Mickey mouse was a goddamn rat, and rats are now my enemy. Mice, rats, same difference. They have beady eyes, transmit hentavirus and bubonic plague, and eat up your provisions when you aren’t looking. Is it any surprise that the word Mouse goes back to mús, which in Sanskrit (and likely ancient Indo-Aryan before that) […]
Food
They say red hair and green eyes were the mark of a witch
The tears run up my spine, by hydraulic action, somewhat less than divine, this morning’s twilight hides, remembrance. A light well etched, on burning screen. Return receipt, message rejected by domain a mailbox empty as a vacant home, occupied by meth fiends. The world is thawing, early spring, the air is heavy, with regret. A […]
Downtown Cincinnati Looses Another Business? Capri Tavola Calda
By Kemal, Pedestrians seeking some of Cincinnati’s most delicious Pizza by the slice got a sudden reminder of the transient nature of things on Monday, 4/18/11. Located on the 700 Block of Walnut Street, between 4th Street and Fountain Square and next to the Cigar Shop, Capri’s – a small Italian Pizzaria and bistro, owned […]
Observation – Agave Nectar is bad for you, like high fructose corn syrup, and syphilis
Observations and thoughts: on sugar, Agave Syrup, high fructose corn syrup, and obesity. Presented with my usual sardonic pluck, taste tested and approved. Through most of my childhood I had a mild weight problem. Even into adulthood I carried a small, slight, paunch even when other parts of me were lean. This was annoying. Why, […]