2008
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Faking Suicide
Samuel Israel III is missing. He may have jumped off a bridge or faked his own suicide. His car was found on the bridge, keys still inside. He wrote “suicide is painless” on the windshield. He left a bottle of pills in the car. This is complete overkill. I think the removal of any two […]
Another Salt in Wound Mystery
Bernie and I got married at the Bellagio Hotel. There was a big party with a lot of logistics that my wife is unaware of to this day. This is a picture of me arriving with some of Bernie’s family to the pre-party in our suite. Why am I arriving to my own party? Because […]
TV Show Memorabilia
Frank’s Proscar post reminded me of this thing, hanging in John’s office. There’s still have a few A.D. things lying around here, like a Bluth jacket, and yes, Zanotab.
One in the Loss Column for Team Silbert
Ah, that exquisite moment. You’ve waited all day for an e-mail you hoped would arrive, and it didn’t arrive. But just to be sure, you check the spam filter. And it’s not there either. And then—oh, this is lovely—just to add insult to injury, several of the collected spam messages bear the subject line:You look […]
Topanga Traffic Cone
Frank’s traffic cone post inspired me to show him how it’s done in Topanga. This neighbor has a GREEN traffic cone, at the ready, for any situation that might come his way:
Helicopter in Topanga
Yesterday John and I were sitting on the yurt steps and watching the dogs roll around in the grass. I saw a red helicopter fly over us. I noted it wasn’t a news chopper, police or fire either. There was something odd about it– perhaps its trajectory or speed–that I couldn’t put my finger on. […]
Good Times!
For the last nine days I’ve been in Uganda, teaching at a school for three full days and staying at the family home of the gentleman who runs the school, Pastor Godfrey. On the last day Pastor Godfrey took me to a restaurant a few streets away from the village school. The waiters in Ugandan […]
Team Silbert
I like Facebook. I still heavily rely on MySpace to follow my favorite bands. But for my overall social-networking and time-wasting needs, I’ve appreciated Facebook’s much cleaner look and smarter, less sleazy feel. Still, Web sites need to make money. Facebook has tried to stay innovative with social ads (“your friend is a fan of […]
Pass on the Party Plates…
When we moved here a few years ago, I said to Mike, “What the hell are all these people from New Mexico doing in Cleveland?” What led me to think that Cleveland was a popular destination for New Mexicans was the bright yellow license plates with red letters. Although this IS the New Mexico license […]
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