Over-served again at the One-Man Book Club
About a week ago, after manic amounts of book-reading this summer, the One-Man Book Club unanimously approved a moratorium (1 in favor; none opposed) that prohibits even the cracking-open and general perusing of any book on the “to read” stack until the club confronts and discusses the entire backlog of already-read and partially-read books. This…
Read MoreHousekeeping
I’ve solved a major problem (pictured, right) that was really the bane of all existence backstage at Tonsil. Thanks to the smart people at AuthorBytes, I’m once again feeling like maybe it’s time to blog. Honestly the junk that collected in the comments pile was so depressing, I’d taken a break from logging-in to WordPress…
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Go get me a spoon
This Real People clip of a valley-girl competition in 1982 in the Sherman Oaks Galleria (RIP) hurts in about a hundred different ways. All those Beths and Lauras and Laurens and Loryns and Lauries and Loris — to think (on birthday eve), they’re all in their 40s now, regretting the many afternoons they slathered up…
Read MoreSea to sea
This is not a jet-set post, I swear, but once in a weird while, I find myself standing on a beach, dreamily contemplating one ocean … And then a day or so later, I get to contemplate another: Summer is rushing by, and I offer the usual apology of negligent bloggers who feel some odd…
Read MoreHamlet’s BlackBerry winners!
Got a lot of responses to the giveaway of two copies of William Powers’ Hamlet’s BlackBerry. Congrats to B. in LA and T.E. in B’more. And, due to demand, I’m sharing a galley copy with M.C. in Placitas, N.M. May everyone else find some sort of sanity in this hyperconnected mania we live in! Start…
Read More‘Hamlet’s BlackBerry’ by William Powers! “My words fly up, my thoughts remain below; words without thoughts never to heaven go.” Read this blog and WIN A COPY!
Okay, everyone, settle down, and stop your goddamn clickety-clicking and distracted surfing! I have analog media to promote (look, a book!), or, if you must, some kindling for your Kindle, an iBook to get your little greasy fingerprints all over. This is the full Tonsil blog endorsement of Hamlet’s BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building…
Read MoreOne-Man Book Club: How many Bedwetters are checked into Hotel Theory? Less than zero.
No intro, no explan, nothing but books. Just trying to just say, yep, read ’em and here’s what the entire book club (still just the one member) thought. Need to clear it all out before the real summer vacation reading starts later this month. First up, Less Than Zero, by Bret Easton Ellis. This is…
Read MoreOne-Man Book Club Backlog! Independence Day Clearance Sale Going On All Week!
The members of the One-Man Book Club have been reading ’em faster than all the members (total: one) can get on here to blogscuss ’em. I’m going to try to clear out all the One-Man Book Club recent selections this week, and include some selections where the membership couldn’t finish the book. Ready? Chug! To…
Read MoreX-acto Mundo
The young man pictured here comes to us courtesy of the Mary Degnan Archives. (Mary was inspired to re-examine a box of old photos after seeing her work on this particular subject matter here at Tonsil a month ago.) This picture was taken in the spring of 1987, when I was 18 and a freshman…
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