“There is something funny going on with your hair.” This is not what one wants to hear when getting a haircut, but it was what I heard the last time I went to get one. I am not picky when it comes to getting my hair cut. I generally go to a place that is … More I don’t need a Phrenologist, I just got a bad haircut
For the past week I have attempted to buy a rail ticket from Prague (Praha) to Vienna (Wien). I have had a few difficulties since I am not a native Czech speaker and everything about the website confused me. I am no rookie when it comes to navigating foreign language websites, I know how to … More The Summer of Jon: Czech Rail
Dear David Stern, Clay Bennett, and Fans of the Oklahoma Thunder, I watched the NBA playoffs last night. Seeing the Thunder getting knocked out brought joy to my heart. Yes, I am one of those bitter Sonics fans who will always support any team other than the Thunder (by the way, worst team name in … More The Curse of the Sonics
Like a pregnant woman who knows there is something out there that will meet her need, I occasionally have a hankering for some new music so I go to the iTunes store and try to fill the empty space. That’s right, I’m still buying music because I am so old-fashioned. Sometimes I find what I am … More What Happened to Chicago?
Last night I dreamt I was in Vienna. Since I haven’t been in Vienna before I can’t really speak to how authentic my dream was. For some reason Vienna looks a lot like San Francisco in my dreams. There are older, fancier buildings and fewer people speaking English in my dream version of Vienna than … More Dreaming of the Summer of Jon
I have not seen the new Great Gatsby movie, but it is going to be horrible. How do I know? I just do. I don’t think I am alone in my opinion. (No, I am not secretly a republican congressman, or a member of the 700 club.) First off, the movie was originally slated to … More Gatsby: A movie review before seeing the movie
South of the Strait 