Not just any kind of sloths. Flying sloths. Two-toed sloths and three-toed sloths soaring across the green canopy of the forest, full of grace and athleticism, the sky a lovely shade of blue with tiny wisps of clouds here and there, the sun shining and beautiful...

And flying sloths. I'm brilliant when I'm sleeping.

I went to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland and saw this bass guitar:


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I just finished a reserve weekend. We did the new 9 millimeter course of fire. I scored expert. That's the highest of the three weapons designations: marksman, sharpshooter and expert. We got these new quick-draw holsters. Because of the nature of the war in Iraq, you may have to fire at a moments notice, so they're actually having us practice the ( Read more... )

Just finished an extended reserve weekend. The new Executive Officer and Operations Officer are total weenies. That's going to make it easier to leave the Reserves at the end of June. The Operations Officer is such a prick that he literally chased away one of the best operations people we've got in the span of two days. A bunch of the chiefs are ( Read more... )

Forty-something-year-old man has oral and anal sex with a five-year-old boy and a twelve-year-old boy. Sentence: Probation.

Seventeen-year-old boy has oral sex with a fifteen-year-old girl. Sentence: Ten years in prison.

It's amazing how oblivious I can be to drama until it's sitting in my car.

The Trial is over. I am more proud of that production than anything else I've done at UB. Chris Critelli did a terrific job as Joseph K. Matt Rossi did wonderful character work with the servile and conniving Block. James Wild was magnificent in the role of the slimy and ( Read more... )

I learned how to Charleston today. I'm doing it right now to Stevie Wonder's "Superstition". It took a long time to type this.

During ASMing Amadeus at the Irish Classical Theatre I would often go to a sub shop around the block. I would cut through a building to get there. One day, I saw a tiny sparrow trapped inside the building. I saw it flying frantically around, trying to get out through the doors. This was summertime and one door was propped open. That was obviously ( Read more... )

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In the act of putting a folded piece of paper into my pocket, I gave myself a paper cut.

So, I took out the piece of paper and looked at it.

Then I put it back into my pocket.

And gave myself another paper cut.