My cousin Joshua is Tour Manager for The Band of Heathens, a rock band from Austin, TX. I'm glad he is, because it's a cool job with an impressive band. Plus, it meant we were on the guest list Saturday night at Mississippi Studios in North Portland! Knowing that...
Eat Your Peas, Or Feed Them To The Hungry
Food waste in America has grown 50% since 1974. Today, the average American household throws out 470 pounds of food every year, making it the largest component in our nation’s landfills. Naturally, this speaks volumes about our culture. Just a few generations removed...
Arranging Words for Money No Game of Scrabble
In Spring of 1977, The Paris Review, published an interview with Kurt Vonnegut. The interview is a composite of four question and answer sessions with the writer, and edited by Vonnegut himself. Therefore, what he has to say in this "interview" is not as off-the-cuff...
Information Is Not News, And News Is Not A Commodity
Newspaper readers don't have the kind of relationship with newspaper reporters that they do with famous columnists, authors or the talking heads on TV. As far as readers are concerned, newspaper reporters are pretty much anonymous. So what's the big deal, if some of...
Enough With The Crass Celebrations of Hipster Embourgeoisement
As a writer, I am a knowledge worker and member of the Creative Class. Which is to say, I am busy developing not only words that make meaning, but dollars that make ends meet. That's the deal with the Creative Class. Creative people gather in special places, and...