Drew's Eatery

A living social gift from my mom to my sister brought us to Drew's Eatery for our last dinner in Chicago. I was pretty underwhelmed, to be honest. Worth every penny (and then some, of course) of the $2.19 I paid, but not the $22.19 it would have been.

Next scheme: figure out how to make this blog not so damned ugly! :)

new word

heterobutch : metrosexual :: lesbian : gay

you heard it here first!

movie screening

My sister and I saw a screening of 50/50 tonight. Great show, tons of funny lines and a story that really draws you in. I definitely recommend you see it when it comes out in September. Especially if you are white, middle or upper-middle-class american in the 25-35 age range. This movie was taylor-made for us, with a soundtrack including and Yellow Ledbetter and Fake Plastic Trees (not only a marvelous song, but a rehash from the Clueless soundtrack), and references to Total Recall and Lance Armstrong, among many others.  Not to mention the two main characters (Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen) work in public radio! Now that we're graduating from law school/med school/vet school/MBA and/or done with our do-gooder phase, but we're still not quite ready to have kids, we have a lot of disposable income. Essentially, we're a key demo. Thank you, Free Market for making this movie, just for us...  :)

Next question, what are we being sold?

I feel so empowered!

Who knew one person could make such a huge difference?!? I'll be wiping my hands on my pants from now on!

art is everywhere

self portrait in sweat on powder-coated steel

fun-filled evening

My sister and I had the pleasure of an evening with our friend Clif last night - dinner, drinks, etc. at his house then on to Lizards Liquid Lounge, where we enjoyed some of Lizards' liquids and picked up a couple books from their book swap. I got The World Without Us, and The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey. The real prize of the night for my library, though, was Clif's gift of a 1940 edition of The Adventures of Robin Hood. Thanks, Clif!

I may have been recruited to be a sperm donor. A lesbian couple who are mutual friends of Clif are in the market. Much more on that as the likelihood grows...

If you're in Chicago, stop at the Blue Frog and Clif will take care of you. Mention this post and get $1 off a house specialty drink of Clif's choice.

great new C-Realm podcast

Just listened to C-Realm Podcast #267: Damaged Yet Dominant. KMO talks with Tony Wright about the ideas in his book Left in the Dark and his kickstarter project trying to fund a documentary film.
From my understanding, Wright is saying in a very rationalistic way, (using research from neuro-chemistry, anthropology, and psychology, among other things), essentially the same things that people like Don Miguel Ruiz and Eckhart Tolle say in books relegated to the New Age ghetto. Just sayin'...

walk in the rain

Had the pleasure of (after several 90ºF+ days in a row) of a walk in the rain earlier today. Even easier to enjoy hauling a bag of groceries from the local market instead of mail! Every time I remember to enjoy the rain on my face instead of dreading it like I'm "supposed to," I think of Jean Liedloff's (seemingly offhanded) proposition in The Continuum Concept that humans may require a certain number of raindrops on our faces as children for normal and healthy development. When I get back within reach of my copy, I'll edit in the exact quote...

point & counterpoint?

   

No comment until I've read them both, I think...

random number generator?

Sometimes I think my mp3 player knows and loves me: first two songs "Liver Let Die" and then "Handlebars" seriously?!? Thanks, Sansa!

Breaking the shackles of time

Dear Carl,

I read your quote with great interest, but I'm not sure that I agree that "breaking the shackles of time" is an unmitigated good. I tend to fall on the "live in the moment" mindfulness/presence end of the spectrum as a default. When I see endless arguments over how the words of Jefferson, Madison, et al apply to machine guns and email snooping, the binding together of citizens from distant epochs loses a little of it's luster. When I see wars and genocides caused by (or at least justified using) books written even further in the past (or due to those books' predictions about what will happen in the future) I wonder whether we truly benefit when people who never knew each other have such influence over one another.
I guess in a way it matters a lot what you meant by "great." Dictionary.com lists 23 separate definitions for great, including:
1. unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions
4. wonderful; first-rate; very good
7. important; highly significant or consequential
13. of extraordinary powers; having unusual merit; very admirable

Writing must certainly be viewed as one of the most consequential human inventions, certainly of extraordinary powers. But, based on the examples above, I can only conclude that to call writing one of the most wonderful or meritorious inventions is premature.

I would love to hear your response, but alas, you are a citizen of another epoch...

Regards,

gautschi

ps - The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

Scheme of the day

Blab away a bit on a blog, see if it leads to interesting conversations, opportunities, and/or (heaven forbid) money...

who is m?

who is this guy?

First Post

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