Archive for January, 2004

Public Restrooms

Sunday, January 25th, 2004

I have this weird neurosis about public restrooms. Relieving oneself in anything termed “public” is not a good thing. It’s funny that I work twelve and a half hour shifts in a factory which make it necessary to use public restrooms quite a bit.
When asked what the worst thing about sitting down on [...]

The Old F100

Sunday, January 25th, 2004

I spent yesterday working on my Father-in-law’s 1979 F100. That is a great old truck and I will never let him get rid of it. He has been talking about selling it and getting a newer truck, which I think is cool, but I will buy the F100 from him just to keep [...]

Funny How Things Change

Saturday, January 24th, 2004

I had originally said that I never wanted to be a “cyborg”, meaning I didn’t want to wear an external insulin pump. In fact I said it for years. Which is kind of ironic seeing as how when I was taking 4 shots a day and people would say, “Oh I could never [...]

Worth It

Saturday, January 24th, 2004

When I was a barely pubescent young man, I had a great deal of carnal thoughts. Not that I don’t now, it’s just not quite the same obsession as it was then. In those days, I had thoughts about “doing it” every, oh say, 10 to 20 seconds. And this was in [...]

He Weren’t No Saint

Friday, January 23rd, 2004

Before I get everyone thinking that Dad was some kind of saint, let me not mislead. He was a good father and a good man. But that in no way implies that he didn’t have his issues. He was ornery and stubborn and contrary. As my brother would say, the more [...]

Website of the Day

Friday, January 23rd, 2004

If you want to see a cool, yet very Goth and spooky website, check out JohnnyHollow.com and mypetskeleton.com. They are both run by the same people.
Parents Beware!!!! JohnnyHollow.com has some naughty words on it!!!!
Thanks to my buddy Karl (aka Snake, Fro$$t and probably a few unmentionables) for sending the links to [...]

Iraq My Brain and Still Cant Figure it Out

Friday, January 23rd, 2004

The other day while having a discussion with my buddy Larry at work, I actually heard for the first time some good justifications for going to war with Iraq. I’m not sure he convinced me we should actually be there, but his reasonings were solid and not just the smoke and mirrors of “Saddam’s [...]

Warm and Safe

Thursday, January 22nd, 2004

Every weekend was somewhat similar in Superior, NB. Mom busied herself about the house with the usual chores and such. David would vanish with some comic books and dreams of superpowers. I was only 3 or 4 years old, so it was my job to be underfoot and generally a nuisance. [...]

My Father

Wednesday, January 21st, 2004

As the anniversary of my father’s passing draws near, I have been thinking about the old man quite a bit. I thought I might tell you a few stories about him over the next week as I lead up to the actual anniversary. The first one I tell will be the one I [...]

Braves Sign J.D. Drew

Wednesday, January 21st, 2004

Outfielder J.D. Drew and the Atlanta Braves agreed Tuesday to a $4.2 million, one-year contract. —from Yahoo sports
Let’s hope this dude can stay off the disabled list, since the most games he has played in in the last 5 yrs is 135.
Please, Ted Turner, buy the Braves back.