amplitude and abundance*

The stall is unattended.  Some days, like yesterday, it’s all tomatoes. Other days, it’s a mix of giant zuchinni, yellow squash, peppers, and yeah, tomatoes.  You pull up into the dusty lot, step out of the car into the heat, and the smell and the taste of tomatoes envelopes you.
There are two handwritten notes attached [...]

Success in failure

In the time I’ve lived at this house, one thing I’ve not done at all is landscaping or yard work, other than basic mowing and weed eating. Partly because I couldn’t afford it, partly because I didn’t have the time, but mostly because I wasn’t inspired yet.  My usual pattern with big projects, for interiors [...]

Ten things right now that don’t suck

1.    Mardi gras beads
2.    500Gb external hd
3.    La Calavera coffee cup
4.    Pangea Organics lotion
5.    Adequate hydration
6.    Examples of heroism
7.    iPod (old school)
8.    Giant mega super stapler
9.    Huge window w/great view
10.  Trusty MB Pro

Steve, you can’t spell cynical without an “i”

So my current phone plan ends today. Not that anyone cares really, but for the record I’m not in line with the rest of the kewl kids @ the Apple Store.
For almost a year now, I’ve had a little counter on my MacBook’s Dashboard, titled “iPhone Buy date.” I was glad to skip the first [...]

Found poetry blogging: The Searchers, pt 2

Yesterday’s search terms, another narrative in free verse:
gay pride in czechoslovakia
American gothic
sailor tattoos
what are your eyes made of?
she got the money
lesley gore
proper sweeping of the floor
codpiece
youre doing it wrong

Pootie doesn’t live here anymore

99° in the shade today. 101° heat index.
It’s almost dark here and the temp has dropped a bit. The animals and I are stirring after a few hours of zoning out enjoying the synergy of the AC and ceiling fan. Doing some low-energy mulitasking, knocking out some laundry and dishes.  All while waiting for [...]

Poetry blogging: The Searchers

Yesterday’s Search Terms, a narrative in verse

alfalfa

free blackberry radio

sailor tattoos

blackberry radio free

van cat

she got the money

she’s got the honey

she’s got the money

i got the money and she’s got the honey

blackberry free radio

Hot hike

Went on a hike yesterday morning on some new land recently obtained by the City of Austin Water Quality Protection program. For the most part, it was a great hike and the acreage is gorgeous. About three/quarters of the way through, on our way back, I got overheated during an uphill climb across [...]

… Is this thing on?

Wow, this place looks a lot like a blog I used to have. It’s been so long since I posted though, I’m just not sure.
I fell off the internets, and they drove off without me.
An unexpected power outage on Saturday left about half the town, including me, without power for about an hour. When [...]

Houston (on everything)

The good:
Steve fuckin’ Earle. Crappy venue, spotty turnout, drunken howling audience members but he brought it on every damn song, and and he and Allison Moorer dissed the administration and the Republicans and the media at every available opportunity.
The tzatziki at Niko Niko’s
2 out of 3 margaritas at King Biscuit
Catching up on the Eschacon lowdown
Poodle [...]