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When the Muse Abandons You… 28 Jul 2012 | 01:50 pm
… the art does, as well. I haven’t written anything here since Christmas. I’ve tried– truly tried– to get my mind set up so that I could create my art (as it were) here like I once did. Unfortunate...
Merry Christmas 26 Dec 2011 | 04:00 am
Remember this day all the people who cannot be with their families this Christmas, and be thankful more for who’s around the tree, than what’s under it.
Piling it on… 4 Nov 2011 | 01:00 am
You know, I know I’m old fashioned, but is it just me, or are honor, dignity, truth and faithfulness out of fashion these days?
Ok, this is just silly… 29 Oct 2011 | 01:00 am
I’m finishing up a paper for one of my classes, and I’m battering my head against a brick wall. You see, the original professor of this class was replaced… because he died. The replacement is bound ...
Getting in the spirit… 28 Oct 2011 | 01:00 am
Can I start an Occupy movement? Like “OccupyMyThoughts” or maybe “OccupyMyChair?” Because, I kinda need to… (I not only had to blow cobwebs off the WordPress Dashboard, I had to shoo some raccoons ...
Passing the Hat 13 Aug 2011 | 08:00 am
To the ladies, gents, household pets who have learned to use the Internet, and sentient Artificial Intelligences who make up my readers– if you would, please scrounge all the loose change from underne...
If it wasn’t for bad luck… 22 May 2011 | 01:00 am
… I’d have no luck at all. On top of all the crap I’ve been dealing with, I’ve had a wee bit of trouble with kidney stones. Normally, I just have bad back pain for a day, and the nice little sand-gr...
Okay, now what? 3 May 2011 | 06:00 am
So, apparently we finally brought Bin Laden’s reign as hide-and-go-seek champion to an end. (Kudos to the SEALS who did the job.) From everything I’ve read, he was in a house (fortified mansion, rea...
Sorry, Not Feeling It… 15 Apr 2011 | 01:00 am
I’m sorry for not writing here. I know that there’s a few of you that like to read my scribblings, but I’m not feeling it right now. In the past month, I’ve marked the 5th anniversary of my father’s...
Your Monthly Update 16 Feb 2011 | 01:00 am
Okay, what’s happened in the past month? Short form: I’ve moved to a better place (no, not there), I’ve made an utter ass of myself, and one of my favorite eating places has burned. As usual– The Go...