You haven't lived till you've rocked out to a fat white man, with a fabulous black band, singing Purple Rain.  It was such a night in Youngstown ( Read more... )

How do you ask a man to be the last to die for a mistake?

It's a question that's been bandied about a lot recently.  Politicians and pundits sit in comfortable chairs and, with dour faces and great gravity, ask, "How do you ask a man to be the last to die for a mistake?"

They ask it as if it was a reason to continue ahead - to put off the admission ( Read more... )

I live in a neighborhood that was once a thriving Italian community - Briar Hill. There's even a style of pizza named after the area (red sauce, sautéed green peppers, and a sprinkling of parmesan cheese, no mozzarella).

Most of the Italian families moved away years ago leaving Briar Hill pretty barren. While walking Dart last summer I found the ( Read more... )

I wish my lawn was emo...

Didn't sleep well last night. I kept dreaming I was trying to cast daemons out of my a friend's house.

Woke up feeling like I'd been slimed. So I go take a nice long shower and get all frsh and minty.

Trudge back upstairs, put on my underwear, socks and shoes. Realize I forgot pants. Contemplate going back to bed to start over.

I know this will put the damper on some people's plans, but I don’t care.  It has been such a dry summer, the grass is brown, the flowers are drooping, even the weeds are dying (except for those little bastards hiding among my flowers, lovin the hose and shooting up over night).


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It's been one hell of a few months. I ended up loosing a freelance gig that I was counting for the summer and totally fell apart for a few weeks. After lots of crying and laying on the bathroom floor I decided to start a regular job hunt... I forgot just how depressing those can be ( Read more... )

Oh how I would make the best fronteer wife. No, you don't understand. I love cooking under preassur., 20 minutes and nothing in the fridge? I'm good. Summer's here and dinner's late? I've got an idea.

You have no idea how often I stand in my kitchen, sad that I have no one else to feed.

Thank God it's warming up. I Need fresh vegies and

Got the following email today about one of my Blue Dragon Beauty Products. My first thought was that it was SPAM, it came from a Yahoo mail account. But it looks like it may be legit. I wrote back that I'll take action when I get an actual cease and desist letter. This could be from anyone ( Read more... )