dressing up shouldn't be just for celebrity dogs

i just saw a K9 unit at the chicago ave red line. my heart almost stopped beating from seeing the huge muzzled german sheperds. i have no drugs or bombs but i always think it's possible that a trace amount of something is on my person and that one of the dogs might try and tear my throat out. but maybe if they made the police dogs wear police uniforms they might look more friendly. dogs in clothes is quite a trend i am sure the canines would be for it. then i could take the el without having a to worry about peeing in my pants.

sounds like summer

a few ninety degree days and you get luny enough to open another blog. come visit me at my new url : http://picklist.blogspot.com/ here's the first entry.

If i owe you any money, here's my schedule for June:

6/2 The Record Low at Subterranean (www.myspace.com/therecordlow)

6/8 Walter Meego at The Hideout (www.waltermeego.com)

6/9 The Boy Least Likely To at Schubas (www.theboyleastlikelyto.co.uk)

6/20 Radiohead at the Auditorium (www.radiohead.com)

6/24-6/25 The Streets and Bloc Party at Intonation Music Fest (www.intonationmusicfest.com)

If i don't see you there. I'll let you know how they go. Happy Summer!

i think i have a problem

why are there not huge flashing signs to warn you of the dangers of ebay before you sign up for an account? for the first week i played it cool, not raising my bids as i lost one auction after another. but two weeks later i have been piling up the wins and the trips to the bank for cashier's checks. the other day my cointern declared it a good thing that i don't have a lot of money otherwise i would be amassing a lot of crap. this was because i wanted to buy out the fantasy celeb league (it is a genius concept www.fantasycelebleague.com). but it turns out you don't need a large fortune to amass crap. just an ebay account.


these vases are my most recent win.

may the gods guard your safety

the latin and greeks were the masters of salutations, and it is in accordance with their traditions that we still close a letter with a wish for good health or a blessing. but what would they think of our modern day sign offs? i am perturbed by the frequent "best"s that i get. another one i see a lot is "warmly". i wonder what these really mean. i worked for a woman who had a strong aversion to using "sincerely", so i had a good year of thinking of other ways to end a letter and try not to make it sound like a love letter. my favorite sign offs come from a friend who regularly sign as an only somewhat famous figure. i have taken to using BJK for Billie Jean King. do you have a favorite or least favorite salutation?

your humble manservant,
BJK