Ragged Clown

It's just a shadow you're seeing that he's chasing…


Monthly Archives: July 2010

Jul
28
2010

The Intruder

Scene: It’s 3am at the Hotel Fifty. Only the rumble of the train and the roar of the traffic disturbs the silence of the over-active air-conditioner. Our hero is sleeping softly. *door creaks* *door slams* Mysterious Stranger: Fuck! What is … Continue reading

Jul
28
2010

Bruce Bartlett in The Economist

Tell us what you really think Bruce DiA: More generally, which party do you find more credible when discussing America’s fiscal challenges? Mr Bartlett: The Republicans don’t have any credibility whatsoever. They squandered whatever they had when they enacted a … Continue reading

Jul
27
2010

Let them eat lolcats

This is the kind of thing I’d blog about if I weren’t wasting all my time on Facebook. What Shirky says, I think — or at least what I think — is that the MySpace and lolcats sphere of the … Continue reading

Jul
24
2010

Trading Heroes for Ghosts

Wish You Were Here I got a bit carried away with the overdubs but it was fun. I got most of the parts in a couple of takes – except the last two lines of the second verse. I sang … Continue reading

Jul
15
2010

Star-Strolling

After working much too late last night, I sat out on my newly-laid patio in my new Adirondack made from freshly-chopped-down, endangered, rain-forest hardwood wrapped in a scarcely-needed blanket with my daughter on my lap sipping rum and milk respectively. … Continue reading