THIS POST IS NOW COMPLETE! At one stage the news columns of Hobo Magazine were called Street News and Shoestring Blews. I even wrote a song around this title. Shoestring because we were working on a shoestring budget (no fancy grants back then) and Streetnews because most of the news was gathered by...
I had a decent weekend considering my somewhat constant state of poverty. I didn’t get to take care of everything on my to-do list, but I never do. I usually end up feeling pretty guilty about it though, but today, not so much. I've decided to take that as a sign that I’m growing. Or perhaps...
Ah yes, the long awaited Birdman Blog of course, you know you died a litle bit waiting for this. Actually I am finding I am using this alot more then I thought I would but with sketchy internet, it's been a bit of a trick but I do like to blog when I get the chance and even occasionally rant. So...
As of today, it looks like the National Do Not Call Registry is on. Matt Thomas and I had a discussion about it last night. I had been wondering for some time whether I really did think that the registry was a legimate thing for the government to impose. I now think it is. The Direct Marketing...
So, how do I post about Memorial Day? I mean, aside from the fun dinner that I had with my family. You see, this is a vexing issue with me. I'm a total pacifist, or try my best to be at least, which means that, while I don't harbor any ill will towards "the troops," I don't want them to be troops in...
I love getting Christmas cards with photos on them or in them. They give lots of information about the people who send them, in addition to what the senders put into words. I hope the photos on this blog give you a huge, holiday bellyache of information about what we've been doing here for the last...
Dear Peter, You were right, Uncle Bobby doesn’t exist. Matt and Katherine agree: psychological coping projection. Imported comments: damn! that’s been one of me and my sisters’ favorite movies for-ev-er, and i never put that twist on it. i always wondered something like that without putting...
BOOKS BOUGHT: McSweeney's #25--Dave Eggers (editor) Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, etc.--Ted Thompson (editor) Silence of the Grave--Arnaldur Indriðason Voices--Arnaldur Indriðason The Bridge of San Luis Rey--Thornton Wilder BOOKS RECEIVED FOR CHRISTMAS: Tree of Smoke--Denis Johnson Pictures...
This is the new hyperlinked index to all posts on the Hobo site (and there are many!) and more to come. If you scroll down the blog - posts are not all in order anymore but this index arranges them according to easy find categories - But first other links - (with some cool You Tubes of Cov bands and...
It was taking too long to save when I updated my reading list, so I'm starting a new list here. See beginning of the posting for 1997-2006. BOOKS READ, REVERSE ORDER 2007- Last Night at the Lobster, Stewart O'Nan Winter's Bone, Daniel Woodrell How Starbucks saved my life : a son of privilege learns...
The Collective - The Collective distributed by Lenticular Pictures: This ultra-talented group of Canadian mountain bikers shows why style is everything in freestyle biking. Captured on amazing 16mm film, you'll follow extreme riders like Andrew Shandro, Dave Watson, Thomas Vanderham and the rest of...
After all the waiting, and a fantastic effort by all those involved, 558 made her first air test on the 18th October. Pilots for the day were Dave Thomas and Al McDicken. I believe Barry Masefield was AEO. The flight was only a short one, but from all we hear, it went well. The pilots certainly had...
