As I am sitting in my “corner office” (aka the table in the corner at my local Starbucks), I found out that Rhino Records has put out a re-issue of the album Tim by the Replacements. As with most of the things that Rhino does, they have remixed the album and included a wide variety…

I went into the “Office” (aka my local Starbucks) this morning to get some writing done. I was able to get my favorite corner spot. They even had Sumatra brewing for the dark roast choice. Life was good! Then as I made my way over to the corner my shoes made a horrible noise as…

It’s a day of remembrance in America. I was incarcerated 22 years ago and watched the horror of planes crashing into buildings on the day room television until the power was cut and we were sent to our cells. For the next 30 hours or so we sat in our cells without any indication of…

I woke up this morning to my phone alarm blaring. I was in a bit of a fog. I knew the alarm meant “get up”, but I had no recollection of setting it. My mind spun like the reels of an old fashioned slot machine, then one by one the reels stopped and I remembered.…