Crank Arm Follies from a House on Guenther Street

Monday
The Texas Quarterly did this impressive two volume special issue back in 1969. Images of Mexico: the General Motors of Mexico Collection of Mexican Graphic Art. About 400 black and white images, each from a different Mexican artist (or artist who had become inextricably associated with Mexico). The collection spans 1900 to [...]

My Oscar Aversion

Saturday Night.
George and Catherine invited me to the annual Martian Mardi Gras party at URBAN-15. This is when they get together with the members of the drum and dance ensembles and friends and family and watch the big Carnival parades in Sao Paulo. I assume “Martian” is because the television signal is delivered [...]

The Wicker Man, San Anto Style

Earlier in the week I posted on Twitter that I was sipping my morning coffee, awaiting a phone call from a reporter with the San Antonio Express-News. The phone call never came. And when I posted on Twitter about that, another writer from the same newspaper inquired of me (via Twitter), who it [...]

Three Fingers of NyQuil, Hold the Chocolates

On Jennifer Saylor’s blog, dated Feb. 14, she lists a sample of alternate names for Valentine’s Day. Most are a bit longish to be embraced by Madison Avenue, but I rather like the “Jeez, I’ve Grown Up Since This Day Used to Bother Me So Much Day.” Not only does it not bother [...]

What the Fuck Would Letitia Baldrige Say?

I felt this cold coming on Thursday morning. By the evening it was sliding into the background. I thought I’d trounced the little microscopic bastards. But by Friday morning, I knew they’d got the upper hand, or, should I say flagella, crystallized protein shell, or … well, whatever? I must admit [...]