Tag Archives: travel

As much fun as you can have in San Antonio without pissing on the Alamo

By Mark | March 3, 2013

In spite of what I may have told you, I didn’t just fly into San Antonio a few days ago to piss on the Alamo, and then immediately return home. As much as I like the idea of zipping into a city, pissing all over their most sacred public artifact, and then zipping right back [...]

Posted in Mark's Life | Also tagged 1863, 1919, abandonment, Abraham Lincoln, Alamo, Alex Rattray, Arlo, barbecue, Blue Star Arts Complex, Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum, cocktails, coonskin caps, FDR, fertility, Gary Sweeney, Gillian Fassel, goat gland, goat testicles, goats, Great Depression, Greg Hischak, infertility, Jennifer Albaum, John R. Brinkley, Lindsay Martin, Linette, Meat Loaf, morphine, musicals, Ozzy, Pee Wee Herman, pissing on things, plays, quackery, R. Kelly, Roads Courageous, San Antonio, San Pedro Playhouse, Santa Anna, slavery, sloppy joes, snake oil, speakeasy, testicles, Texas, The Granary ‘Cue & Brew, theater, Tim Rattray, Trapped in the Closet, travel tips, William Barret Travis, Wolfman Jack | 13 Comments

Blogbaby episode two: Beth Abraham

By Mark | December 6, 2011

[While I'm busy scrubbing poop from diapers and other articles of clothing, several friends have been kind enough to provide content for this site, through a program we're calling Blogbaby. Tonight's contribution comes from my friend Beth, who is living in Germany at the moment.] Where I am staying in Germany is a very small [...]

Posted in Observations, Other, Uncategorized | Also tagged Beth Abraham, Blogbaby, entrepreneurship, food carts, Huhnar, international travel, Portland, prostitution, prostitution in campers, prostitution in Germany, prostitution in small German towns, tips for traveling abroad | 9 Comments

My weekend in Milwaukee

By Mark | August 9, 2010

I’ve spent the last several days in Milwaukee, visiting museums, eating deep fried cheese curds, touring incredible breweries, attending fish fries, and absorbing local culture by the pint-full. I’d like to break everything down, and give you a minute-by-minute recounting of my activities in this, one of my favorite cities in America, but my memories [...]