So my dad had brain surgery today. Well yesterday, actually, it’s now 2 AM Thursday and his surgery was Wednesday. My Max clock doesn’t work that way though, for me it is still sort of Wednesday. Waiting. He had brain surgery last year for a hematoma in his brain that almost killed him. And he […]
You can always tell whether someone is apologizing for their own behavior. When people are apologizing for their behavior, their apology starts with “I’m sorry I….” When they aren’t, the apology starts with “I’m sorry YOU….” “I’m sorry there’s something wrong with YOU that I have no responsibility for.” It’s a faux apology. My parents […]
There were so many secrets in my family growing up. Every time we went to see my grandparents I got sat down and told what I was not allowed to talk about. The “secrets.” Some things were simple: “Don’t tell the grandparents you just got this gift. They are giving you the same gift. Pretend […]
My dad has been collecting the oral stories of Native American peoples in the Pacific Northwest for a really long time. Like, a REALLY long time. Decades. These are stories passed down from one generation the next verbally. They are wonderful stories. There is the danger they will be lost. He saves them and transcribes […]
There is this hashtag on Twitter #ForcedFamilyFun that is brilliant — which is totally surprising. Hashtag #ForcedFamilyFun was started by a TBS TV show sponsor [The Detour] and usually those crash and burn hard — but not this time. I do not know if the show is any good I have never watched it but […]
My cousin Sol left us on July 24th, 2015. It will be a sadder world for the lack of him. Good travels wherever your next journey takes you Sol. I love you.
Sol Feldthouse left us July 24th, 2015
This never gets old to me. Happy Father’s Day.
To become a US citizen, you are required to renounce your citizenship of birth. To say, “I no longer love my country of birth or have any allegiance to that country at all.” I think that’s kind of fucked up. So did my mother-in-law. [I was married to Swedes for a time.] […]
In news completely unrelated to regular goings on at AFW, Celluloid Blonde and all things Max — My assistant Cris is the proud new father of a baby girl. Welcome to the world, Baby Cici. Yay! *PS: I have no Cici photos yet so am nabbing a cute baby pic off the internet […]