The Bugs of the Sea of Cortez

Anchor holding in San Francisco off Bay View Boat Club. I spent the night on the hook. Here in 1980 I visited the club to attend a meeting of the Dinghy Cruising Association. The DCA trains sailors to cruise by dinghy. Sailing long distances, sleeping and eating aboard a 14’ sailboat requires considerable planning and […]

Those Sucking Sounds

The Puzzle Solved I would be more comfortable with the trade negotiations now taking place if the titans of industry were bellyaching. I don’t hear them complaining about the labor provisions. I don’t hear them bitching about the environmental regulations they would have to obey. I haven’t heard word one about currency manipulation. What the […]

That Brilliant Joke Teller Sam Brownback

No fixing stupid, No cure for stubborn… I do own a suit. I am an entertainer. I can say things that aren’t true. In fact in my business I’m not really required to tell the truth. I’m in the business of amusement. If you stand up and raise your hand and volunteer to fly an […]

Bachelorhood as Infrastructure

To Have Anything You Must Give Her Everything “You peeling down into your French lingerie and your slick high-heeled cowgirl boots, I swear on a stack of Gideon’s, you don’t want a fair fight… Trying to ensnare me in my own weaknesses…. I know your kind; you’ll have nothing and nobody to blame but […]

The Boar’s Big Oil Agony

We are ungovernable. We can’t do it. In other batshit crazy news you might have noticed that the decline of crime is being correlated to a decline in airborne lead levels. Take the lead out of gasoline and just like that you get a 70% decrease in violent crime. Who knew? The king is not […]

Hells Angels & Roller Derby Stars

This is the best we got…..?