2008 October 24
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Early rise ..

October 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment

From Gene’s Notebook …after a sunrise, oranges, and other citrus, and the moon and eggplant, below and above, I go on and see …. – A man coming home with a small package of tortillas, soon to be breakfast …. – And, a fast-getting-ruined Washington Park, fountain now a trickle, graffiti in ugly brown and [...]

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Tags: Brownsville · Community Resources · Literature

For the weekend

October 24th, 2008 · No Comments

From Gene’s Calendar …and it’s autumn, and if you like the cool weather and have a sweater, try some live music, under the stars …. – Rescheduled Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center ConjuntoFestival, Saturday and Sunday, mid-afternoon through the night in San Benito …. – Final weekend of Festival Otono, with great events in the [...]

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Tags: San Benito · art · dance · music

Kernels

October 24th, 2008 · No Comments

From Gene’s Notebook …so clear, so muddled …. Wheat kernels spilled like hard brown rain from the back of the truck through a grate on a scale, and then moved, unseen, to the grain elevator. Long long lunches, close to two hours, where deals are made, deals that put more knives in the planet. Clean [...]

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Tags: Economy · Literature · daily living

Opie weighs in

October 24th, 2008 · No Comments

A video from Funny or Die I saw this on AlterNet and thought you might like it, too. See more Ron Howard videos at Funny or Die

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Tags: Politics