Monthly Archives: March 2014

Sir Barken’s Vinyl Review

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Sir Barken Hyena

Sir Barken Hyena writes: Lately at Casa Barken, where the rattlesnakes bask in the blinding sun, we’ve had the platters spinning like a veritable Martian invasion of frisbees. Here’s a sampling of some of the aural delights, with an 80’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | 5 Comments

Creepshot or Not?

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: This young lady was walking along the sidewalk in front of me … Her sundress was hiking up … Does my snap of her qualify as a Creepshot? Some arguments pro and con, or so it seems … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Personal reflections, Photography | Tagged creepshots, photography, sex | 17 Comments

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Cinque Terre, Italy Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Cinque Terre, Italian Riviera, Italy, traditionalism | Leave a comment

Linkage

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A visit with J.P. Donleavy, now 88 and still legendary for his rowdy comic novel “The Ginger Man.” The Manolo thinks that an impoverished young woman just starting her first job should, despite her lack of means, … Continue reading →

Posted in Linkathons | 2 Comments

Ten Words That Sound Yiddish, But Aren’t

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Perplexed Svelte Tumult Abyss Pestle Finger Farfetched Gondola Lentil Belabor

Posted in Humor, Language | Tagged language, oy vey iz mir, yiddish | 7 Comments

Quote Du Jour

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Grandfather, or ‘Pa’ as he was known to the entire clan, was an old man from my earliest recollection –- just how old even he did not know. Orphaned shortly after birth in a period of indifferent vital … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing | Tagged Crime Fiction, ignoring roosters, Jim Thompson, memoirs | Leave a comment

Farmers Market Find Du Jour

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: One of the big pleasures for me of spending a lot of time in SoCal is the availability of cherimoyas, a fruit that looks like a hand grenade, whose flesh tastes like mango-pineapple-vanilla custard, and that was … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Shopping, The Good Life | Tagged cherimoya, food, fruit, local, shopping | Leave a comment

Passing Thoughts on the High Line

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Today I met frequent UR commenter Tex for a walk along the High Line, the elevated-railroad-track-turned-public-park that runs for a mile through the southwest end of Manhattan. Discussions of the virtues of the park itself are probably … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Travel | 12 Comments

“Timecop”

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Slick, clever, pretty amusing if also occasionally not very convincing Jean-Claude Van Damme time-travel action thriller from 1994, directed by Peter Hyams from a comic-book series. Van Damme’s a cop who’s assigned to police misuse of new … Continue reading →