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Review: R.E.M. @ Madison Square Garden, New York City, 6/19/08

Published on June 20, 2008

** M. Sahm **
As the more casual fan of the Somrod duo when it comes to R.E.M., I was not disappointed in the least bit by last night’s show. It was high octane for most of the show, and I only sat down for 2 of the 27 songs (Houston and Let Me In). With […]


A Heart Remixed

Published on February 14, 2008

It’s Valentine’s Day… again! Usually, I’ve had a sort of love/hate feeling about the day in general. Well, hate is a strong word— let’s just say dislike or even indifferent. But today, I’m going to shed my negative ideas and embrace the love. Yes, love: how corny is that?
Anyway, I have been listening to our […]


Nous Tâchons D’être Les Un Pour Cent

Published on December 21, 2007

No, I didn’t learn a new language. S.Rod and I saw Les Misérables on Broadway last night, and it got my head stirring a bit. While I will admit that most things seen on Broadway are not my cup of tea, the musical was entertaining for the most part.
One of the character’s soliloquies (Fantine) […]


“Tomorrow, We’re Gonna Bring You Back to Life!”

Published on February 18, 2007

Can you tell I got sucked into watching Cast Away last night? I blame the pizza and Newcastle as well. That, and S.Rod was away visiting a friend so she wasn’t watching one of the many versions of Jane Austen movies for the 329th time.
Anyway, Tom Hanks finally gets back to civilization, and his FedEx […]


Failure To Decide Is Just A Slow Suicide

Published on December 27, 2006

When you feel the energy of words rumbling through the page, vibrating through the tiny lights of your monitor— are you moved? Are you motivated to rise above your limitations? Can you pull the sledgehammer from the back of your head and smash the invisible obstacles in your way?
Or… are you crazy for even entertaining […]


Your Hope Must Be A Cockroach

Published on March 16, 2006

Some weeks start like a car with a fuel leak. Moments defined as tired. Unmotivated. Frustrated. You want to milk the ‘Oh, it’s just Monday’ cliché, but when the shit carries into Tuesday, then you know it’s more than that.
When I was a younger man (read: 18-22), I’d complain quite often of the things that […]


The Break and the Unbreakable

Published on January 30, 2006

We follow our individual philosophies to the end, or until we find a better philosophy. In regards to getting the big “break” as a creative person, I’ve often lived by the philosophy that it will only happen through the combination of hard work, research and timing. For most of my adult life, I’ve followed this. […]


A postscript for a devil

Published on January 24, 2006

You wonder if anyone is listening, don’t you? That when your words reach the page, when the pixels of monitors all over the world display your name below a post title— are they listening? Will they respond? Or is this all just another devil of illusion, slowly milking the lie that you so desperately want […]


Losing Your Twenties

Published on December 28, 2005

Turning 30 was rumored to be a personal disaster: where I’d find myself in a shadowy corner wrapped around a bottle of throat burning liquor, wallowing for my lost youth. It did not work out that way though. My 30th birthday came and went this week without much thought on the subject, despite my penchant […]


How Long Is Too Long To Stay At A Job?

Published on December 6, 2005

At the most primordial level, we work to earn money. The capital that pays our bills, keeps us fed, allows us to support our children, have hobbies and so on. Quite often, we get so wrapped up in earning that cash, that our work day (or night for you vampires out there) becomes a routine. […]


Surf Your Brain Into Heavy Water

Published on September 13, 2005

Alternate Designation: Are You Telling Me That This Sucker Is Nuclear?
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The last fifteen work days, I kept finding myself cubicle-bound and staring at my hands. Agitated and about four “Fuck-Me’s” away from some silly meltdown where I pretend my monitor is a punching bag. Where […]


Creative Psychosis: A Hypothesis

Published on August 15, 2005

Alternate Designation: Failure Gonna Put Mo Hair On Ya Chest, Boy
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Of the three fluorescent lights in my work cubicle, one buzzes noisily. When an Info-Tech guy sits at my computer to install new software, they usually ask, “Doesn’t that buzzing drive you crazy, man?”
I start to […]


Seven Years of Worth

Published on June 8, 2005

This past Sunday, I purchased an Apple Cinema 20″ Flat-Panel Display which cost me the low low price of $759 including tax and shipping. It was the best deal I could find for it, and although it set me back some cash flow, it was necessary to replace my current monitor which clocks in on […]


Mark Sahm Will Soon Be At An End

Published on May 13, 2005

One’s individual identity has its definitive purpose, but by contrast, one’s name is nothing but a shiny gloss cover over the book of your life. So, what factors constitute whether or not it is worth changing? Is your name often mispronounced? Is your name generic? Is it the same as a celebrity or character, or […]


Honesty Is A Pit Bull

Published on April 21, 2005

If you walk a pit bull around on a leash, even if it is trained to kill, it’s assumed the canine should go where you lead it since you are its master. But that’s no guarantee it cannot turn on you, sink its teeth into your flesh, and make you regret ever putting that vicious […]


Ultra-Safe Vs. Trial & Error

Published on April 13, 2005

Our existence is surrounded with opportunities to make life altering decisions. If we choose to make a huge purchase, pursue a new career, or partake in a different way of living— they are all sitting right in front of us, just waiting to be chosen. Often, most people are afraid of the consequences of rapid […]


Who Really Owns The Web?

Published on April 8, 2005

Yeah yeah, I know the web is a composite of servers everywhere. But of course, since nothing in this life (or the next one for you reincarnated blokes out there) happens without cash flow, it got me thinking— who really owns the web? And I mean own in the sense that if a corporation withdrew […]