This little entry will deal mostly with my fortunes of labor, which have wildly fluctuated over the past several weeks. Last I updated, I was looking for a job. Since then, I've gotten two jobs, quit one, and been fired from another. Hence, I am again in the framing business. Here's the details ( Read more... )

I suppose you should all know that I am now a bootlegger. I went on the annual church trip to the winery, which was fun even though it was the first time I haven't been given a role. I kinda made up for it at the end when, as it was a murder mystery, I rose to offer my opinion on how things went down. I also bought five bottles of wine, albeit only ( Read more... )

One event which did occur over spring break was the death of Professor Beasley. He was one of my favorite instructors that I've ever had; he'll be sorely missed. He had taken the last year off for health concerns, and with 42 years of teaching at Murray State, the old man's passing did not come as a surprise. He'll be irreplaceable ( Read more... )

In some of the following cases, I genuinely can't remember which came first between the various scenarios experienced, and in others I don't really think that precise chronology figures too importantly in my life's continuity. Here goes ( Read more... )

Hmph, it's been longer than I thought. Here goes ( Read more... )

I have examined the facts, and my conclusion is this: that it is entirely too cold. A week ago it was seventy degrees outside; today there was snow on the ground. In between, we've had hail, black ice, and tornadoes. Hell, maybe Al Gore was right ( Read more... )

Monday, December 31, 2007: I was sitting in the comfort of my old Kentucky home when the phone rang. My upstairs roost has only a cordless set to access the landline, which was at that point downstairs, so it was Dad who answered the call. Moments later, I heard “Boy, you've got a call,” or something to that effect. I answered the summons to find ( Read more... )

I'm siting here eating some Cheez-Its and drinking from a bottle of Porter...with a capital “P”....Anheuser-Busch is getting in the habit of naming their Michelob-label special brews after generic types of beer, but the ones that I've tried have been rather good. I wish that Marzen wasn't solely an Oktoberfest selection ( Read more... )

Argh...what a month ( Read more... )

Seems I've gotten behind here lately - time for a double-deluxe entry. Sweet Jedi action ( Read more... )