Monthly Archives: July 2002

According to Margaret Berry’s new article on ettiquette in The Morning News, I am quite the social clod. Regardless it was a good, if self-effacing, read.

So I am ending my odd lectio over the lyrics of this Rush song (long story. see below.) and I’ve had time to ponder a few of the other stanzas. Two of the stanzas challenge me to reassess who I … Continue reading →

What a lovely scripture. Reads like poetry. I am the boundless ocean. This way and that,The wind, blowing where it will,Drives the ship of the world. But I am not shaken. I am the unbounded deepIn whom the waves of … Continue reading →

Here he is — Elmer T. Zilch in all his resin and acrylic glory. He’s the patron saint of my old fraternity chapter I was talking about a few days back. For a statue, he’s a truly happenin’ dude. His … Continue reading →

Lesson Learned: If you wish to preheat the lower oven in our kitchen, check the inside for toysl. Mr. Freshpants apparently likes to, I dunno, put some of his toys in solitary I guess. So tonight for dinner along with … Continue reading →

And so I meditated (see below). This is what I’m getting so far: “You can be the CaptainI will draw the ChartSailing into destinyCloser to the Heart” So, a couple of days before I played the song, I had pulled … Continue reading →

So this song popped into my head about two days ago and would not go away. I tried all the usual tricks — liquor, hypnosis, listening to the Barney theme — to get it out of my head. It kept … Continue reading →

Ginghamsburg Church in Tipp City, Ohio gets it. They are a Protestant Church that does a dynamic cyber ministry. They have multimedia online sermons by their pastor, Mike Slaughter. They have the best online ministry I have ever seen for … Continue reading →

This is an old favorite from, like, three years ago or so. This Guy is seriously pretty funny: Eric Conveys An Emotion. It’s what you get when you combine a flair for web design, an expressive face, and a little … Continue reading →

Though I am curious, there’s no way I will do this: “hot or not” for blogs. Probably because I just don’t want to know. Besides my blog has the insecurity that comes with a journal-weblog split personality. I did rate … Continue reading →

I have to confess. I like Creed. There. I said it. Horribly unfashionable of me, I know. Most of you out there can now complete your mental picture of me, sitting in front of Jerry Springer in my trailer eating … Continue reading →

I know that it is common practice for businesses to take liberties with spelling and grammar on their signs, like spelling “right” “rite” and “quick” “kwik.” I can take that. Heck, my favorite mechanic is a place called “Kar King.” … Continue reading →

I particularly liked Miss Guidance’s Daily Scolding at BuddhaJones yesterday: “If I could spit one word out of my vocabulary, it would be spiritual. I use this word grudgingly only because I am trying to communicate with you on your … Continue reading →

Down on the bar in our kitchen right now are four sticks of Teen Spirit deodorant and a package of Kotex Maxi Pads. Girlzilla, at the tender age of ten and a half, has hit puberty. Setting aside the disturbing … Continue reading →

I got home today after a long day at work and had a pleasant surprise waiting for me. My package from Urban Jungle Yerba Mate had arrived. Whew, and I had just run out of my Cruz De Malta! I … Continue reading →