Monthly Archives: September 2009

Words that Ping

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Marion

A few months ago I posted something about a Santa Rosa restaurant. I’m not going to type the name, since that’s what this post is about, but the name had a nationality’s name in it. Here is it backwards: iahT. … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Marion

“Hey, you know what, Nostradamus? How ’bout if you just sit this one out?” Bill Mahar, commenting on Bill Kristol’s inaccurate predictions about the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

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Youth Leading Industry

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Marion

You should read the whole article posted here at firedoglake.com, but here are some facts about workers under 35: –One-third live at home with parents because with student loans and an uncertain economy, they can’t afford housing on their own. … Continue reading →

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Making a Left Turn in a Traffic Circle

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Marion

In case you didn’t know how.

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The Declaimer

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Marion

There’s this guy who sits under the trees across the street from my office. He has a bike with a dirty yellow backpack lashed to the back. He wears a dark blue baseball cap, and he’s often shirtless. Sometimes he’s … Continue reading →

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Talent Runs in the Family

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Marion

Brian Fies is the author of the acclaimed graphic novel Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow, and the Eisner-award winning Mom’s Cancer. This week his daughter, Laura Fies, gave me an autographed copy of her first prize-winning manga, “Talbot.” … Continue reading →

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