cecil vortex"...today's equivalent to the Saturday Evening Post..."My walrus blues- May 29, 2008 This past weekend I was at a "family camp" near Yosemite. My wife and I bunked with another couple. A delightful couple. The woman lent us bug juice. Can you imagine that A complete stranger. "My bug juice is your bug juice!" She had such a charming accent. The guy snored like Thor trying to swallow a walrus through his nose. Around 6 am I swear to gawd I heard a pop, and I looked over, and his head was like a normal head, only it had an entire walrus inside it....http://cecilvortex.com/swath/2008/05/29/my_walrus_blues.html Tale as old as time....- May 23, 2008 I thought I'd had a lovely night out with the family tonight, enjoying Disney's "Beauty and the Beast -- the Musical." But as we reversed out of our parking space, my son, Power Vortex, showed us how much better the evening could have been. "Tale as old as time..." I crooned. "I am Optimus Prime...." he rejoined. The car went still. Still like an underground pool. Like, you know, like one of those "and a child will lead them" moments, where the kid says...http://cecilvortex.com/swath/2008/05/23/tale_as_old_as_time.html Old poetry books- May 20, 2008 revisiting old poetry books finding bits that didn't spark for me before but are some how sparking for me now. These words are ripening....http://cecilvortex.com/swath/2008/05/20/old_poetry_books.html He's a witch andor warlock- May 16, 2008 I think John McCain should be very very careful about giving people the impression that he can see the future. Remember what happened to the last presidential candidate who pretended to be a witch andor warlock When Edmund Muskie claimed he could turn people into frogs Remember how that turned out Not very well for Edmund Muskie, that's how. And that's all I got. It's very hot here today. Positively algorial in fact....http://cecilvortex.com/swath/2008/05/15/hes_a_witch_andor_warlock.html The Heartbreak of Thunderwear- May 13, 2008 I woke up this morning with a new million-dollar idea: "Thunderwear." I don't even think I need to explain to the readers of this blog what a product called Thunderwear might be, right I mean, seriously. You can't help but make a million dollars with an idea like that. So anyways, I amble on over to the gaping maw through which the Internet pours into my house and I start up the Google. I'm asking you, what kind of world do we live in where the trademark for "Thunderwear"...http://cecilvortex.com/swath/2008/05/13/the_heartbreak_of_thunderwear.html Obama and Israel- May 12, 2008 Worth-the-read conversation with The Atlantic here....http://cecilvortex.com/swath/2008/05/12/obama_and_israel.html What is holy- May 4, 2008 Words are Holy water runs through you Maybe Clouds then Cameras And the way they stop things Guitar holes A place where music gathers Words are. Holy water....http://cecilvortex.com/swath/2008/05/04/what_is_holy.html |