curses. foiled again.

once again, i am beset by webhosting troubles from dbwired. they are the good people that provide space (for a monthly fee) to house grabbingsand. when i started using their services, their rates were very competitive and they hosted explodingdog, and so i went with them. but about once every three months, something goes ( Read more... )

certain circumstances have made it quite necessary for me to draw your collective attention to one particular document out of the many that live on my site. i've even brought it up-to-date and spruced it up quite a bit. so if you would, please take a gander here, and if you've any leads or know anyone who knows someone who knows about anything else ( Read more... )

(also posted to grabbingsand.)

i volunteered in 1999, but was unable to attend. i volunteered in 2000 and in 2001, enjoying the experience both times. the staff position gives you a somewhat removed perspective on the whole event, allowing you to be in the midst of the affair without actually getting caught up in its benign madness. in other ( Read more... )

the things i post to my site have illicited a few responses, usually appreciated comments from local friends and a handful of internet neighbors. a couple of times i have been emailed by a perfect stranger who noticed a similar interest. but until today, i have never been told that a post was offensive. until this oneand perhaps it is. ( Read more... )

hey. check it out.

i have my own radio station.

playing what? the two playlists in circulation include a little morphine, some chet baker, jurassic five, patti smith, ben folds, jeff buckley, radiohead, esthero and even mel torme. i mean, mel freakin' torme! come on!

went home this weekend.
took in the local sights this afternoon.
this is what i thought.
this is what i saw.

like interesting music? like trading cool stuff? if so, you might want to check out the most recent entry on my site.

(another doppleganger post from grabbingsand.com)

there are far too many online quizzes. what brand of cereal are you? which letter of the ancient cuniform alphabet are you? which robot car from knight rider are you? and while i do think i am more of a kitt than a karr, i avoid these little inquisitive wastes of time like a venomous adder. ( Read more... )

(a pseudo-mirrored post from grabbingsand.com)

i’ve got a sister with an open mind ( Read more... )

apparently,i am a friend of tony soprano now. who knew?