The Flight of Matisse’s ‘La Negresse’

La Negreese took my mind into flight nuttin like the real thing the live version Its been a while, like five years, since I wandered the halls of the National Gallery of Art, so today, on a cloudy yet hot summer day, I retreated from the heat into the cool…

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My Re-Activization!

How I got my Activist Groove Back yeah, you try it! my lazy days Claudette’s Cats You might not believe this, but before I went to Russia, I was somewhat of a cultural deviant in staid & conservative Washington DC. For starters, I was a vegetarian for eight years, once…

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Multiple, Magical Microclimates

The Myraid and Multiple Microclimates of San Franciso moonrise in the mission now that’s a paintjob! oh the colors! would that include me? I may be in a bar called Amnesia, but I sure do want to remember this amazing day in San Francisco. It was a true representation of…

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Biking the Berkeley Hills

The Berkeley Hills Biking Bonanza Matt: hiding or drunk? speachless I could smell the ocean too Way back in my Russia daze, I would spend countless hours playing Age of Empires with Matt, who was one of the many Peace Corps volunteers in Russia. His claim to fame in the…

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The Hype Deflation Tour

Southern California sure doesn’t live up to the hype Which way out?! working on my star Misty Making Moments thanks deans! Okay, for a guy who grew up in Florida & lives in Washington DC, I’ve heard way too much about California. In Florida, everything was measured against LA or…

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