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The origin of Juan Carlos

Juan Carlos Boyaratov was born of a Russian mobster (back when the Communist party was the Russian mob) and a Mexican peasant woman (who the hid books that kept her sane under a Mother Mary statue).
Ivan Boyaratov had a misunderstanding that lead to the slaughter of the Soviet Premier’s family and several neighbors. Ivan fled […]

Two years of ice

Two fucking years.
I let it go for two fucking years and it took a four hours to melt.
Four hours to melt in 90 degreee weather
with a heater stuck in there to speed up the melting.
So much ice in my freezer.
I found a bag of curry leaves buried under the ice.
I found duck my landlord […]

Purple light on potatos

Tucson landscape pigeon and railroad

You can’t see the pigeon in the thumbnail so you’ll have to go the extra mile and trust me on that or just click on the picture to see the monstrous wondrous sized version.

Poor purchasing decisions

The last post reminded me of a short news bit I heard on NPR and later saw in the NY Times. I have no links as I’m too lazy too look this shit up so just pretend that you’ve heard the story too and you agree with all your heart.
The Israelites were firing rockets at […]

Action delivery!!!

While driving to work last week in a foggy haze of three hours of sleep (5 AM is too early to wake up to feed the ravenous evil demons that are health care workers no matter how much they pay) and a little too much wine the night before, that particular rainy morning in Tucson […]

A shadow over Tucson

After a rainy day in Tucson this appeared during the sunset,

There is no point to this post

Don’t even read it. I’d delete it if I didn’t spend time on it.
Okay, here it is then. Too much self-awareness and vague general knowledge can really fuck you up. Or me up. I bet it could fuck you up too if you tried hard enough.
The problem I’m having of late is a kind […]

Happy endings…and it’s not a massage

“…we always want a tragedy with a happy ending.”
from Surviving Desire, Hal Hartley
In another moment, Jude, the main character, is laying in the gutter, a woman has gutted him, he’s asked if he’s okay. There’s a moment where he thinks about it then replies, paraphrasing, “I’ll be okay. I just need to keep my head […]