"No matter how cynical I get, I can’t keep up.” — Lily Tomlin
Since I’m working the early shift this month, I get to spend time with Donna in the afternoons. Today, though, we’re doing different things: I’m checking e-mail in the office while she embroiders hash hats in the sewing room. She’s got the TV on in there, listening to Doctor Phil while she works. And what […]
My friend Angie wants to buy a motorcycle and she wants me to help her pick a good one. We’ve been trying to connect with a Phoenix hasher who’s selling a four-year-old Sportster, but every weekend he comes up with another reason we can’t see it. I’m starting to think the guy’s a flake or […]
If you ride, you’re probably a poker run veteran. If you’ve never done one, here’s how a typical poker run works: you pay an entry fee, grab your ride pin, route map, and first card, then motor to four designated stops, collecting additional cards. At the final stop, the rider with the best poker hand […]
After months of house-painting indecision (do it ourselves/do it ourselves with help from friends/hire a professional housepainter), we opted for the pro. It was a costly decision, but the right one. After watching the paint crew at work, we now realize just how much is involved in painting a house, and in particular, painting a […]
Schatzi after a hard day’s work. She’s found her calling (besides hashing, that is): she’s a therapy dog. Even in her sleep.
Headline at a liberal blog: BREAKING: Air Force Censors Liberal Websites, But Leaves Conservative Ones Alone. Shocking. Simply Shocking. Previous entries in this thread: here, here, here, & here.
China heckler at White House prompts Bush apology. Okay, someone managed to get into the press stands and shout at Chinese President Hu Jintao. Isn’t this normal behavior in the United States of America? Isn’t this, in fact, constitutionally protected behavior? Maybe not: The Secret Service charged Wang with disorderly conduct under local statutes. The […]
A teacher’s assistant at a Florida school asks two men to move their car from the bus unloading zone. “We’re with Homeland Security,” they say, as they rough him up, handcuff him, and slam him against the side of their car – in front of schoolchildren and school employees. Here’s the link. I feel much […]