http://www.u2literary.com/blog Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:36:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's an unattractive, sprawling city in the Rockies, many a drab hour on the road from anywhere else. I've seen the Pope in Denver, been in car accidents in Denver, and got on the worst flight leg ever in Denver. I've never spent real time there. There's no point. But ... http://www.u2literary.com/blog/archives/2008/08/25/denver/ The blog Very Good Taste started this version of a blog chain letter. It lists 100 foods and you're supposed to highlight the ones you've eaten and cross out the ones you would never touch. I didn't do any crossing out because I'm lazy and it's getting late and ... http://www.u2literary.com/blog/archives/2008/08/24/the-omnivores-hundred/ I've just e-mailed my realtor and have told him I'm ready to put in an offer on that loft. It's an airy 700-footer in one of the hippest parts of town with great windows and great light and it looks out onto the bridge and river. It's priced far too ... http://www.u2literary.com/blog/archives/2008/08/24/lo-che-no-si-puo-fare-non-si-fa/ Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. New Orleans is joining that group. How can you keep feeling sorry for people if they won't fix their own mistakes. I, and many others, are a little charity-fatigued. If people keep getting themselves in the same pickle as ... http://www.u2literary.com/blog/archives/2008/08/23/learn-from-history/ I went out to a happy hour at a local wine bar after work today. We drank a couple of glasses of wine, but mostly chugged on water and split some snacks. We're all feeling the inflation pinch (and for me it's worse thanks to the house-buying nonsense that may ... http://www.u2literary.com/blog/archives/2008/08/22/the-pinch/ I backed Senator Clinton firstly because I think we know everything about her and a "pig in a poke" is not someone I want elected. My secondary reason to back her was her universal health care plan. But stuff like this gives credence to those who do not want ... http://www.u2literary.com/blog/archives/2008/08/20/universal-no/ I almost had a panic moment today after I went to see the last of the promising listings with my agent. The place is a new condo conversion but all units are laid out in an unwieldy, ineffective fashion that nearly renders their fabulous neighborhood meaningless. We saw all units ... http://www.u2literary.com/blog/archives/2008/08/20/sweet-cinnamon-muffins-and-history/ I can't afford to go out so I'm sitting home Saturday night like a loser. Good thing I've been bitten by the web bug again and mocking up my work place's web site turned into a night of energetic wrestling with my own sites and most notably this blog. I ... http://www.u2literary.com/blog/archives/2008/08/17/the-webhead-returns/ I'm starting to lose hope that what I'm looking for in this city just does not exist. I am a realist and I know what I'm really looking for starts at about $350,000 which is much too much for one person on my pay to afford. The perfect place is ... http://www.u2literary.com/blog/archives/2008/08/16/in-which-i-go-on-at-length-about-nothing/ It feels like it should at least be streaked. August is halfway through. I've been told it's the best time to get a deal. I need a deal in this expensive city. But we've seen everything that's listed. I love one flat, not sure about the neighborhood. There will be more ... http://www.u2literary.com/blog/archives/2008/08/14/has-my-hair-gone-grey-yet/ I was digging around in my computer's drive and I found a CNN article I had saved entitled "Be smarter at work... slack off". Within it is this quote: But it's really, really hard, if not impossible, for the human brain to come up with fresh new ideas when its owner ... http://www.u2literary.com/blog/archives/2008/08/10/what-i-turned-up/ Just when you thought Americans had better things to think about (like their obscene debt, looming foreclosures, dwindling value of investments, spiraling dollar, a presidential campaign etc etc etc), there's yet more evidence people here have an unnatural fascination with other people's personal lives. I won't say anything more about it ... http://www.u2literary.com/blog/archives/2008/08/08/riddle-me-this/