June 2011
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the world's oldest profession
They say prostitutes are the oldest profession, but I’m not so sure. I imagine ancient civilization, and I see secretaries, office people scribbling on cuneiform. I see priests, I see hunters I see gatherers. I see ancient farmers, I see people scribbling on cave walls. I see lawyers, mediating strange disputes, I see society keepers of the order, police. I see writers by the fire,...
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road poems
I felt a sudden twinge of need for a long sprawling road trip, a hard impossibility with my next long vacay in feb….and do i sacrifice south america travels for 3 weeks or hop in the car and meet my people around the states?I really want another two months to be free and in the car like last year. alas, we yearn with poetry, as old a career as the oldest. here are two great poems on...
Jun 15th
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Jun 15th
golden foam and oriental palaces
While I sat on a beanbag at the work library, reading Don Delillo’s White Noise’s airborne toxic events, intricate prose and sad gray souls, I fell asleep. It was a day of drab lingering of workplace political wranglings. Muttering rumours in the air of the teachers, I watched the former jefe, newly resigned, hugging former minions. Tramites, that beautiful spanish word; the only word...
Jun 15th
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“He asked me if there was anything I wanted; a glass of water or sandwich. I...”
– The Diary of Anais Nin
Jun 15th
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Jun 8th
why
why are my neighbors across the street [alley] BLASTING songs like “No SCRUBS” and singing along at 1:30am, taking up the whole neighborhood? This is Chile by the way, not a college dorm. 
Jun 8th
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Jun 8th
playing typing games [of old excerpts from British classics] at 25 years old of age by myself for an hour probably means I will never, ever be cool. Best was 90 words per minute without mistakes—-of course this was of Raymond Chandler [not British] which was probably why. 
Jun 6th
should i be disturbed that I was able to think of 75 out of 125 of the multiple sports illustrated covers in the last 20 years? I bet my dad and brothers can beat me on this—-baseball was my weakness—-missed very few in basketball; interesting.  Regardless if you dont like sports—-sporcle is a great quiz/list site.  http://www.sporcle.com/games/zhambsch/si_covers ETA: and i...
Jun 5th
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yelp reviews of the abortionplex →
It makes me so happy that people are reviewing the Onion’s genius “Abortionplex” on Yelp. Samples: I recommend getting a season pass like I did!  I got the Gold Package so I can bring 2 girlfriends with me and their abortions are covered.  Such a good deal and a bonding moment.   Or I just don’t get what all the hype is about.  First, the line for the Lazy River was...
Jun 1st
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