Tag Archives: birthdays

Celebrating the anniversary of my extraction

By Mark | February 11, 2013

On this day, many, many years ago, I was pulled from the womb of my unconscious mother with forceps. Later, according to my mother’s account, when a nurse brought me to her, she refused to take me, saying, “No, I haven’t had my baby yet.” A few friends and loved ones seem to think that [...]

Posted in Mark's Life, Uncategorized | Also tagged circumcision, Mark's birthday, Norman Lear, Southern Foodways Alliance | 15 Comments

Happy first birthday Arlo Lao Maynard

By Mark | December 4, 2012

A year ago yesterday, Linette and I we welcomed our son Arlo into the world. Like his sister, once he made up his mind that he wanted to join us, he came shooting down the birth canal like a rocket. I think I must have mentioned it here before, but, eight years ago, when Linette [...]

Posted in Mark's Life, Photographs, Uncategorized | Also tagged Arlo, Arlo Gutherie, baby names, Charles Maynard, circumcision, Clementine, Curtis Florian, Friday Night Lights, home birth, Linette, Mark's penis, midwifery, miscarriage, natural childbirth, penises, Photobooth, tintype, water birth | 17 Comments

I just wanted to say that I think Google is cool for commemorating Houdini’s birthday

By Mark | March 24, 2011

Had that sucker punch not ruptured his guts, today would have been Houdini’s 137th birthday. It’s weird… I really dislike our popular magicians of today, like David Copperfield and that guy who stands still for really long periods of time, but I really admire and respect Houdini. I wonder why that is. And I wonder [...]

Posted in Other | Also tagged David Blaine, David Copperfield, douches, Google, Harry Houdini | 7 Comments

Daniel Johnston’s “Infinite Comic Book of Musical Greatness”

By Mark | January 23, 2011

One of my favorite musicians, Daniel Johnston, turned 50 yesterday, and, to show their appreciation, a lot of his fans pledged money through Kickstarter so that he might be able to publish his first real comic book. Here’s a little video on the project, followed by a little more in the way of background. If [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged comic books, Daniel Johnston, Infinite Comic Book of Musical Greatness, Kickstarter, visionary art, visionary musicians | 2 Comments

It’s my birthday, and I’ll blog if I want to

By Mark | February 11, 2010

So far, I’ve had a pretty good birthday. Linette and Clementine made me panna cotta and presented me with a new, smaller, faster computer. Lots of friends and family called and wrote. And, most importantly, I haven’t been visited by the death bear. Oh, and I had lunch with my friend Pete at my favorite [...]