Late For Life is more than a blog and an old band to me. It is a mantra that I have held dear for the past 8 years. But lately, LFL has been a drag to think about. I created this site because the band had broken up and I needed an outlet to vent my thoughts and frustrations. With great pain and confusion, I left the world of creativity and imagination to become a self-righteous pundit. And as a mentor recently said to me, “opinions are like assholes.. everyone has got one”.
I don’t enjoy “blogging” as much as I enjoyed performing on stage or writing music and fiction. And with that in mind, it is time for a change. I’m going to spend the summer/fall working on the basics: music, writing, and surfing (hopefully spending fewer hours staring into a computer screen).
I’m not sure if I plan to promote the blog in the future. I believe the internet will endure the loss of my conjecture.
Check back in the coming months to hear or read what I have come up with. I look forward to working on music with my big brother again (with an acoustic guitar and a trombone as God intended!).
Thank you to everyone who have helped me build this little community over the past year or so.
~Drew Schimmenti
CNN blended up a disgusting concoction of health insurance industry propaganda with THIS piece on solutions to being denied coverage due to a pre-existing condition. The article even mentions that they receive more e-mails about this topic than any other. Rather than offer up even a brief examination of the issue they supply some crass [...]
I clean and organize things. My apartment for example has no idea how clean it will be when I’m done. Cleaning clears the mental jog jam. Grout… watch out! Dust mites… say goodnight! What would you suggest?
How many gallons a day do you think we waste courtesy-flushing? Sometimes, I flush those electronic toilets by accident when bending over to get some friggen toilet paper. And if I stand up to wipe my ass.. that’s three flushes! Fahgeddaboutit!
Living in Miami, getting around without a car can be pretty difficult. Playing shows gets tough without a place to put gear, and getting to work or school on time can be tedious if one has to rely on this city’s dreadfully inefficient public transit system.
I choose to drive a car, but the convenience it [...]
Every day I press a button in my browser that helps me do two things: 1) Marvel at the most ridiculous things that the internet (and therefore the world) has to offer, and 2) procrastinate like hell. Stumbleupon offers users the ability to be instantly whisked away to a random website, as selected and rated [...]
On June 6th, I will be participating in a 5k to raise money to erradicate breast cancer. Here is a link if you wish to sponsor my run. Here is a link to learn more about the race. I have set a personal fund raising goal of $500.
Thank you everyone for your support! Look for [...]
About 2,000 Sikhs(pronounced “seek”) are no longer without representation in the world of British law enforcement. The newly formed British Sikh Police Association has asked the Home Office to consider the development of a “bulletproof or ballistic turban”. Sikh do not remove their turbans in public nor does a head of uncut hair [...]
A few years ago, I was stunned to learn that a family friend had joined the army. This was partly because of his age (mid thirties), but mostly because he was a gentle man who we affectionately called “Uncle”. Like many others, Uncle decided to enlist in the Army after September 11, 2001. Throughout the next [...]
UPDATED: 04/22/2009
Private health insurance is how most Americans purchase medical care. This insurance does not comprehensively cover it’s consumers. Nor is it affordable to all who need it. Forty-three million Americans were uninsured in 2006.
