There is just something so precious about legions of Pakistani lawyers keeping erstwhile tyrants at bay. Look at the photos:


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It's before Noon here at the office of Lapham's Quarterly, and already, Kurt Vonnegut has left a message telling Lewis how much he enjoys his newest book; and - I'm not kidding - the President of Iran's press secretary invited Lewis to a breakfast with Mr. Ahmadinejad at the United Nations next Wednesday.

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Moving out, moving on, and oh-so-minimally.  Which means, I've gots lots of stuff to sell, throw away, and GIVE AWAY TO MI AMIGOS PARA GRATIS.

Here's a list of the freebies (so far):

12" combo amp (needs work)
medium-sized Yamaha keyboard (may need work?)
JVC boombox w/ tapedecks and CD player (includes tapes!)
women's O'Neil wetsuit
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I must be going crazy.

I woke up this morning with the phrase "wonderfully corpulent" repeating endlessly in my mind.  Seriously.  As if I had heard it in some Top-40 song on the radio.

"Wonderfully corpulent."

I must have been dreaming about fat people.

It's not June 21st yet, but school is out, the ocean is warm, and we've begun to bronze.

It's now summer, which for me means that it's now a time when I go out to the sea to surf.

When you are out on the water, there are often long intervals between waves sets - a time when you're just out there floating.  And waiting.  Looking for the next wave.  ( Read more... )