Cars
I’m a stick shift kid. I’m all about manual. I only drive an automatic now because I received an offer that I couldn’t refuse. I had this little Acura Integra that I bought in 99 and, by 2005, I had …
Category: Rants
Craigslist Cat Craziness
I only use Craigslist to find crazy women, though I occasionally branch out to see if I can get my hands on some bedbug infested furniture, Nazi memorabilia, or 13 year old Malaysian slaves who can help me repair my …
Farmers Markets
Today I want to condemn the highly corporate Silver Spring Farmers Market. Because we should be honest with ourselves. The Silver Spring Farmers Market sucks. So where do I go? I go to the Kensington farmers market, because they don’t …
Careless Uncle Randy
Oh, and, try not to get caught anywhere alone with Uncle Randy. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6K0t6q5wX8&]
I’ll kill your dog
I think all these people are my West Virginia cousins. Except, of course, for the highlight of this video. Number 11: “I’ll kill your dog.” [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psp9cj9LsQs&]
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Each year, I try to do a birthday article. And, while there’s much to consider this year, I find myself somewhat uninspired in the “state of the Nacho” department. Of course, these days, I should be looking forward instead of …
Pain Diary
Today is the third anniversary of the surgery that delivered me from 12 years of chronic pain. My shrink, who I went to under protest, told me to treat it as a holiday. A birthday. She said, for the rest …
Treme: A Glossary
Treme is about to become your new favorite show. You may not know this yet, but it’s true. HBO has already ordered a second season before the first one has even wrapped. The television-watching intelligentsia have been waiting for David …
Classical Nacho
I’ve been asked to return to “Classic Nacho” for the front page. Something that’s a bit hard to do when I’m also plugging away at the 12,000 words a month project. But then I got to thinking: It’s structure on …
Atomic Dreams
I had my first atomic war paranoia dream in 20 years last night. It startled me awake in a cold sweat, but then felt sweetly nostalgic.