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Monthly Archives: July 2004

A Tale Of Four Johns

It’s not necessarily my dream ticket, and I don’t much care which aging white men have the better hair, but it could be worse. Even so, I must say I’m with Defective Yeti on this one:
“…truth be told, these guys would be my first choice if I could put any two Johns in the [...]

Into The Sun

After reading this article (prompted by my perusal of 42short)…I think it’s time to mention…I have also had physical contact with Sean Lennon. It was on my mind just last week, after a brief bout of steamy hot weather. But it was even hotter then. The year was 1999. The venue…First Avenue. I was [...]

Viva La Receptionista!

Like many of my countrypeople, I dreaded going back to the office today…even though I only work there part-time. Soon enough my four hour sentence was up, but when I departed I realized I’d neglected to bring an umbrella along. I found myself dashing to the bus stop, seeking shelter from the cold rain, [...]

We Are The Romans

What is wrong with people? Shivving someone over a parking spot so isn’t Minnesota Nice. And, hello, it was just a parking spot. At the mall, for chrissakes. An argument over something so trivial shouldn’t turn into a life and death situation. I guess some folks need to get their priorities straight.

The Dog-end Of A Day Gone By

Our three day weekend was mostly hazy and lazy, which was fine by me. Though I felt like there were a thousand and one other things I was meant to be doing, sometimes time has to be made to relax, read a good book, and throw some veggie shish kebabs on the grill. Today [...]

Blister In The Sun

Sometimes I’m not as smart as I look. In general, walking the 1.85 miles to work is a good thing. But today. Sigh. There were more than three strikes against me. I headed out on an empty stomach (empty, save for a cup of coffee), wearing flip-flops (not intended for long distances) and black [...]

The Need For Speed

For my birthday the husband gave me the gift that keeps giving (and I don’t mean the headphones, though those are quite nice). I’m talking about upgraded DSL service. For the past four years I’ve suffered sluggish, sketchy service…speeds of only 256 Kbps, with weird restrictions (we could only be connected for two hours [...]