Category: 2001-2007

The Drunk The photographers are on amphetamines. The producers are stocked with ephedrine tabs. The sound guys are operating with a caffeine IV. The show opens with a sweeping boom shot of Mt. Willis....

Needless and needful My parents are the consumate Christmas professionals. My mother can draw an eye-popping Santa Claus. My Dad was Clark Griswold before Chevy Chase ever perfected the art of Christmas decor. Christmas...

Mt. Willis Cam Lives After several weeks without Mt. Willis Cam, Rapid Eye Reality is happy to announce the none-too-live camera is back in operation. We begin with 25 pictures from in and around...

McVictory? Almost three years ago, I began what I call…The McBoycott. You can read about that boycott and its history here Since its institution in 1999, the McBoycott has been practiced in several states,...

The Challenger I’d like to thank you all for coming out on this rainy night. We put up a good fight. We could never have come so far without your contributions, your volunteer-spirit, and...

Pent up This is where it gets dangerous. This is why friends, family, animals, and bosses can’t completely rely on me. It’s why success–if ever in my weak grasp–tends to hide in the shadows....

Paranoia If my last post seemed exceedingly vague, I apologize. See, they’re out to get me. They–a shadowy group of ne’er-do-wells from the past–have set their sights on yours truly and they’ve chosen to...

In a strange land I didn’t know what I expected. It happened so quickly that I didn’t have time to form a real vision of what the New York attorney might look like. I...

Where’s the beef? I am destined to go down that long road. It is worn by tired feet and littered with so many discarded catch phrases that fad-clearing snow plows have to rumble through...

Well how about that? That thing I said about the sniper not being stupid… Forget I said that.

Who (What) the Beltway Sniper Is (Isn’t) A profile by a know-nothing The man (undoubtedly a man, because women are more often than not courageous in their hostility and like to be face to...

Lower elevations …back down from the mountain with freshly popped ears and a body begging for respite. Often after a weekend of carelessness, the responsiblities of real life seem overwhelming. Through puffy eyes I...

Affliction and the anti-avarice In Boston, a pretty girl with a distinctive laugh sits chained in a law school library. In Ft. Meyers, a man sits hobbled by illness. Medication and plane tickets rest...