everything looks perfect from far away

I’ve been listening to Pearl Jam’s greatest hits album, rearviewmirror for the past few days. The joke around here and in radioland across the country that is the greatest hit album will simply be Ten re-released. Ten is in my top five favorite albums of all time. But let me assure you, […]

“At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooge,” said the gentleman, taking up a pen, “it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the Poor and destitute, who suffer greatly at the present time. Many thousands are in want of common necessaries; hundreds of thousands are in want […]