Posted on June 11, 2009
Once More Unto The Breach, Dear Friends…
Today, I write my grand and final opus in my ongoing crusade against the great tyranny of our time. Well, maybe it won’t be quite so grandiose as I want it to be, and it sure as Hell won’t be my final word on the subject, but if I’m lucky, I might just begin to chip away the smallest microscopic grains of sand and dirt and mud that make up my ever-growing monument to despair. And, if I’m really lucky, I might just manage to breathe a faint and throaty whisper onto the swirling winds of change and provoke some of you into action. Maybe not many, but a few will do for a start. The right few, anyway. Read More
Posted on June 8, 2009
The Unappreciated Power Of Porcelain
In the great, unending Battle of the Sexes, there has remained an ever-present obstacle to peace that continues to elude most people to this very day. At first, it seems a trifling sort of thing, something that bears little import to the greater campaign on either side – but it is far, far more than that. When recognized and addressed properly, it signifies a symbolic understanding and represents an agreement to concede a mutual respect for the opposing gender. Far too often, married couples fight pointless skirmish after pointless skirmish, losing as much ground as they take while never quite getting the point. The goal of the war, for either side, is not to win or lose – it is simply to reach a level battlefield. Read More
Posted on June 3, 2009
Time Is On My Side, Yes It Is…
Last night, I took Trey out for a brief period of Boy’s Time. We called up my father, whom Trey calls ‘Pops’ and headed out for pizza. The boy loves pizza. He adores it to the point that I remain convinced that some strange and wonderful aspect of toddler physiology exists that allows their small bodies to metabolize foods like pizza and chicken nuggets directly into crack cocaine. Seriously, certain foods have a clear and apparent intoxicating effect on Trey that I not only fail to comprehend, but that makes me extremely and irreversibly jealous. Read More
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