Best known for its 20-below winters, scorching summers and trigger-happy “bad men,” Bodie was once one of the most active mining camps in the West. The town flourished between 1878 and 1882 with over 30 operating mines, its own narrow-gauge railroad and a population of about 10,000. Among the inhabitants, Bodie’s infamous gunmen stood out, … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2008
My Old Quarters On High Street Kensington (or Success Leads To Excess)…
A journey to Justin’s past… On Sunday I went to check out the neighborhood and home I lived in back in 2001. As the title alludes to, it is close to the High Street Kensington stop on the Circle Line. I noticed immediately that the neighborhood had become more of a shopping neighborhood since I … Continue reading
Best Spam Titles
I just checked my email and couldn’t help noticing a higher than usual volume of spam. Some of these are genuinely funny. Well, to me at least… There must be a lot of guys out there with small dicks (or at least a major concern that they have a small dick). Does anyone actually click … Continue reading
Journey of the Night Goat (or My Place in London)…
*** UPDATE – Although I now live in Swiss Cottage, it’s fun to look back on this time when I was slumming in Old Street…The Old Street post continues below in its original and unedited format. *** This is the view out my window to some apartments and businesses across the way. Not much of … Continue reading
Afghanistan/Iraqi Kurdistan Photos
Burning Man Pictures – 3
Part 2 I loved random shit like this… This guy plugged in and just started rocking out. Art Car. This is your dear editor playing with a flame thrower. Note the other two individuals in the picture recoiling from the blast. Part of a camp on the edge of the playa. Playa art projects. One … Continue reading
Peter Thiel *Updated*
I’ve updated this post by adding a recent profile from Forbes Magazine to the “comments” section… The original post follows below: ******** I’ve been surprised by how many emails I have received from people wanting to know more about Peter Thiel simply because I list him as someone I’d like to meet. So, I thought … Continue reading