Category: daily drivel
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headless
What the hell is this headless dancing thing, besides an abomination of nature? I haven’t been able to figure it out, because if you google “headless dancing thing” you get one of the most weirdly entertaining collection of photos – really, I had no idea there were so many snapshots and videos of headless dancing… Read.
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effulgence
I was looking at the morning sky outside the dining room window just now and thinking, it gets light so early now. The endless nights of that last awful winter are still haunting my memory, yet somehow it’s almost June already. My Darling B is putting in her garden, which means soon we’ll be eating… Read.
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boil it
I have been in charge of cleaning up the rice cooker for almost ten years, but only last night did I discover the secret to easily scrubbing out the crud that sticks to the sides of the pot like the snot of Satan: boiling water. I’ve tried various soaps and scouring pads, brushes, acids and… Read.
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crash
The Lost Continent Railway had its first visitors last Saturday, my cousin Carrie’s three boys, who are possibly into trains more than I am. Every one of them was wearing a train-themed t-shirt, and the oldest boy had an engineer’s cap (gotta get me one of those, no matter how dorky it makes me look). … Read.
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moj brat
Today is Pete’s birthday. Pete is my brother. I almost never remember to do anything about celebrating Pete’s birthday because my brain is usually so preoccupied with shiny distractions that it sneaks up on me and flashes by so fast that I don’t think about it until after when I guiltily consider sending him a… Read.
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fishy
It’s Friday, so fish fry because Wisconsin. That is possibly the least grammatical and, at the same time, most perfectly grammatical sentence I have ever written. Read.
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Fritos
All I needed was eight bags of Fritos, the snack-size bags that you can grab off the shelf at the gas station. I thought I could get them at the local Copps store down the corner because it’s just down the road and, well, because it’s a grocery store. Seemed like a no-brainer. But no… Read.
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read the note
[Wrote this back in 2009 and went looking for it tonight because … well, just because.] Read the Note. If you’re thinking of taking out a loan from a bank and you would let me give you one word of advice, it would be just that: Read the Note. Okay, it’s actually three words. I… Read.
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breakfast
It’s five o’clock in the morning and time for my breakfast. I’m fresh outta granola, but luckily I still have a breakfast cookie. What? It’s a trail cookie. Nuts. Raisins. Oats. Okay, some chocolate chips. But perfectly healthy. Read.
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Fergy
CRAIG FERGUSON: I used to have a terrible fear of flying. To combat that, I took flying lessons. I became a pilot, bought a small airplane and flew it around for a bit. I wasn’t flying it enough, so I sold it. That’s a fear I confronted by running straight at it. PLAYBOY: And you… Read.
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