Unsolicited Non-Advice
Jeffrey’s post about a certain Pisces Male Blogger Who Shall Remain Nameless and his ambivalence toward marriage got me thinking about that honorable institution. Somehow my career as an astrologer took a weird turn somewhere along the way and I settled into a sort of niche as a wedding astrologer. …
Read MoreThursday Thirteen, Vol. 20: I’m Not Myself.
13 Cases of Google-Induced Mistaken Identity Looking for April Kent? April Elliott? You may or may not have come to the right place! Just for the record: I’m not the actress best known for her role as pint-sized Clarice in “The Incredible Shrinking Woman,” although it would look awesome …
Read MoreVoting the Ritual Ticket
Hi! Remember me? Sorry, it’s been nuts around here. Not a lot to offer you of any substance right now (much stealth writing going on elsewhere, I swear), either – just a little “Get out the Vote” goodness. I’m afraid I’ve largely lost my faith in the democratic process; the …
Read MoreThursday Thirteen Vol. 11
Thirteen Movies I’m Powerless to Resist We’ve all been there. You’re parked on the sofa on a rainy Saturday afternoon, channel-surfing through basic cable, when your twitchy remote-control trigger finger stops on TBS. Ooooh… one of your favorites. Is it a good film? Not necessarily. Do you really need to …
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Thursday Thirteen Vol. 8
Thirteen Sites I Visit Every Day 1. Google – which, let’s face it, is a little bit like saying, “every day I brush my teeth.” Duh. The truth isn’t always very interesting, I’m afraid. 2. Salon – After being a premium subscriber since September 2001, I recently took a break …
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Thursday Thirteen Vol. 3
Thirteen Things On My Desk A bunch of CDs: 1. Mary Jean and 9 others (Marshall Crenshaw) 2. Match Game (Marti Jones) 3. Acoustic Motorbike (Luka Bloom) 4. Going Somewhere (Colin Hay) 5. Underneath (David Wilcox) Other debris 6. A stuffed Curious George doll 7. A bumper sticker that reads, …
Read MoreCirca 1964
My brother, sister, and me, circa 1964. (I’m the shortest one.) Cool frocks, huh? A sentimental doff of the cap to my bro, who passed away eleven years ago today. I should have scanned this photo years ago, before it began to fade… it’s one of my favorites. But in …
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Civic Duty
A confession: I’m 44 years old and have voted in every election for the past 15 years or so (and every presidential and midterm election since I was 18) – but I’ve never served on a jury. I never even received a summons until we moved to this house … …
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“A place where they felt at home…”
The Moon has just entered Scorpio, a perfect atmosphere in which to read this essay from New Orleans-born author Anne Rice (thanks to MoonCircles reader Augustine for the link): But to my country I want to say this: During this crisis you failed us. You looked down on us; you …
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A great sadness.
I don’t have any sage astrological commentary about Hurricane Katrina, just sadness at the sight of crazy, beautiful New Orleans under 20 feet of water. We’ll kick down some bucks to our favorite relief organization, but if feels like such an inadquate gesture. Certainly not as magnanimous as leaving a …
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