I am now convinced that the single most American piece of music ever recorded is Jimi Hendrix playing The Star Spangled Banner. I’ve come to this

Toshio Shibata rules. All hail Toshio Shibata.

So I’m back in Chicago now. Ohio was good. Mostly good with only one notable downer that I’ll not go into here. Got some good

In case I didn’t tell anyone yet, I’m going to be out of the loop and away from my computer Friday through Monday. Going back

I forgot about the one short-term-downer of the whole bike thing, though – in order to get my fixed gear rideable and secure, I’ve had

So some of you may have heard, some of you might not have. I’ve decided that once my parents get my bikes up here, I’m

This is an official call for entry – come up with a cocky, semi-meaningless, semi-media-related title for me, submit it in the comments for this

Alright, people, feel free to call me any time. No longer worried about running out of minutes, I am free to make whatever calls I

So I started reading this book Japanese Patterns of Behavior by Takie Sugiyama Lebra. It’s written by a Japanese anthropologist who lives and works in Hawaii (or

1. So I went down to Calumet today and handled the Contax 645 finally. It has all the featuers and digital compatibility that I need,