Ouch

Today I watched mortal combat outside my office window. The pumpkin spider who lives on my screen was attacked by a large black wasp. I thought at first that the spider had been hunting the wasp, but after several flyoffs and subsequent attacks, it was clear the wasp was the aggressor. I’ve known this spider […]

Sick Holes

All things considered, I’d rather be home in bed.  My ever-loving, sharing kids felt I might enjoy their colds, so here I am in Salt Lake City trying to maintain consciousness, snorting back the glow of green goodness from my sinuses and occasionally hacking up a giant ball of yellow oozy from my lungs.  The […]

Humboldt Bound

Twelve hours from now, I begin my journey to Humboldt County. Vishnu willing, I should be there by noon tomorrow. Oh, the joy; walking to the beach and kicking back in the sand to work on my fog tan. Well, almost. I’m actually still going to be working. But at least I will be in […]

Life is a state of mind

I still can’t decide; was Kosinski describing the W presidency, or the upcoming McSleasy presidency? “It’s for sure a white man’s world in America. Look here: I raised that boy since he was the size of a piss-ant. And I’ll say right now, he never learned to read and write. No, sir. Had no brains […]

Can’t Get Any Higher

The eighties are BACK!!! Journey, Heart and Cheap Trick will be here in concert on September 22. It’s time to feather my hair and wear my white sports socks all the way up to my knees. Good times . . . If I weren’t saving up for a Rancilio Silvia and PID mod (and such […]

With My Sincere Apologies to Anthony B

The McCain/Palin campaign has been taking a lot of heat for using Heart’s “Barracuda”. The honorable thing for them to do is quit using the song and find another. And lucky for them, I think I’ve found the perfect campaign song for the McCain/Palin ticket: Anthony B’s “Mr. heartless” Related Images:

I am not old, dammit!

Wow. Just, wow. So while trying to figure out how a man who brings his mum with him to his political rallies can be considered a maverick (Maverick: -noun 1. an unbranded calf, cow, or steer, esp. an unbranded calf that is separated from its mother. Has to be this, since he’s definitely been branded […]

Dead Bowie For Veep!

It’s 5:15pm and my beer is only half empty. Must be Friday. Ah, that explains why I am watching Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and not working. If only I’d thought to order a Wine Rack, I wouldn’t have to go upstairs in five minutes for another drink. I have two new books to read, but […]

DIY

I have built an awesome BlackBery speakerphone amplifier. Unfortunately, marketing may be a bit difficult. If you are like me, you are not happy with the tinny sound you get from your BlackBerry speaker. Well, be unhappy no more! With my miracle amplifier, you will have a fuller, deeper sound for your calls. Step 1: […]

Strangling Kittens

The joys of owning an older home are many-fold. I am learning all sorts of skills I would have never considered before just to keep this thing from collapsing around our ears. I am able to stimulate the economy frequently with my trips to the hardware store, checks to various contractors, and extra booze from […]