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It really stinks being a guy who hates football during Super Bowl season. People are constantly asking me what I think about the game, what team I like, what Super Bowl party I’m going to, etc. etc. And when I finally get them to shut up for long enough to explain that I don’t watch […]

links for 2006-01-30 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds I thought William Shatner’s perfomance of “Rocket Man” was the trippiest thing I’d ever seen. That was until watching “Lucy in the Sky.” Castle of Love Anxious about where to take your date for Valentines Day? If you live on the East Coast you should consider […]

Tonight while watching TV, Leigh and I began to hear some whimpering and scratching on our door. We turned down the TV, made sure it wasn’t our three-year-old Beagle (it wasn’t; she was snoring contently under a blanket), and slowly opened our door. To our surprise two scruffy little puppies ran inside. One is tan […]

On Friday night we saw Robert Schimmel, a stand-up comedian, perform at the Rivercenter Comedy Club here in San Antonio:You may have seen Schimmel’s HBO special “Unprotected,” or have heard him on XM or Sirius radio. He also makes regular appearances on Howard Stern’s radio program. In 2000 doctors diagnosed Schimmel with Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. […]

links for 2006-01-29 Light Up Slippers No more stubbed pinky toes. On an unfortunate note, now I’ll not be able to use “Well it was dark, I was tired, and I guess my aim was a little off” as a valid excuse.

links for 2006-01-28 IN-N-Out 100×100 Burger For those who don’t know, the west coast burger chain In-N-Out Burger will put however many pieces of meat and cheese on a burger you want. Hence, 2×2 means two pieces of meat & two pieces of cheese. This guy ordered the 100×100. Mmmm, who’s hungry? Scott Adams’s New […]

I Beseech You, Oh Muse! Deliver unto me the passion and the ability to spin tales which capture the imagination of my audiences. Embrace me in your arms and whisper in my ear so many lines of inspiration as if we were lovers. Guide my fingers over this keyboard of plastic and with your guidance […]

When I worked at a bookstore several years ago (ok, ten’s more than several”¦let me continue please) I took great pride in recommending and hand-selling books. I made sure I read the majority of the best-sellers so I could give our customers an honest evaluation of them. I felt I had purpose, and customers needed […]

My goodness, I do feel loved today. My faith in the blogosphere has suddenly been renewed, because today I discovered that another blogger linked me. And not to totally bash the hell out of me either, thank you very much. To return the favor I shall happily link to “Mischievous Muse” authored by Anniia. Go […]

links for 2006-01-26 Thumb Thing Slow down tiger. The link takes you to a page that advertises a unique tool to hold books open, not to some kind of kinky sex toy. More’s the pity, huh?