Monthly Archives: October 2012

For some reason, only WordPress is currently working on my Internet, so I’ll use this instead of my eternal-wait Email. My sky is turning PURPLE – yeah, not a great colour. And we have yet to even begin to see … Continue reading →

The first car I ever lived with, was a 1973 Chevrolet Vega Notchback Sedan. It was bought by my dad as a commuter car, and was thus equipped with the luxuries of an automatic transmission and an AM radio. That … Continue reading →

As most of you know, money is tight around my household. Well, it would BE tight, if we had any. 🙂 Anyway, a special friend of mine, Deb Bryan over at The Monster In Your Closet and creator of the … Continue reading →

Winning Wednesday Okay, technically I received this award on Tuesday. But what the hey, “winning Wednesday” sound just so much more … COOL. So, here we go. First off, many thanks to Archon’s Den (www.archonsden.wordpress.com). While I haven’t spent much … Continue reading →

So, I’m watching the BBC World News this morning, and a note goes by on the news ticker, stating that the Lebanese government wants to sue Showtime for the “unfair” portrayal of Beirut in the show “Homeland”, about a US … Continue reading →

How I Met My Wife (or, If She Lets You Hurl on your Second Date, She’s A Keeper) Many of you who know me have heard bits and pieces of the truly bizarre story of finding the lady who would … Continue reading →

As I’ve said before, my muse is an unpredictable soul. While sitting here watching the second Ghost Rider movie, this popped into my head. Don’t blame me, somebody once told me I should just write “stream of conscience”. As you … Continue reading →

Alex Karras was many things, and I will not attempt to wax philosophic about those that I didn’t know. Football player, sports announcer, sitcom actor – all these things and more, you’ll find written about far more eloquently in the … Continue reading →

If you get the Discovery Channel, I highly recommend the program re-running tonight at 7pm Eastern time. The series “Curiosity” purposefully crashed a Boeing 727 in the Mexican desert to show what happens in an airplane crash. It is fascinating … Continue reading →

Sorry for being away or a while, I’ve had what the old Chinese curse refers to as an “interesting” several days. First I was fighting an intestinal bug – great fun when the ONLY bathroom in the house is at … Continue reading →