Growing Old Disgracefully

Terracotta and Taupe, my a$$

Published on March 15 2007

More like Blaze Orange and Pinkish-Gray, if you ask me..... I hate 'em BOTH. Back to the paint chips. I wanted deep rust and a tan. Instead I get something that looks like a fake-tan-from-a-bottle and a color that looks like my locker at work. Yuck. This...

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Oh Happy Day.....

Published on March 13 2007

Pi fans have their day This is a story about love. About inscrutable complexity and remarkable simplicity, about the promise of forever. It is about obsession and devotion, and grand gestures and 4,000-word love letters. Read on....

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Waiting so long...

Published on March 13 2007

..for Harvey at Bad Example to get to Wisconsin on his list of "Fun facts you never knew about" each state. The fact that Harvey himself lives behind the Cheddar Curtain guarantees a great post. It is that, filled with little gems such as this: Green...

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Ummmmmm.....

Published on March 11 2007

Ya know, I used to have a really cute little Fiero; the very first one in the northern half of the state, or so I was told. Then there was the '84 GT ragtop 'stang. The worlds' most expensive hairdryer (but definitely the most fun). I used to steal the...

A co-worker of mine is the mother of Jasin Todd, the lead guitarist for the band Shine down. They recently returned from Iraq where they did a concert for our men and women in the military. I really like seeing these guys go out of their way to do this....

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Brad Delp 1951-2007

Published on March 9 2007

Boston lead singer Brad Delp dies at 55 ATKINSON, N.H. -- Brad Delp, the lead singer for Boston, a huge rock sensation in the 1970s, was found dead Friday in his home, police said. He was 55. Atkinson police responded to a call for help at 1:20 p.m. and...

Dave Obey..... yelling at anti-war protestors about their position of an immediate end to the war in Iraq, angrily referring to them as "idiot liberals" and telling them Democrats "did not have the votes" to cut funding for the war. However, listen to...

... unless you are a burglar with a healthy stash of dope back at home. Stevens Point Journal - Man reports break-in suspect -- himself Who says there's no such thing as an honest criminal?Police dispatchers were startled by a call Saturday evening from...

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Thank You, Captain Ed

Published on March 8 2007

All I hear in the discussions of the candidates is whether "Hillary is feminine enough" or whether Obama "is black enough", let alone how John Edwards is a better "woman's candidate" (WTH is a "woman's candidate", anyway??? Should I or do I vote differently...