Category Archives: anonymity

He’s makin’ a list.

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Al
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John Casteen IV

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Al

I know he lives in Earlysville, VA, so it’s difficult for me to imagine that this visitor (below) to my blog is not him.  Why didn’t Casteen IV sign the letter in support of his buddy, Ted Genoways?

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Smack Down

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Al

More than five years ago, I ran an anonymous website called Foetry. It got a little bit of attention: articles in the New York Times, the Guardian, and Boston Globe, as well as cover stories in the LA Times and … Continue reading →

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Another Asshole Named Perlman

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Al

I guess Joan Houlihan isn’t the only idiot in her fictionalized family.  Tell her to say hi to “Sheila” for me.

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*What is it about men with the name ‘Derek’?

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Al

Today in England, The Guardian decided to drag my name and website back into the limelight for another fifteen minutes.  In case you, like 99% of the world, don’t really follow poetry scandals, here’s what’s been happening: Derek Walcott was … Continue reading →

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Awk.

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Al

Someone’s dough is gonna get baked.  Might be a little early to plan that trip.

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Polar Rose

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Al

Have you tried the new face recognition software yet? It’s addictive, though there are a few kinks. Sign up at Polar Rose.

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K might stand for Knees

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Al
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My Childhood Home

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Al

google street view has my childhood home, which certainly wasn’t in any major city. strangely, they skipped our house/block here in Portland. View Larger Map

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A Short Trip and Now Saturday

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Al

K and I flew to Cedar Rapids, Iowa Wednesday and returned yesterday.  Our presentations at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, IA corresponded with their record-breaking -29 F temperature.  That’s negative twenty-nine, as in 61 degrees below freezing.  I had smallish … Continue reading →

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