Just like that

"Sex with Hseng was like having ten thousand scalding-hot pork dumplings shot at you out of a greasy mortar cannon."

Ned Beauman, from "Glow"

Who are we?

"The fact is . . . we will believe what the brain tells us we see." NYRB review of Oliver Sack's "Hallucinations"

I may not understand what you say, but I'll defend to your death my right to deny it. -- Walt Kelly

Bartender Instruction:

"You have to have good wits and joints to be a great bartender for years."

Dream:

I gave Martin Scorcese, an old friend, a copy of "Treasure Island!!!" by Sara Levine. He seemed quite interested.

from My Little Chickadee.

On one of my travels through Afganistan we lost our corkscrew. Had to survive on food and water.

Bar talk: I love her. I just want to bite her face off.

Bar talk: "I'm pretty sure it is racist to call a black person Reggie unless you are positive his name is actually Reggie."

Also from Josh Ritter -- "I've had a lot of juice today. I feel about as healthy as it is possible to be, without being unhealthy."

Joy to the freeways
Joy to the cars
Joy to you Baby
Wherever you are you
Tonight
- Josh Ritter

Tragic tales of celebrity: John C. Reilly took my Guinness.

Bar Talk

"Okay, there is this Yogi guy who's really into me."

Underrated Lyric: And this loneliness just won't leave me alone.

More Bar Talk

"I'm a day drinker. But I guess with my job I can't do that so much."

Dream (bit of a joke that)

In this dream I had a big argument to prepare for in court.   At 7 am I learned the hearing was across town in an hour, when I had thought it was at 1 pm.  I had planned to use the time between 8 and 1 to do all my preparation.

Next phase:

Realized what I prepared wouldn't probably do, as it addressed not the legal case to be argued, but rather the general political situation.  I had planned to say: 

I think the voters are starting to blame the Republicans for the lack of bipartisanship in Washington.  And the voters want bipartisanship, because the economy right now is like a giant boulder.  No one party by itself can move the boulder an inch.  But both parties working together can budget.

"As the mister says "Who steals my purse steals gold -- who steals my name steals trash" or something" -- Walt Kelly