Ye Old Books June 21, 2005 – Posted in: Aberrant Normalcy

Ulysses cover 1934This weekend, while out at my parents, my father gave me an old copy of Ulysses. It’s from the 1934 first American printing, published after much controversy surrounding the book for its supposed obscenity. The foreward opens with: “The …

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Pain Leaving the Body June 18, 2005 – Posted in: Aberrant Normalcy

No Rad!This morning I saw on a man’s t-shirt a phrase that read, “Pain is weakness leaving the body.” Hmm, I thought. I wonder if I stuck a knife in his back, would that make him feel stronger? Unfortunately, I did …

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