Why don't you blog about ...

This is where I answer some of your questions in the "why don't you blog about blah" category.

Why don't you blog about politics?
A lot of political current events make me very upset and even angry. The current political situation in the world is very serious, and I really try to keep a "relaxed and groovy" tone with most of my posts here. I generally like to read Talking Points Memo and The Washington Note - it's their job to blog about politics, and they are both quite good at it (although, sometimes I turn to the more traditional news sources, such as The Daily Show). While I have very strong convictions, I don't have any creative input on the topics. If one day I wake up and have a great idea about how to fix the electoral college, or eliminate poverty, I will certainly blog about that.

Why don't you blog about your personal life?
Because it's none of your business. Also, it's not very interesting.

Why don't you blog about the Dodgers?
Because they are dead to me! Dead to me! Ok, here's a story I like to tell. Some time ago, there was a great restaurant near my mother's house in Bay Ridge, called "The Brooklyn Dodger." They were sued by the LA Dodgers for various trademark infringements. When they went to court, the Dodgers claimed that the restaurant was trading on the "good name and the good will" of the LA Dodgers. The Brooklyn judge, who was the first to hear the case, immediately dismissed all the charges. He claimed that there was no good will for the Dodgers in Brooklyn, and so their claims were moot. If nothing else, we sure know how to hold a grudge.

Why don't you blog about me?
And what makes you so special? If you do something fun and interesting, I'll blog about it.

Why don't you blog about fashion/shopping/shoes/etc?
Eh, I don't really follow fashion, mostly because I have fairly minimalist (old fashioned, maybe) tastes. I like it when girls wear bouncy skirts and high heels, and I like it when men wear white button-down shirts with the sleeves rolled up to just below the elbow. I've been a fan of those hideous plastic IBM style glasses before they became so trendy. Similarly, I've favored black clothes long before black became the new black, (mostly because it makes doing laundry so much easier). My biggest fashion woe is that I can't wear my stiletto heels because they get stuck between the cobblestones on College Walk. I buy most of my clothes at Banana Republic, although I'm somewhat partial to D&G. My greatest fashion fantasy (and fear) is that those four gay men will come to my house, throw out all of my clothes, and give me one perfectly tailored D&G dress. And, that's pretty much the extent of my input on the topic.

Why don't you blog about that friend of yours?
Because he/she has asked me not to. Some people still live with the (false) idea of personal privacy, and I don't want to be the one to disillusion them.

Why don't you blog about Henry Rollins/The Beastie Boys/Insert Yor Favorite Ageing Alternative Icon?
I will. But, you probably won't like what I have to say.