Phil Fountain
Cutting Board #4
Phil: Tell me if this sounds familiar to you, Steve. Has anyone in your household, anyone at all, recently made any purchases in excess of $500 for a variety of seeds, seedlings, mulch, fertilizers, soil additives, large spray bottles of… Continue Reading
He’s Our Man: Leonard Cohen at the Paramount, Oakland
Leonard Cohen The Paramount Theatre April 13, 2009 Now, in Vienna there are ten pretty women There’s a shoulder where Death comes to cry There’s a lobby with nine hundred windows There’s a tree where the doves love to die… Continue Reading
The Council At Work (A Quick Sketch)
A Bridge Too Far, From Poughkeepsie
All right, my bracket is busted all to hell and my “baseball quiz” put readers into a somnambulant state. I’ve strayed from my normal course here on A News Cafe and was, rightly, devoured by the giant, gilled serpents that… Continue Reading
The Cutting Board, 3-19-09
By Phil Fountain and Steve Brewer Steve: So it’s that time of year again. March Madness is under way. Pro basketball is steamrolling toward the playoffs. Stanley Cup playoffs are on the horizon. Spring training has all you baseball nerds… Continue Reading
Cartoon: Everyone Poops
The Rites of Spring: Fungos, Bingles and The Infield-Fly-Rule
Greetings, Sports Fans! This is your old pal, Pops “Fungo” Bunion coming to you from Spring Training, U.S.A. Yep, we’re just a few short weeks from baseball’s Opening Day. In fact, Little Leaguers and school teams are taking infield and… Continue Reading


