No, Simply Music isn't giving me a kick-back for this promotion If you've ever wanted you or a child to play the piano with fluency, but haven't succeeded, consider taking a course in the Simply Music method. Simply Music believes that everyone is … [Continue reading] about
911 Centigrade I didn't think I would do it this weekend. I had friends visiting. I had things to do. There would be other weekends. And I uncharacteristically scorned MoveOn.Org's suggestion of a week or two ago to take a pledge to do it. A … [Continue reading] about
Protesting a Referendum on Public Funds for a Sacramento Arena Last night I participated in a good sized rally outside the City Council meeting to protest Mayor Heather Fargo's concerted effort to use hundreds of millions of dollars worth of public … [Continue reading] about
The Way to Clean up Cah-lee-for-nee-a According to Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Right's ArnoldWatch and everyone else, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is raking in campaign contributions at a record rate, faster than Gray Davis even. Here … [Continue reading] about
How to get fired today Take an inappropriate unscheduled musical interlude at your office and listen to Eric Idle's hilarious Fuck you, FCC song at full volume. Or, for those of you, like me, who are essentially housewives, it could just be … [Continue reading] about
Run, Dennis, Run! Okay, so I was phonebanked by the Dennis Kucinich for President campaign last night. Apparently, the campaign is really picking up steam. Dennis just won a primary last week and has picked up 2 more delegates. Maybe my friends … [Continue reading] about
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world... Bill was in mourning for Ray Charles, not that other guy Friday. And so was I. I took the kids up into the Sierra foothills for the day and floated and played in a glorious mountain … [Continue reading] about
Mandatory Reading on Kerry Take the time to read this exceptionally well-written, in-depth piece on Kerry: The Misunderestimation of John Kerry Beware of this man. He's won every race that he was supposed to lose. by Charles P. Pierce | Esquire | … [Continue reading] about
Mid-Mourning Break First you get down on your knees, fiddle with your rosaries bow your head with great respect and, genuflect, genuflect, genuflect Oh, sorry, you're catching me in the middle of my mid-mourning song break (thank you, Tom … [Continue reading] about
Exhausted blogger To return from one's college reunion tired and hungover to a national week of mourning for (as my mother used to put it) "that man" is too much to be borne. One close friend quips, "Haven't we been to enough Reagan funerals over … [Continue reading] about
SacBee Columnist Dan Weintraub Scorches Me After reading my extremely weak latest Eye on the Pie column, the ever Arnold-phantic Dan Weintraub comes back with this (which is, incidentally, a more succinct compilation of similar thoughts expressed by … [Continue reading] about
Rudolf's Diner Read my Eye on the Pie column, in this, the 2-year anniverary issue of Rudolf's Diner and read Rudolf's Diner. I'm so proud of my the editor, my baby brother Evan Nichols. This 'zine gets better every issue. And, if you're Dan … [Continue reading] about