Jennifer and I got to spend Thanksgiving in a town called Fish Camp right outside of Yosemite National Park thanks to the Plue family (Eric in particular). I hadn’t been to Yosemite in about 12 years so it was great to return. When going to magical places such as that it makes me […]

After nearly 2 months overseas, the prodigal son has returned home. There is something special about entering the United States of America. When the captain lets you know that we will be on the ground in 20 minutes, there is a palpable change in the stale air on any international flight…whether its the […]

A hackneyed title for sure on this day for a blog by an American. So be it. But this happens to be my favorite holiday even if the origins are made up or at least fabricated like most. I’m awfully tired but it looks like Chicken and I are headed to the […]

For weeks I have been doing what I normally NEVER do. I’ve been re-immersing myself in the world beyond Tanzania. I read the news, I read blogs, (like this one, thanks to all), I read the politics and the smut. I’ve read about giant genetically engineered cows, more sex scandals, 6 Arab states deciding […]

So, up until this point i’ve been chronicling my travels…highlighting the parties, the sites, the churches…THE GOOD TIMES. And there sure have been plenty of them…Mixed in my journey has been this inescapable dose of Jewish history you get while visiting Eastern Europe. Each city, each country has its own legacy.
Upon my arrival […]

…. this current presidential administration knows that they have alot of loose ends to tie up, lies to cover up and people to shut up. They better make hay while the sun is still somewhere in the sky. The Wonkette has a great quick post on the geezers who got the contract to […]

And the victories keep coming…
First the House, then the departure of Rummy and now the declaration of victory in Virginia, and with that the Democrats have complete control of Congress. Quite a week for the Democrats. So, now what…SF’s darling,Nancy Pelosi was speaking about the Dems taking the country in “a new direction.” […]

Lounge Chicken’s first endorsement seems to be a success. Daly took 49% of the vote (with 6 candidates that’s pretty high) but for the District votes here you get to choose a 2nd and 3rd choice so if a candidate does not win an outright majority these secondary votes are counted. I didn’t […]

As promised the 1st (and maybe last) candidate endorsement on Lounge Chicken. Actually, it may not be the last but if there are future endorsements my guess is that they will be on the local level. Chris Daly is running for Supervisor of District 6 in San Francisco which is a pretty ecletic […]

Saturday night I went to see Mudhoney play at 12 Galaxies in The Mission. Of course it was Quentin who found out about it and suggested we go this past Thursday night. He, Chicken (aka Jennifer) and I were having a chat over a beer after seeing An Inconvenient Truth which is another […]