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Dyngus among us

July 21, 2025March 24, 2008 by Cecil Vortex

I’m so happy. The world is purring today. And I’ll tell you why: Dyngus Day.

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Me and my metaphor

March 22, 2008 by Cecil Vortex

I have this recurring dream in which the brakes in my car give out. The shudder these dreams share is that moment when I’m pressing down but the car careens.
I’ve had this dream in various forms for probably twenty … Read on Macduff...

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Harold, asleep at the wheel

March 21, 2008 by Cecil Vortex

This morning while dropping my kids off at school, it occurred to me that California is now my home. I’ve lived here longer than I’ve lived anywhere else.
I spent seventeen years on the east coast, interrupted by five years … Read on Macduff...

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it’s me

March 20, 2008 by Cecil Vortex

I saw you watching when I got up
and I want to reassure you,
it’s not you, it’s me. It’s not the way
you were snapping your fingers. Or how
loudly you were breathing. Sure,
I don’t like your shirt. … Read on Macduff...

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Eskimo (not Inuit) Rock n Roll Recall

March 17, 2008 by Cecil Vortex

Back in the 90s, there was an SF band I loved called “Eskimo.” They had one song in particular I was so sure was gonna be an alt-rock super-smash. We’d go to the shows and this tune (“Dado Peru”) would … Read on Macduff...

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Monkey Vortex (Flash)back Theater

March 16, 2008 by Cecil Vortex

From 2004 to 2006 I was part of a loose cabal of audio-oriented miscreants known as Monkey Vortex Radio Theater. Between us, we produced around 35 or so short bits of MP3 whackiness. Yes, and it’s hard to imagine … Read on Macduff...

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Obama and the Inuit

March 14, 2008 by Cecil Vortex

Lots of noise this week about Obama and the former minister at his church. I’m pro-Obama, so I’m gonna see things through that filter, but I don’t think there’s substance to the issue. If O. hadn’t repeatedly rejected what Wright … Read on Macduff...

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The popular vote canard

March 13, 2008 by Cecil Vortex

There’s a slow-motion scam being perpetuated by the Clinton campaign and I must speak out.
The short version: Barring a complete Obama meltdown, you know, I know, and the American people know they can’t win on elected delegates. So you’re … Read on Macduff...

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waiting on line

March 9, 2008 by Cecil Vortex

waiting on line
in my mind. everybody
cutting and they
don’t even know it and hey
I was here. getting coffee
and a scone but
also waiting.

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Garfield Minus Garfield

March 8, 2008 by Cecil Vortex

Lovely. (Link via ye olde zefrank.com.

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