Fame was like a drug. But what was even more like a drug was the drugs
Wednesday, July 30th, 2003 Posted in Family | No Comments »After my thoughts on family life this morning, I came across a few quotes from someone who could possibly be the extreme opposite of model parenting, Ozzy Osbourne. The Osbourne's son Jack recently checked himself into a drug rehab center, ...
Family therapy? You said we were going out for frosty chocolate milkshakes.
Wednesday, July 30th, 2003 Posted in Family | No Comments »Family can be an amazing thing. A bunch of people who stick it out together, whether they like it or not, for the simple reason that they're family. Well, that's the basic idea anyway. Sometimes it works and sometimes it ...
There’s nary an animal alive that can outrun a greased Scotsman
Thursday, July 24th, 2003 Posted in Animals | No Comments »The stray cat visited again tonight, and she's a beast. We were sitting on the deck with Speak and there she was in the middle of the yard. While hunched down her back end looked twice as wide as her ...
Wanton destruction of precious antique cans
Thursday, July 24th, 2003 Posted in Family | No Comments »"Mercy," my mother comments while walking into an antique store ahead of me. "Oh, mercy," my grandmother repeats from behind me. That's what I'd say after two days of antique shopping. Oh mercy. It's been a long time since I've gone antiquing ...
Aw, we’re going to die and I never tasted cantaloupe.
Monday, July 21st, 2003 Posted in Introspection | No Comments »It's Sunday night. I'm sitting on the porch being introspective. Tomorrow begins week two of unemployment. I'm in such an odd phase right now. The post-BGEA landscape is still taking shape. I'm having a hard time being productive with my days. ...
I’m kicking books at a sixth-grade level
Sunday, July 20th, 2003 Posted in Blogging | No Comments »Sometimes I get all reflective about my ponderings, and it's kind of goofy. This is one of those times, so I hope you'll bear with me. I've been kicking around this idea of collecting these thoughts into a book-type format. Admittedly, ...
Cypress Creek: where dreams come true
Saturday, July 19th, 2003 Posted in Domicile | No Comments »I own a house. Somehow that's taking a long while to sink in. I'm essentially living the American Dream, owning my own home, being shackled to a ridiculous mortgage. This isn't somewhere I thought I'd be so many years ago, ...
With $10,000, we’d be millionaires!
Thursday, July 17th, 2003 Posted in Blogging | No Comments »Cafepress.com now makes books. Why order a basement full of books no one wants to buy anyway when you can self publish your book one at a time? Well, cost is probably the biggest modivator, as is the case with ...
Why would I want to rent it? I just saw the best part.
Thursday, July 17th, 2003 Posted in TV | No Comments »According to New England Comics (creators of The Tick), the live action Tick series is being released on DVD later this year (one site listed Sept. 30). Tick creator Ben Edlund will be supplying commentary, which makes it a tempting ...
I said I don’t want any damn vegetables
Thursday, July 17th, 2003 Posted in TV | No Comments »Could Big Idea be up for sale? That's what Christian Retailing is reporting (repeated in CT's Weblog), after an $11 million court verdict. That big hit combined with recent excessive growth have caused the company to seek outside financing. In related ...
