Last February, I mentioned my dentist had acquired a plasma screen television for his smallish waiting area. Although I was correct about the tax-deductibility aspect, I had naively assumed the TV would be primarily used for daytime television, perhaps even to keep the staff amused. Boy howdy, was I wrong. The morning started with my […]
My kids are involved in some kind of Greek “play” next week. I would be oblivious to this except that my wife asked for some music clips for the bad deity (heavy guitar) competing against the good deity (beautiful violin). It was a Devil Went Down to Georgia moment and I jumped right on it.
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This weekend was uncomfortably warm around the house. Saturday, I finished the major stuff on my car, and am glad I did it myself versus shelling out the $560. Knock on wood. The only tricky part was accessing the spark plugs because I had to remove some funky plastic ducting and the windshield cleaning fluid
I saw this earlier today — not sure where — and thought it might be kind of thematically appropriate. The question was originally “If you were a _____, what would you be?” but I think it works better as “What is your favorite ______?” Condiment – A-1 steak sauce. It’s crazy, but I love to
Last night, while trying to comment on one of the blogs I frequent, I received this message: Your comment was denied for questionable content. Yes! I’ve hit the big time. Next up is an AM radio syndication deal, VH-1’s Behind the Music (you don’t want to know), an “unauthorized” biography, and a cover story in
Through sheer will, Debbie made me do this meme:
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My dad was cranking up the stove to cook us breakfast this morning when, suddenly, there was a boom outside and the electricity went out. The fuse on the transformer outside blew for the second time in two weeks. It’s very cold (temperatures in the 20s) and all the homes have electric heat. The combination
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