[Note: This week's story for 52 stories is here: Happily]
Unlike the rich friends I had in high school, I was not afforded a brand spanking new BMW upon receiving my license in 1980. No, I had to purchase my very first car on my own. It wasn’t easy to save money on my four dollar [...]
Archive for January, 2009
first car, first wreck
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged car accidents, cars, first cars on January 30, 2009 | 18 Comments »
25 things
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 25 things on January 27, 2009 | 10 Comments »
In case you haven’t heard (most likely from me complaining on twitter), I’ve been down with the bubonic plague the past few days. Just in case my seven or so readers have been wondering about me. And it seems in those few days I was AFB (you know, away from blog), I was tagged [...]
do the terrier dance!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 23, 2009 | 28 Comments »
So some group did some survey about some dogs and some stupid dogs made it to the top of some stupid list as somebody’s favorite dogs ever. Do I sound jaded about bitter about that? Well, I’m NOT. I’m just astounded by the poor choices and bad taste of some people when it comes [...]
tag, you’re it
Posted in Uncategorized on January 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I was tagged by several people to do this questions thing, in which you have to answer each question using only one word. I ignored it for as long as possible, but it seems my blog needs a little inanity today. So do I. So let’s do this.
Two things first: a) I cheated, kind of. [...]
story 3 of 52 stories: trapped
Posted in Uncategorized on January 20, 2009 | 5 Comments »
52 stories.
He held his breath as always when he entered the tunnel. Counted to ten. Exhaled. Inhaled. In with the good, out with the bad. It would be over soon. Just a few minutes until the light at the other end.
And then he was stopped, the tunnel filled with the red glow of brake lights. [...]
on the occasion of the inauguration of our 44th president
Posted in Uncategorized on January 19, 2009 | 17 Comments »
This was originally published at Pajamas Media on November 5, 2008, where it was received with, shall we say, criticism. That’s putting it nicely. I thought I’d reprint it here today in honor of tomorrow’s inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America. And hopefully get a better reaction.
We [...]
raising hell
Posted in Uncategorized on January 18, 2009 | 13 Comments »
What follows are posts from a long ago, long defunct website called Raising Hell, where I used to write sometimes funny, sometimes heartfelt stories about parenting with some other crazy parents, and I just recently found all this stuff – which I thought was lost forever – at archive.org. So for my posterity and [...]
dissecting popeye on the occasion of his 80th birthday
Posted in Uncategorized on January 17, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Today is Popeye’s 80th birthday. Don’t ask why I know this. I just do.
Popeye has always looked 80, at least to me. For a man that’s wanted by the hottest gal in town, he sure doesn’t look the part of hot stud. No, Popeye looks like the kind of guy that wakes up at noon, [...]
you must learn
Posted in Uncategorized on January 16, 2009 | 7 Comments »
[What follows is a rambling, unedited vent born of frustration with myself and certain situations I put myself in, currently and in the past. This has nothing to do with my family life and everything to do with things going on outside my little cocoon I call home. Just to preemptively clarify]
No matter what you [...]
more seven things, but not mine!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Oh sure, I could add to my list and tell you stupid little things about me like how I can’t burp and the way I freak out about where I sit in a restaurant and what happened with the dog during sex last night, but I’ll refrain from all that and give way instead to [...]
