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i love this story

BOB13 — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:13:00 GMT

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO'VE EVER SHARED A PASSION OR A CONNECTION with a grandparent, you gotta read this story my friend Eddie Elliott sent out to me and a bunch of other people in his address book last week: When I was around 10 years old, my grandfather...(read more)

my nephew the poet

BOB13 — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:03:00 GMT

MY 11-YEAR-OLD NEPHEW IS A POET. That's Noah lunging after Jack-o, the 6-year-old family comedian. A month or two ago we got to see Noah recite one of his poems at the local Barnes and Noble. The fact that all the other kids in his class recited one...(read more)

creatively taxing

BOB13 — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:51:00 GMT

DO YOU LIKE MY PAINTING? About a month ago Tamale and I finally busted out my box of acrylic paints and brushes and spent a Saturday evening painting a trio of canvases. My other creation from that night was "messy love," the painting featured...(read more)

barstool poetry

BOB13 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:13:00 GMT

IT'S BEEN OVER 15 YEARS SINCE I TOOK OUT MY PEN, CAME UP WITH SOME INANE, nonsensical title for a poem that I wrote on a cocktail napkin at the S.F. Saloon in West LA before sliding said napkin and pen over to my friend Jon, with the admonition to...(read more)

back in blogville

BOB13 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:45:00 GMT

I'VE BEEN ON A BIG KITE FLYING KICK IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. I used to love to fly kites when I was a kid. But for some reason I hadn't flown one in many, many years. Not sure why. Then a few weeks ago I won a raffle at my nephew Jack-o's Little...(read more)

goin' with the flow

BOB13 — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:00:00 GMT

IT'S 2:25 IN THE MORNING AND IT MIGHT BE ONE OF THOSE ALL-NIGHTER NIGHTS. An hour or 2 ago I was all gung ho on the idea. But now my eyelids are heavy and I'm feeling slightly groggy. So if there are any erroneous misspellings, antonymnal mistakes...(read more)

spreading the love

BOB13 — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:58:00 GMT

A WEEK AGO I GOT AN EMAIL FROM MY CANADIAN FRIEND, DR. RODGER, INVITING me to something called "Love is the Movement" on Facebook . What the hell is "Love is the Movement" you ask? And more specifically, why did I have LOVE written...(read more)

media manipulation

BOB13 — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:38:00 GMT

“Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.” ~Benjamin Franklin LAST NIGHT I BECAME LIVID WATCHING THE REPUBLICAN DEBATE ON MSNBC. As anyone who knows me will attest, I’m not one to get...(read more)

1964

BOB13 — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT

I LOVE THIS OLD PHOTO. Until recently I'd never seen this shot of me and Brother Deke standing with Aunt Sheri , my Dad's youngest sister, in my grandparents' backyard. Then about a month ago it arrived in an email from Aunt Sheri's husband...(read more)

another possible career option?

BOB13 — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:13:00 GMT

BACK WHEN I WAS AN UP-AND-COMING WRITER IN HOLLYWOOD I HAD A BIGSHOT literary agent lay into me for wanting to pursue a career in screenwriting and sitcoms. "Pick one and focus," Elliott advised me. "You don't wanna spread yourself...(read more)

new reality

BOB13 — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:35:00 GMT

TODAY'S PIC IS FROM THE LIVING ROOM IN TAMALE'S NEW APARTMENT. Yesterday was her/our first night in the place. Verrrry exciting. Last night and this morning we walked around Glendale, excited to discover a multitude of excellent neighborhood nuggets...(read more)

a year later

BOB13 — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:32:00 GMT

YESTERDAY WE CELEBRATED OUR 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY. And today Tamale, with the help of her boyfriend, The Human Good Luck Charm, found a new a place to live—a cool 1-bedroom apartment in Glendale...2 blocks from Ernie ! It's gonna be a very good year...(read more)

fresh start

BOB13 — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:44:00 GMT

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I'm feeling some self-imposed pressure to write something profound, something important, something memorable on this, the 1st day of 2008. And I know I have it in me. Somewhere. However, I've been fighting off a slow-building cold...(read more)

knowing

BOB13 — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:58:00 GMT

Do not believe what you have heard. Do not believe in tradition because it is handed down many generations. Do not believe in anything that has been spoken of many times. Do not believe because the written statements come from some old sage. Do not believe...(read more)

i wrote a new song

BOB13 — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 07:13:00 GMT

SO I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS TUNE... It's called "2growLOVE." What do you think? It's a simple little song with big ideas. Only 3 chords. But so were most of the Ramones best songs. Many a reputable folk and rock tune have utilized...(read more)