Playing the hand that was dealt me.
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Playing the hand that was dealt me.
My co-worker Jim has said there’s been many a warm Xmas Day in New Orleans throughout his life, Xmases where he finds he’s quite comfortable…
This morning the car wouldn’t start again. Only three weeks since the last time. Cocking the wheel didn’t help. Nothing helped. I waited about five…
Again this morning with the non-starting car. I think this is the second time since I wrote about this problem back in January. Plenty of…
After Xy left for school this morning, I discovered Persephone had a fever. She also seemed to have a rattle in her chest, quite loud,…
Man, I thought it was rough when those bottom two teeth came in. Now there’s some dental action up top and the girl’s really been…
We got a letter from a lawyer in Metairie. It included a clipping of Stephanie Bruno’s story from Saturday’s paper, and the following handwritten note:…
Just wrapped up a four-night visit with the in-laws. (Actually they left town yesterday morning.) What to say? They read this blog, so of course…
Here’s an excerpt from the 1st District Crime Activity Report for July 20, 2008, reproduced verbatim and without editorial comment: Type: Theft Location: Dumaine and…
You’d think a guy like me would be all over Tales of the Cocktail. (Hell, I should be on a panel. After all, I’ve co-hosted…
I was playing with the girl yesterday, and I asked her some silly question I don’t even remember now. Then I answered my own question,…
One of the young volunteers asked me a pertinent question yesterday: “So, when we get done painting your house, are you going to help other…
The astronomical solstice snuck up on me again.
Boss Lady’s out for the rest of the month, at an AP reading and then a conference. Olivia’s brother passed away, so she’s in Alabama.…
Thanks to the Magic Man for pointing out this story in the Bloomington paper about the closure of the local branch office of DialAmerica Marketing. I worked there for seven long years. Truly it is the end of an era. Like the guy in the story, DM allowed me to keep body and soul together working part-time while I pursued my crazy dreams. To the dozens of people who are now out of a job with no advance warning — I feel for you.
My day started off with a bang. I’d just changed the inner tube on my bike because I ran over a screw the other day.…
I’ll be at the FOLC booth at the Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo this morning, from 10 ’til noon; stop by and say hi.
I think this is the best photo I’ve taken in a while. Somehow phallic and vaginal at the same time. Best viewed large.
All my friends and relations up in Indiana are talking about the earthquake last night. None of them seem to remember the Quake of ’89…
Now about that low-grade sore throat thing I mentioned. It lasted five days at least, and I’ve still got a lingering dryness, but it never…