http://scottamccain.com/wordpress meanderings of an even-keeled mind Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:57:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en    The following is an INovella produced by myself in collaboration with a part-time contributor to this blog, Brandon Martinez.  Brandon is the Assistant Principal at La Habra High School, and a former colleague of mine from Fullerton Union High School.  Many of his short fictions have been published in the Happy ... http://scottamccain.com/wordpress/?p=27   London, England. The rain trundles down like a cart leading the condemned to the gallows.  Outside of Stamford Bridge in South London, the residents in Blue are jubilant.  Those in Red are wondering what happened to a season that held so much promise, so much potential.  Arsenal conceded two late goals ... http://scottamccain.com/wordpress/?p=32   Yes, it is a leap year, and for the past three Earth orbits, we have accumulated an extra six hours totalling eighteen.  This year, that final six has resulted in an extra day.  It is a whole other day that we would not have had if the Aztec calendar were ... http://scottamccain.com/wordpress/?p=35   I am not usually one for politics, but I have been having funny dreams lately, so here goes: 10.  It would make Hillary really, really mad, and I don't think she is capable of happiness. 9.  4 out of 5 doctors agree 8.  He has tremendous oral hygene. 7.  John McCain was seen wearing ... http://scottamccain.com/wordpress/?p=34 1. I fell, hitting my head, severely imparing my judgement 2. I was forced to do so (torture via kd lang's newest album, played repeatedly over high volume). 3. My meter was almost out, and I was borrowing my mom's car. 4. It was a dying wish of someone close to me. 5. Hillary ... http://scottamccain.com/wordpress/?p=30   This post-Columbia University ensemble has quite a bit going for them at the moment.  With a sound not unlike an olla podrida of The Talking Heads, Paul Simon and The Kinks, Vampire Weekend's eponymous release is full of plump goodness.  The band is rooted in the rythyms of western Africa and the ... http://scottamccain.com/wordpress/?p=28 Super Bowl Sunday looms large!  Will we have the nerve to concentrate when such a seminal event exists like a capitalist pig floating overhead in a Macy's parade?   The FA Cup produced some interesting draws for round five.  Chelsea play a team from the SBPSL premier division, while ManUre are pitted ... http://scottamccain.com/wordpress/?p=26 A pretty damn funny piece of literature: The Jewish Messiah, by Arnon Grunberg is a witty romp akin to Christopher Moore's Lamb. http://scottamccain.com/wordpress/?p=19 So it's 2 am or so, and there are yet 2 more hours until the league leaders meet in a much anticipated clash at Emirates Stadium in North London.  I know I have been looking at this date for ages.  Arsenal, the hands-down most fluent and beautifully passing team in ... http://scottamccain.com/wordpress/?p=25   Q:  What have you been doing since...you know...you died? GP:  Well, I can't say that I have been doing much at all.  I've really only begun to get used to this endless floating in unoccupied space.  Sometimes I eat crackers. Q:  What do you miss the most? GP:  That would have to be ... http://scottamccain.com/wordpress/?p=20