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Should you be in the Bay Area on Second July

this should be your evenings plan.

samiam are legends.

nothington is destined to be.

i often miss san francisco.

out.

eggers does dallas, errrr new orleans

mr dave damned eggers' new work is a nonfiction account of a syrian immigrant / husband / father / business owner and his journeys in his canoe in the aftermath of Katrina... and his mysterious "disapearance" (see bush / cheney policy) thereafter...

...Zeitoun is nonfiction, set during Katrina in New Orleans and its chaotic aftermath, as seen through the eyes of a Muslim-American family, the Zeitouns, who were living Uptown during the storm. I didn’t hear about Zeitoun until a few weeks ago when you printed a copy for me, which I briefly considered selling on eBay. You were pretty quiet about it...

entire interview here.

news at eleven. out.

lest we forget some art for the day

kurt schwitters, merzpicture with rainbow (1939)

no crime in crime fiction

Through tears he told her. told her he hurt, that the pain in his gut was nearly unbearable when he thought of not being with her.
Told her he would do anything to keep them together.
-would you kill?
Yes. Of course. Anything.
-Would you kill me?
He shot her twice in the face.

so yea, summer reading. whereby summer means "light". content one can enjoy / absorb while kids are running around the beach / pool / trailer park and other such horseplay.

i shall embark on a summer of crime / noir and let ya know what gives. like you care!

can report that josh bazell's little novel Beat The Reaper is "page turner-blood splattering-joy fest"!

so yea then, work read work read feed-the-kids work read work, repeat till early september.

minister-of-culture Mr. Hobbs just lent me Jim Thompson's Texas By The Tail... and he's off!

all work and no play makes boy a dumb boy.

bwbout.

it may never rain again

i suppose you are all out at your lenders office finalizing your home refinance...

BECAUSE IF NOT, YOUR'E THE ONLY ONE!

this boy is busy busy with the 'ol job gig, man o' man i mean like really and stuff.

boy off to work then.