I’ve been thinking quite a lot lately about both the long and short term effects of COVID-19, and, more specifically, our being asked to shelter in place for what could be months. I’m thinking about everything from the psychological implications for an entire generation of young people, to what this might mean for the future […]
By Mark | November 24, 2018
The weekend of October 20 marked the 24th meeting of my one-day-a-year pseudo-band, the Monkey Power Trio. For those of you who might not be familiar with our origin story, it all began back in 1995 with a promise between old friends one hot, summer afternoon in Brooklyn. Without much in the way of any […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Monkey Power Trio, Shadow Art Fair, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1995, aging, alimony, ankles, appendix, bonfires, cancer, Carroll Gardens, Cheez-Its, Cleveland, contemplating the end, crumhorn, Dan Richardson, Dave Miller, Death, drinking, fire, fleas, fog, Hasil Adkins, Hazel, ironing board, Jeff Kay, jellyfish, Jody Bleyle, laughing, Low Sack, Manzanita, Matt Krizowsky, mayonnaise, McMenamins, meteor shower, Mike Bell, napping, naps, Newton High School, nicknames, Oregon, Oregon Historical Society, Pacific Ocean, Pantless, Pantless Dan, Pear Hawthorn, Pete Holmes, Portland, pranks, recording, recreational marijuana, Reno, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, scallops, Scrabble, Señor Wences, Skull Island, The Ballad of Christian Wolfcock, The Sand Flea, timber, trumpet, wills |
If you’ve ever found yourself wondering if, just maybe, Trump fixer Michael Cohen, the man who mortgaged his home to buy the silence of his boss’s porn star mistress, might be deserving of your empathy, I’d encourage you to listen to this recently released audio of him threatening NPR’s Tim Mak back in 2015, when […]
Posted in Corporate Crime, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged bank fraud, Daily Beast, GOP, Ivana Trump, John Boehner, Mackinac Island, marital rape, Michael Cohen, organized crime, rape, Republican Party, threats, Tim Mak, Trump Organization |
I had the occasion last night to exchange several emails with judicial candidate Veronique Liem. What follows is our conversation. My hope is that it’s useful to those of you out there, like me, who have only a cursory understanding of the 22nd Circuit Court and how it operates. It’s not exhaustive by any means, […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Other | Also tagged custody, Don Shelton, family law, judges, judiciary, juvenile offenders, kids for cash, Mark Ciavarella, mediation, Michael Conahan, native american, peacemaking court, restorative justice, Veronique Liem, Washtenaw County, Washtenaw County Circuit Court, Washtenaw County Unified Trial Court |
