Pine Ridge Reservation: Make a call; send an e-mail
Sean MurphyLt. Governor Dennis Daugaard Dennis.Daugaard@state.sd.us March 2, 2010 Dear Mr. Daugaard: From what I understand, you are one of the precious few elected officials who has responded in…
For J.D. Salinger, Jethro Tull and Me
She nodded. "Make it extraordinarily squalid and moving," she suggested. "Are you at all acquainted with squalor?" I said not exactly but that I was getting better acquainted with it,…
Why Dogs Rule, Redux
From Sigourney Weaver's "What You've Learned" feature in December's Esquire: I volunteered to serve food to the workers at Ground Zero after 9/11. There were dogs trained to find living…
This Was The Life*
When I first took this job I got in the habit of referring to the time—admittedly too long—spent in the service industry as the bad old days. It wasn’t because…
New Year’s Eve: The Vertiginous Event
Before moving forward after looking backward (getting on with 2010 after remembering and assessing the last decade, one movie, album and sporting event at a time) New Year's Eve is…
The Narrow Path: A Tone Poem
You are alone. You are back in the city and you are alone as you emerge into the open and empty space, stepping out from the stale depths of the…
Geddy Lee: Bassist and Tobogganist
After that, the only possible chaser is a little Snow Dog. RESPECT!
Obama’s “Mission Accomplished” Moment
Don't you dare say that Obama has not accomplished anything. He has done something no president in recent times (if ever) has come close to achieving: namely, alienating and disillusioning a huge…