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I went to a Matt Nathanson concert last night in San Francisco. You know with Madonna going off on Sarah Palin at her concerts, it was a bright spot when Matt stopped his session for a second and said that he believed in the system, and that in this election too many of us are getting bullied into voting one way or another. He went on to say that the ballot box is, by definition, our strength, and the last place in the world that we should be scared or bullied into anything. (I knew there was a reason I dug Matt Nathanson. In case you’ve never heard of him, I urge you to check out his music. Even if you like his music a little, catch a show, because you’ll Read the rest of this entry »

Today I was reading goggle news, and I noticed that some guy in West Hollywood had put an effigy of Sarah Palin on his front lawn hanging on a noose, and even though the media and most of the planet is outraged about it, he refuses to take it down. I ask you, guy in West Hollywood, how is this different than burning a cross on your lawn, or painting a swastika onto your Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again … democracy does not work if you don’t vote. I’m still one of those people who think that the collective soul of the people will decide the best person to govern. I urge everyone to vote; early vote (I did Saturday, and it was easy) if you can. As you can tell I don’t tell anyone who to vote for, but I assure you that whoever becomes president will fade in your mind compared to the people who serve you locally. The ironic thing is that this presidential election will get people to the ballots, but most people will still be unaware of the people who truly have a direct affect on your lives … local judges and counsel members. Go to websites in your area and research the people who will affect your everyday lives. Local politics were directly responsible for the horrific fires at Lake Tahoe last year. They had policies of not letting people clear their properties of fuels, and did not allow anyone to clear most of the dead wood in the forest. The president had nothing to do with that decision. Local people raise your sales taxes, property taxes, decide on zoning permits, and building permits (in some cases), and most of them control your schools and public transit systems. Find out who is the best person for the job, and vote! Obama or McCain will become president, and no matter how much you think these guys are going to affect your lives, they pale in comparison to the people in your own backyard. And another thing, no matter who wins for president, drop the bullshit and let them govern … the hating across party lines is almost as stupid as the “taste great … less filling” argument. If you sit back and watch you guys, like I do, you’d realize how fucking stupid you all look teaching your kids to scream Obama! at the drop of a hat, or wearing your McCain buttons. Let me let you in on a little secret … neither of these guys would cross the street to piss on you if you were on fire, they both want power and influence, and they have no interest in your well being. Local elections are the ones to pay attention to … they are the people who haven’t become as big of dicks … yet. in closing, go vote … Kael

I keep coming back to this topic, and I’m not sure why, but it’s probably because if you have nothing to write about then writing becomes a moot point. I have never believed that everything that spills out onto a page is sitting somewhere in my brain waiting to get out, in fact I believe the opposite is true. I actually think the stories I write about come from somewhere outside of me. They come from experience and events in my life that I somehow transfer to the page. I think what makes me a writer is Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve written a lot about how I don’t write about myself in stories. I had several reasons (excuses) for that, but the reason (excuse) I stated originally is that I had written about the origins, future, present of my navel to death, and I no longer wanted to deal with it. But then I started Read the rest of this entry »

It’s a couple some odd weeks until Election Day, and I have to admit (which I’ve been called on just recently by a good friend of mine) I don’t exactly get out there and rock the vote as I should. In fact, the last person I voted for president was Ross Perot (he who entertains me won at that time of my life), although I have voted in a bunch of midterm elections, and when there was a ballot question I just need to voice my opinion on. I’m the typical undecided voter, and I Read the rest of this entry »

You know I have to be honest; I have no confidence in either presidential candidate to do anything about anything. I know you’re all out there with your Obama shirts, chanting his name in unison (which sounds an awful like the word “change,”) while an almost equal amount of you are out there chanting McCain’s name as if he were your choice for president Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve mentioned this before on this blog and podcast (number six is in the works by the way … I’m recording it this weekend), but in case you’ve missed it, I’m dyslexic. I actually have a pretty bad case of it, and during college (and high school), I had a really hard time keeping up with all the reading I had to do. I came up with a ton of tricks to fake my way through it, and eventually I got so good at it, I wasn’t even reading any of my assigned reading. Mostly I would listen Read the rest of this entry »

I start every story I write with a sentence. If you’re not a writer, or fancy yourself a scribe, you might assume that is about the most asinine thing anyone has ever written, but if you ARE a writer (which you probably are) you’ll recognize right away that I don’t write like other writers do.

Every writing book ever written tells Read the rest of this entry »

I usually do my podcasts on Wednesday, and trust me, it’s pretty fucking cool that anyone is listening, but in the beginning I have to be honest I was going to talk about that stupid conference forever, and after I got done with that, I was going to go Read the rest of this entry »