27 January 2020

A Review of Colette

I wrote this review for the Claudine books by Colette, for Amazon.com.

This book is my first foray into Colette, and it was a great introduction indeed! Fresh and fun after a full century, I fell in love with the entire cast of characters. Finishing the book, it was a crushing blow to say goodbye to them. I look forward to reading more Colette in the future.

17 January 2020

Storm Large

Storm Large is my heroine. I first saw her about 2 years ago, performing as the lead singer with Pink Martini at their show at Music Hall in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was tall, graceful, and sang like a siren. I was impressed so I looked up her single "Ladylike." Do the same, and you'll see for yourself. 

13 January 2020

2016- On the Campaign


These are photos from the month or so in 2016 when I worked on Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. The first one is from Cincinnati Pride, the second one is from a rally I attended featuring Elizabeth Warren and Hillary Clinton, and the third is me posing at the office with a cutout of Clinton. These memories used to be painful, but I've finally moved on...

07 January 2020

My Life In Hamilton

Outside there's a box car waiting
Outside the family stew
Out by the fire breathing
Outside we wait till face turns blue
I know the nervous walking
I know the dirty beard hangs
Out by the box car waiting
Take me away to nowhere plains
There is a wait so long
(so long, so long)
You'll never wait so long

06 January 2020

Horrid New Year

"You Broke Up With Me"
Well, I got some coke in my bourbon
Surfin' the room like Swazye
No, I ain't drunk, I'm amazing
Yeah, I got that laid way way back back in my swagger
Xfactor feeling no pain I'm at the top of my game

Darlin' you can't crash my party with your 'Sorry's and 'What Are We's
Don't start rainin' on my Mardi Gras parade for a minute
I ain't even fixin' to listen to your guilt trippin'
You're forgettin' girl you made your bed and didn't want me in it (Hey!)

Woah girl, simmer on down a notch
Ain't nobody making you watch me get my forget you on
No girl, can't touch my good as gold
I know it's difficult to see me on a roll
But hey, you broke up with me
Yeah, what can I say babe, you broke up with me

Guess you don't know what you want
'Til you see I'm movin' on
Makin' lonely look like freedom
Baby, don't even act like I'm doing something wrong
If my song comes on and I get lost on that dance floor
In somebody's arms that aren't yours

You can't crash my party with your 'Sorry's and 'What Are We's
Don't be rainin' on my Mardi Gras parade for a minute
I ain't even fixin' to listen to your guilt trippin'
You're forgettin' girl you made your bed and didn't want me in it (Hey!)

Woah girl, simmer on down a notch
Ain't nobody making you watch me get my forget you on
No girl, can't touch my good as gold
I know it's difficult to see me on a roll (Hey!)
But hey, you broke up with me
Yeah, what can I say babe, you broke up with me

For real babe, ain't tryin' rub it your face
I'm just breakin off a little cold hard truth
It is what it is girl, you did what you did girl
I'm just doin' what a bachelor do

Darlin' you can't crash my party with your 'Sorry's and 'What Are We's
Don't be rainin' on my Mardi Gras parade for a minute (Quit it!)
I ain't even fixin' to listen to your guilt trippin'
You're forgettin' girl you made your bed and didn't want me in it (Hey!)

Woah girl, simmer on down a notch
Ain't nobody making you watch me get my forget you on
No girl, can't touch my good as gold
I know it's difficult to see me on a roll
But hey, you broke up with me
Yeah, what can I say babe, you broke up with me
You broke up with me
Yeah, what can I say babe, you broke up with me

Field Trips

 Andrew is here, and we're talking about field trips from our childhood. I went to an overnight to Cosi in Columbus with the gifted clas...