Archive for April, 2009

What’s up with the bug eyes??

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

I've been meaning to write about the "bug eyes" phenomenon for some time now.  I saw a particular ridiculous pair on a girl just a couple hours ago, so I finally decided to sit down and write about it. You're probably thinking I'm crazy, that I've finally gone off the (really) ...

$1000 Umbrellas

Sunday, April 26th, 2009

Catchy enough title for you?  Let me explain! I was on the bus last week on my way home from work and a guy about my age was sitting next to me, frantically trying to figure out where he had left his watch.  How did I know?  Because I could hear ...

Passion

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Last night I had the pleasure of finally going to Yoshi’s, a jazz institution in the Bay Area.  Playing was a group called “Third World Love”, hailing from Israel. Throughout their hour and a half set, I noticed something that I realized I had seen before, specifically at other jazz concerts. Passion. The ...

Local Is the Place to Be

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

We are all very well aware of the current economic situation and we are kindly reminded on a daily basis by the media of how bad things are.  God forbid that the media tried to be a little more positive, right? Anyway, I will leave the whole media discussion for another ...