When I walked into the locker room at Evergreen fitness the other day, I was looking directly into the butt-hole of a fat man bending over. I think he was drying off his pale, gout-ridden feet. As my eyeballs bled I wondered if it would be the same experience to stare into the sun. His [...]
Category Archives: You Gotta Be In It To Win It
Of Peacocks, Yurts, and Boats
April 15, 2008 – 11:08 am
The female Indian Blue Peafowl is referred to as a Peahen; the male, a Peacock. They are between 35 and 50 inches tall and can weigh up to 13 pounds. The male’s tail feathers or “train” can be as long as five feet and sport a variety of colors including blue, green, red and gold. [...]
A Table for Mike
July 10, 2007 – 08:00 am
My friend Mike wanted a table that could be moved around easily. He lives on the forth floor of an apartment in Queens. He may need to move again and wanted a table that one person could carry. So I came up with this design.
The legs and skirt are made from mahogany. The table top [...]
Icon
May 1, 2007 – 10:39 am
This is a hand-made bronze hammer. It’s mounted on a Mahogany base, with pine inlays and pine pegs. The hammer is fixed in that position, with a welded bolt just at the base of the handle. For a finish, I gave it a white patina.
The Pines of Rome
April 17, 2007 – 10:25 am
I work with this guy named Rick Prior. He runs his own carpentry business and we’ve sort of joined forces to take on projects for the summer. Prior started out as a mason on Block Island, and eventually went to school for some kind of Historical Preservation concentration, but only after working on a farm [...]
There’s No Such Thing As Fate
April 3, 2007 – 06:00 am
I opened the door, sat down, pulled out the choke on this nineteen sixty-something BMW with a rusted out floor, put the key into the ignition, turned it and waited. After a few minutes the choke settled into its three-quarter position and the car idled at a steady “chugga-chugâ€. I put it into first and [...]
Graphing Up The Information
February 6, 2007 – 10:32 am
In an age where owning music is just a click away, Beck drops some ill-shit that makes a brother wanna go out and buy some albums. I know his newest record, The Information (iTunes, Amazon) came out a while ago, but I’m always just a little bit behind. I’ve only owned it for a month [...]
How I Set Kyle Up With a Joke
December 22, 2006 – 11:30 am
(And how he, in turn, inadvertently got me to write something about him,and about good music for the just-passed holiday)
It all started earlier in the week when I was reading one of the comments that another contributor to this site had written. The thread of conversation had to do with my work as a gas-pumping [...]
Sciatica
October 26, 2006 – 10:35 am
This was supposed to be the beginning of my column. I have a flashy title and an image. However, I will not disclose any of that information at this time. I have a horrid pain in my ass that throbs uncontrollably any time I sit. I have been told that I have pinched my sciatic [...]
