And you’re working for no one but me…
Sean MurphyIf you drive a car, I’ll tax the street; If you try to sit, I’ll tax your seat; If you get too cold, I’ll tax the heat; If you…
Down With The King: Wherein the Mysteries of Easter are Contemplated
Right. So what's scarier: a grown man dressed in a bunny costume, an actual adult-sized Bunny, or whatever chemicals comprise these things? Or, you know, this "bunny". Or Jimmy Stewart and…
My Mix Tape Confession
God I miss mixed tapes. (Which begs the question: Is it mixed tape, mix tape or mixtape? I say all of the above, and shall use them interchangeably.) I know this…
Memo to the Lunatic Fringe
Listen up, loonies: Obama is not going to take away your guns. Obama is not interested in taking away your guns. Nobody else is, either. However, if you happen to…
Bird and Magic
1979. It's been so well documented, and remains such a touchstone (it is still the most widely watched NCAA final ever, which--considering the inconceivably successful hype college and pro…
Janacek + Allergies = Spring
It's on. It's official. Spring is here. Trees are having unprotected sex all around me, and buds are exploding everywhere, nowhere to go but out into the world. And if…
Cerphe’s Up
As I was inserting the picture, above, of Cerphe from the late '70s, when he was already a D.C. legend, my father called. "I wanted to commiserate about your boy," he…
Free At Last
On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot to death in Memphis, Tenn.
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Great news for all diligent web-surfers, I mean office workers, here. Check it out: Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and Google are good for you and increase productivity in the office: Study author Brent…