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Twentysomething

Texas two-step

Jack Fisher

Jack Fisher

28 Feb 2007

Per my earlier post about a Katy, Texas man holding pig races to protest the construction of a mosque and Islamic Center across his property – the Daily Show has picked up the story. God bless us each and every one.

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Bay Area art girls

Alysa Liu won gold for the Olympics and I've been binging her story. What a story! I think people are really loving what she represents because it shows what humans are capable of when we have room to express ourselves. In a world of AI and Trump and

By Jack Fisher 20 Feb 2026

Broke a Mirror

I've been in a serious-reading kick lately.  Just finished Memories of a Pure Spring by Duong Thu Huong and am starting on Immortality by Kundera.  It takes a certain mood to get Kundera, and I suppose with the season changing and the opportunity to people watch, I'

By Jack Fisher 18 Feb 2026

Buy in bulk

My 78 year old mom came to visit, and we dropped by Safeway, today. She loves this store. They don't have Safeways in Texas. She insisted on buying 3 cases of bottled water (40 bottles each case). I grabbed the closest one I found, but those were $6.

By Jack Fisher 18 Feb 2026

Appreciation

My daughter muttered, "Fuckyoufuckyoufuckyou" on Saturday when I was going over her allowance on Greenlight. Her mom was sitting right there. I think I'm the only person she would curse at. She knew it was bad, because she didn't say it loudly. But she

By Jack Fisher 17 Feb 2026
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