Dear readers, I puzzled over whether or not to publish this, but decided to go ahead. It’s very personal, but was originally a letter to twenty-six friends, most of whom are reading this now. A dear friend of ours woke up in an ambulance last weekend, and soon was informed he has a tumor in … [read more]
Memoir
Wine Masters of Tianjin
Wine Masters of Tianjin The guy is so earnest, so innocent, so charming. And really young. (Everyone in China is young.) Trying so hard. I ordered a mixed salad and steak sandwich, and a glass of Banfi, 2011 Cabernet-Sangiovese. Fifty-eight RMB. About nine-fifty, US. I figure I can eek three of these into my … [read more]
Drinking With Strangers
Drinking With Strangers March 2011 I walked up to the shitty little neighborhood Gunbarrel Mexican place for dinner, a place that offers many menu items ending with “ito”, usually a combination of one Mexican and one decidedly non-Mexican dish. I sat at the bar and ordered a double Big Boy Lemonade and a bean … [read more]
The Ten Thousand Guys
The Ten Thousand Guys (From Six Mile Creek Report, 2004) One of these days, if I practice real hard, I may have the heuvos to do what these boys above are doing, to set up on a street corner or walk into a stanky bar or a hushed coffee shop and sing and play songs … [read more]
Settling For A Less Risky Mid-Life Fantasy
Settling For A Less Risky Mid-Life Fantasy (From Front Range news, 2006) Oh says Red Molly to James “That’s a fine motorbike. A girl could feel special on any such like” Says James to Red Molly “My hat’s off to you It’s a Vincent Black Lightning, 1952. And I’ve seen you at the corners and … [read more]
Refugee Traveler
Refugee Traveler I travel a lot. Maybe a third of each year I spend in China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Korea and around the US. I realized this morning I have a refugee’s relationship to travel, to my home and to the stuff I have collected that I carry around the world. I discovered … [read more]
