Category Archives: Journal

A Brief History of my Cat Art

Back during the pandemic and a bad bout of depression I began writing about, then drawing, and ultimately painting my cat, Her Majesty, just before she was taken from us in her 15th summer by a careless driver. As the world grew more and more complicated, her simple routines, and proud glamour inspired me. WhileContinue reading “A Brief History of my Cat Art”

Poetry, Painting, and Pet Update

Please join me and my co-host, Lev St. Valentine, at Charlie’s Queer Books in Fremont from 7-8pm, Saturday Sept 27 to celebrate the beginning of Spider Season, when Seattle’s tiny monsters set about hanging their webs from all our porch doorways and low hanging tree branches. It’s why we have so few flying insects hereContinue reading “Poetry, Painting, and Pet Update”

The Suspension of Disbelief

The Suspension of Disbelief Have you ever thought about the suspension of disbelief? This is when you willingly let go of what you know to be true so you can take part in an experience you might otherwise miss. It’s most often thought about in terms of movies or theater. It’s why you can enjoyContinue reading “The Suspension of Disbelief”

United Healthcare CEO Killed by Tips of Two Enormous Icebergs Colliding Outside 6th Avenue NYC Hotel

This is the story of a small town valedictorian who did everything America asks for in a son, and became the best of the best, Brian Thompson, the United Healthcare CEO brought down to the sidewalk by a bullet in his back and another in his leg. America prepares the best of the best, competitionContinue reading “United Healthcare CEO Killed by Tips of Two Enormous Icebergs Colliding Outside 6th Avenue NYC Hotel”

Ionesco’s Rhinoceros and Gene Wilder in 1974

You can watch this entire 1974 film on youtube here. As of now, it’s completely without ads or interruptions. The film is an American adaption of the play, Rhinoceros, Eugène Ionesco, written in 1959. Over the course of three acts, the inhabitants of a small city turn into rhinoceroses; ultimately the only human who does not succumbContinue reading “Ionesco’s Rhinoceros and Gene Wilder in 1974”

Built Ford Tough

I clearly remember learning about Hitler and the Nazis and the Holocaust for the first time, I believe in 5th grade while studying world history. I think my teacher was Mrs. MacClennan, and I remember learning about the fertile crescent of Mesopotamia from her, and also about FDR and the New Deal from her. IContinue reading “Built Ford Tough”

I Almost Got Scammed Last Week

I got scammed last week. Well, I almost got scammed. I realized it was a scam before it was too late. Interesting story, because it was just a day before America got scammed. Because these two things happened so close together, and because I love you America, I want to show you what I didContinue reading “I Almost Got Scammed Last Week”

Cognitive Dissonance vs The Way Forward

Cognitive dissonance is the state where your actions and your beliefs don’t line up, and you struggle to balance the two things inside. “Cognitive” refers to cognition, or the mental process of understanding or knowing things. “Dissonance” a musical term, refers to a lack of harmony. When one’s actions and morals are not working inContinue reading “Cognitive Dissonance vs The Way Forward”