Posted in Uncategorized on November 30, 2007 | No Comments »
A late blog entry today as I’ve been on the phone all day talking to everyone dealing with everything. And, ultimately, settling nothing. However, I did take a break to allow my phone to recharge - and check my yahoo accounts.
I came across an email to Baron Destructo from poor Lady [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on November 29, 2007 | No Comments »
Well, with the holidays upon us and everyone going their separate ways - Hawaii, San Francisco, Vegas or, in my case, nowhere- Fondy and I got together with Marty G. and his gal Stephanie for a little pre-Christmas dinner at - where else? - our favorite Vancouver restaurant: Fuel. Apparently, whenever Martin or I [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on November 28, 2007 | No Comments »
Love is in the air! My BaronDestructo account received an email from a Princess Rose (no kidding) promising me romance, devotion, and, oh yeah, 5 million dollars if I could help facilitate a little transaction. “I LIKE ANY PERSON WHO CAN BE CARING, LOVING AND HOME ORIENTED,”writes Princess Rose in all capitals to no doubt [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on November 26, 2007 | No Comments »
Okay, so what did everyone think of this month’s Book of the Month Club selections: Stephen King’s The Gunslinger (book one of the Dark Tower series) and Frank Herbert’s The White Plague? What’s that? You want me to go first? Alright. Let’s start with -
The Gunslinger
Let me preface my thoughts on [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on November 26, 2007 | No Comments »
My visiting two year old niece is afraid of me. You can see it in her eyes when she comes bounding down the stairs and then spots me and freezes. Those eyes say: “Holy Shit! It’s that crazy guy who talks to dogs!”. I suppose in a way I can be [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on November 25, 2007 | No Comments »
The t-shirt says “DEATH BIRD” on the front and “FALL FROM SKY” on the back. You’ll be excused for assuming it’s a reference to some lame heavy metal band (“Hey, Death Bird kicks off its Fall From Sky tour this weekend! Awesome!!”). In fact, there’s a story behind the Death Bird t-shirt.
Way [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on November 24, 2007 | No Comments »
I arrived home today to the sight pictured above (Pic #1). My first reaction was “We’ve been robbed!” My second reaction was “Why would the burglars root through the garbage?” Why? Because burglars didn’t root through the damn garbage! The pugs did! While Lulu was at daycare and I [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on November 23, 2007 | No Comments »
It’s something I’ve been wrestling with for a while and, well, this morning, I finally decided to accept it. No, better. I’ve chosen to embrace it. I’ve always been respectful toward those with alternate opinions or values, and yet I’d always considered people who espoused this particular conviction - well, a little [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on November 22, 2007 | No Comments »
Happy Anniversary to me! As someone has already pointed out, today marks the one year anniversary of this blog. Way back in November 21, 2006 when I composed my very first entry, I wrote:
“Unlike the last blog which focused on the show and its various behind-the-scenes happenings, this one will adopt a more [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on November 21, 2007 | No Comments »
It may surprise some of you to know - given everything written about me on other forums and, more importantly, given everything I’ve written about myself in this blog - that I am generally considered a nice guy. Despite my occasionally acerbic nature, I do consider myself a “people person” provided the “people” in [...]
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