Diip Stait is cliché, trope, myth, meme without material form except as it manifests through lived experience in the mediated subliminal realms of political, economic, and class belief. It is cultural icon, bursting with unquestioned assumptions, myriad subtle...

Riding GS down a sunny street the other day on some errand. Non-ATGATT, just jacket and boots, and for some lazy reason my open face helmet. Bought as a stopgap a few years back, when I had to ride some bike to somewhere from a shop, but didn’t have a helmet with me,...

Browsing the NYT recently, came across an article (Matt Richtel, 04.05.19) on how, in an effort to improve performance, the US military is training some of our soldiers to practice ‘mindfulness’. This is being sold as helping to avoid civilian casualties, and maybe...

Currently settling into his new digs in the 7th circle of Hel, John McCain is already angling for a spot near Beelzebub’s horny elbow. Always a partisan of bipartisanship, our heroic servant has made clear to the Lower Powers that he will not, in fact vacate his...

Leather is a tradition bound to Santa Cruz. Since the first missionaries and pioneers settled here, leather products played a big role in the economy and development of the area, yoked to the limestone processing and mining which spurred major growth, as well as...

“Cognitive dissonance skitters sideways, nestled in wavelengths beyond vision; a trillion pointy digital claws subliminally tick and click, randomly plucking cosmic strings. Glittering ocelli size up your nutrient potential. Jaw parts scissor wetly ”.  —D. Carey,...

Ah, retirement! Such balm. Such a respite! Finally, time to do the things you always meant to. A Grand Progress; months, hanging out in Italy. Feng shui the garden.Redo that green velvet wallpaper. Sort your files and photos from the 70’s. Visit the grandkids on the...

Have you started to wonder what your grandkids or great-grandkids will think of you? Assuming of course there are any grandlets… nukes ‘n weather ‘nall, ya know? They will be the ones writing your eulogy. They will KNOW you cowered in fear. Fear of the Eye, Fear of...

1.  Paper Plastic Glass Leather? People ask why I use leather instead of other materials more "holistic" or "green". The short answer is not complicated. The leather we use can become fine art, or it would more typically be turned into dog chews or shoes instead,...