Friday, December 14, 2012 // Woot
Algernon licked his paw absently, basking in the sunlight. Suddenly, a key turned in the door. “DANGER! DANGER!” an inner voice told him, and he thrust his fat body from the windowsill. The door opened — who is it? — relief — it was only Owner. But wait, who is that behind Owner? An unknown […]
Friday, December 14, 2012 // Woot
Everyone knows that it’s what’s above the letters that matter. If you want to hear heavy metal, you look for the umlaut. If you want Mexican food, you look for the spicy tilde above the O. And if you want wine, you want something like the St. Supery Estate Elu. Plum aromas, inky garnet hues, […]
Friday, December 14, 2012 // Woot
Kent was different from all the others. So easy to talk to. So down-to-Earth. In a city of boastful loudmouths who expect a girl to fall at their feet just because they throw a dollar around, he seemed like the kind of guy who cared about the real things. To someone like me, one of […]
Thursday, December 13, 2012 // Woot
You fly home for the holidays and spend a few weeks tolerating your family and their various crippling social defects for a few reasons: guilt, mostly, but also to acquire photographic evidence that you do indeed have a family who invites you to functions because you’re a tolerable human being. You can then use this […]
Thursday, December 13, 2012 // Woot
Quick, Tony! Deflate the kayak, take apart the 4 part easy-to-pack paddles, and throw it all in the bushes. Here comes Officer Troy, doing his daily river check to ensure that there’s no illegal kayaking going on! Oh, hey Officer Troy! How are you? No, of course we weren’t kayaking! Tony and I are well […]
Thursday, December 13, 2012 // Woot
Danielle had been dodging her mom’s phone calls for the last couple weeks, and figured it was about time she gave her a call to let her know she was still alive. “Hey Mom. How are you?” “Dani! It’s good to hear from you. I was starting to worry. I’m good. What’s new in your […]
Thursday, December 13, 2012 // Woot
Ella was still sick, so the family decided to provide her with some in-room entertainment ala a game of Pictionary. Tim set up her AMAV Illuminated Art Easel and turned on the light-up board for effect. “Alright guys, I’ll go first,” he said. “You ready?” Everyone nodded except for Ella, who was sucking her thumb […]
Thursday, December 13, 2012 // Woot
Date: November 28, 2012 Time: 11:52 am Location: Some big box electronics chain in Ohio :::THWAAAPPP::: “Whew! There you are. I’m so glad I got here in time.” Who are you? “I’m you, Nick. But from the future. I traveled back in time to stop you from buying that 3D TV.” Why? We’ve wanted a […]
Thursday, December 13, 2012 // Woot
I remember back in the winter of 1973, Mike Bertsche and I were riding our bikes around the neighborhood (as kids were allowed to do back then). We were having a great time and kicking up all kinds of trouble, when out of nowhere this horrific fork-tongued monster tackled Mike off his Schwinn. Mike fought […]
Thursday, December 13, 2012 // Woot
All my life, people have been telling me the things that I can’t do. “Michael, you can’t go outside and play because it’s raining.” “You can’t play professional basketball because you’re only 5-feet tall.” “You can’t just run into a parked car on the road and then drive off without leaving a note.” Well, I […]
