Adventures of a Midwest Transplant. Going to Grad School Instead of Buying an Armoire. I talked a few posts ago about painting. Or rather not painting, my home. I realized I forgot to mention that I had some some painting. Not room painting, but wall painting. Around the same time I got the desire to decorate my house, I got the idea to decorate my body.

Proudly procrastinating since, well, for a long time. Friday, March 10, 2006. Thursday, March 09, 2006. Is There a Dewey Decimal System for This? Iraq, Secret CIA prisons around the world, torture, etc. Tax cuts for the rich, hand-outs to big oil and big pharma, etc. We need to get some charts and graphs goin.

Waiting for the Future to Come to Me. Thursday, November 28, 2013. Moscow Re Deux -Part 1. The last time I was in Moscow was 30 years ago when Russia was part of the Soviet Union and Communism was in all its glorious failure in its ability to provide consumer goods to its populace. The change I experienced was astounding and almost on a par with changes in Beijing during the same 30 years. If you were so luck to actually find something you wanted to buy in a d.

Saturday, May 15, 2010. Procrastinating by Learning to Speak French. Cet automne, je serai un étudiant diplômé. Saturday, January 30, 2010. Sunday, January 17, 2010.

Ruminations on politics, sports, culture, and more. Monday, December 22, 2014. Tuesday, December 31, 2013.

New survey sheds light on status of LGBT in Russia. A new survey of Russian attitudes towards the LGBT community shows how far the country has to go. Health care and health insurance are two different things. Constitution-waving, anti-tax Republicans in Ohio want to violate the 24th Amendment with a poll tax. Nestle is closing in on privatized water in Oregon.

The on-line writing journal of Ira Socol. Saturday, January 18, 2014. I never saw the angels come. I never saw the angels come. I know they were there. But I never saw them. Maybe I was late each time and they had come from heaven and returned. Maybe my eyes were not ready, maybe my soul was not. Woodlawn Cemetery - almost in the 47th Precinct, NYPD. Seven Adam, four Central, on our way.

An omnibus for the rest of us. My biggest regret is that Ive assisted the media in making me into a cartoon character. I dont regret what has happened to me, but I regret the way I have dealt with it. Ive studied astrology for many, many years, and I feel like its an incredibly challenging art. When I turned 30, I realized how ignorant I really was. I always thought I had a very accomplished life.