the complete set of folders from which my memory could draw to write about what they did later.

American Police State

I thought I would do some pointers to other blogs and news articles that should give all Americans the chills.

Oral Surgery 3
The tooth is pulled, and Joel is home, doped up, and upstairs watching a video. All went as expected. More...

Oral Surgery 2

Back when I have a mind again

This is My Country -- Get Used to It!

....there are a lot of people who have been taking cheap shots at those of us who love our nation like some people love their alcoholic spouses: we don't want it to destroy itself on this power-tripping drug called militarism.

Comics into Movies

Some writers feel threatened by the phenomenon. It's the old "I won't get my rightful cut of the pie" syndrome. (I don't expect my rightful cut, but I keep writing anyways.)

Dreams
I'm riding in a car with Tom Cruise who is angry with me. He says that my cel phone is...

A Writer on Writing

I went to a lecture by a writer on how to bring real life into one's writing.

Another Thought on Sanity Check

The art comes first. Critics who can't accept the fact that time is a continuum and change rules should get out of the business.

Oral Surgery

I am resigning myself to this: that every so often, for the rest of my life, I am going to suffer one of these procedures.

President's Day

On this day, Americans honor their legitimately elected presidents.

Forty Fives

But the forty five I remember the best were the records.

Sanity Check

I love the chore of editing....Am I crazy?

Mexico City 21
Is this series not a fitting coda to Valentine's Day? I didn't plan it like this. It just turned up...

Blogging for Peace

Not in Our Name plans a moment in which everyone drops what they are doing to do something to express their opposition against the war later this month.

Valentine's Day

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Lost and Found

Welcome back to my life, Christy and Denise!

State of Mind at Nearly 45 Years of Age

Pass your cursor over my darkness and see what comes to light.

Current Statistics
Entries: 760 Comments: 775...

Poor Little Rich Children

The school is being sued by certain parents who are upset that their little darlings who missed between 15 to 30 days of school are being flunked.

The Death of Politics

Read the title for the double meaning.

Patriot Act 2

If John Ashcroft doesn't like you, he will be able to strip you of your citizenship --provided you let him get his way and allow Congress to pass Patriot Act 2.

Clarity on FEMA

It's still a good idea to read the sections about preparedness for natural disasters.

Brandon Vedas Update

It's good to see that the Vedas family are an ally in finding constructive responses to this tragedy

A Roach Scuttles By

Courses in reading comprehension are available for such individuals, but alas, they think they don't need them.

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A memorable quote

The word of a loser is more trustworthy than that of a winner.

Online Suicide 2

I've located a transcript of the last online chat of Brandon Vedas.

The Administration That Cried "Alert"

I have to apply the "What makes me think that I am so damned important that a terrorist is going to target my house?" rule to these fears.

Rain

You didn't know it, but I was getting impatient for rain

Stocking Up

No solid food for a week. That's the mandate from my periodontist.

Mexico City 18

A Parallel Strategy

I'm getting nervous about the feedback that I will get from the writing group in two weeks yesterday.

Fistula 5

The disease is in the jaw bone now. That's why the tooth must die.

Peace Rally Signs

A rare steal from an email.

An Exercise

Tonight's writing exercise involved using three words pulled at random in a composition. The three words were:

• extinguished
• variegated
• languid

Ah Puch

The Mayan god of death is Ah Puch. I invoke his name now when I screw up.

Better than a Critique
A new member of our group finally got his courage up and submitted a sheaf of poems. Like the first...

Joelabel's Canon

I'm putting the last touches on the short story that I am submitting to the writing group tonight and doing my best to be kind as I mark up the papers of the writers who present this week.

You Know, I hated Math

what number are you?

this quiz by orsa

Mexico City 17 - Tomb of Diego Rivera

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Fistula 4

The fistula has grown to about the size of a lentil and feels like a hard bean lying between my gum and my cheek. It appears to range from silver gray to bruise blue.

Notice to Roaches

If you don't have the guts to post using a true email address, you don't exist as far as I am concerned.

Shopping for my Birthday

When I agreed to go up there, this trap wasn't part of the deal.

Suicide Online

"I told u I was hardcore," were his last coherent words.

My MSN Account

If you happen to have MSN Messenger, you can dial me up at gazissax@best.com.

St. Rasputin!? Then St. Stalin?

It's not bleeding icons or weeping statues that make a saint. It is the good works and dedication to the ideals and methods of Christ.

Mexico City 15

Feline Editorial Additions

Tracy or Teeny (Virginia) pulled the keyboard down from the desk and onto the floor.

Court 3

Have I become so familiar to them? What awaits me? Merry recommendations of my courtesy or a scorpion's tail behind a door?

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Fistula 3

Number 30 tooth must die

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Notice to Linkers
If you've linked me and I haven't linked you back, please let me know. Thank you!...

Chat is Cheap

Chat is ephemeral. Logs make it possible, however, for errant bigotry to be enshrined. Pretty cool, eh?

Getting There.

It's hard to say whether I have been using the story to keep from typing up the court papers or the court papers to keep from working on the story.

The Language of the Lie

It is another tactic to bring over lots of supporters to attempt to drown out the voice of one who exposes facts and truths which directly counter their arguments. It is yet another tactic to deny that they are "attacking" this person.

Happy Birthday, Lynnikin!

Today marks the passage of yet another large step towards infinity by my best friend, closest confidant, trustiest ally, breadwinner, cat box cleaner, principal organic heating unit, spiritual adviser, and only spouse, Lynn Diana Gazis. Wish her well!

Thoughts on Creationism

To tell the truth, I hope Ashcroft goes after the professor who Raye names. Just look what happened to the Kansas Board of Education!

Ancient Pleasure Secret Revealed

Warning: Childish Adult Content.

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Fistula 2

Number 30's roots looked good except for a slow healing area at the base of the rearmost one.

Armadillo 2

Governor Jeb Bush reportedly called his brother and told him to add the goddess of good karma to the Axis of Evil because she was flagrantly using chemical weapons.

Lawrence Welk Resort

I honestly wonder: if Columbia had disintegrated over Southern California and if the debris had fallen among the rocks that surrounded the resort, would anyone at the Lawrence Welk Resort disturbed my peace to tell me about it?

Chat Addiction?

Chatters can fall into ruts and mannerisms.

Which Thought is More Dangerous?

Fact: you are probably not in the top 1%. You are probably no where near to being there even if you are an millionaire.

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Columbia Disaster

We were on our way out of the Lawrence Welk Resort, this morning, when I caught the gold streak across the blue background and the headline "Columbia is Lost".