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Jan.09.2012 On sand tracks We walk barefoot on sand tracks Leaving behind foot prints with nothing at stake Within moment they will disappear You need not look back or see from rear Laughter is no free commodity That is inbuilt and smells of humanity You can crate or ignore What else you can ask as more?...	Apr.20.2011 Murder at the DMV Having spent 8 1/2 useless hours (I have to go back at least once more, unfortunately/hopefully soon) at the DMV, this title occurred to me more than once, especially while I had to deal with hopelessly inaccurate information that led me to waste this time, and with horrifyingly caustic DMV...
Sep.23.2010 Does Anybody Know my Name? My forthcoming novel has gotten me to look at my origins in the eternal conundrum of imagination and identity. I found this column from over twelve years ago, written for the Chronicle as a guest-editor for Jon Carroll. My origins--the strange bi-cultural nature of them--have always been hard to...	Mar.25.2010 Say Cheese! Okay... I need to breathe... you know how it feels when surprises come out of the clear blue air?! One of those "clear blue air" things happened! My oh my! Are you guessing yet? Do you like Guessing Games? Okay, let's play. I received an email response from one of my endorsement...