Excedrin
After dad left in 1986, and all the way up to when I left home in 92, mom would plow through a 60 count bottle of Excedrin a day. She always complained of headaches and other aches and, of course, …
Month: July 2008
Pantry Life
I think I’ve established by now that I don’t like people. I’m especially aware of this at lunchtime, when I go to retrieve food and prepare it. There are three pantries nearby, and I alternate between each of them in …
Revisiting Roots
I started Greatsociety in April of 2001 and had big plans. One of those big plans involved regular series as opposed to random rants.
Sunday Archive: Intro & Query Letter
I recently noticed that my primary Gmail account is using 50% of the allotted space, which means I have an alarming number of emails sitting around. Most of them can be trashed, so I decided to be productive and go …
Welcome to the party!
The Spanish translation of that great scene in Die Hard seems so much more eloquent:
You do not talk about Sam’s Club
Why do some people treat their Costco and Sam’s Club membership like it’s a big secret? I’ll say, hey, next time you go to one of those places, can I tag along and get some stuff? And they react as …
The Owls Are Not What They Seem
I just learned that Don S. Davis died a couple days ago. He was Major Briggs in Twin Peaks and General Hammond in Stargate, among many other roles. But those were the two that I grew up with. Briggs was …
Safe at Home
I’ve recently been criticized because I refused to give out my home address to my supervisor, who was inquiring suspiciously (in my opinion) and, besides, don’t you have it on file? I’ve been nervous about giving out my address before …