Easter morning. Mass at Sts. Peter and Paul Church. Before the Mass, a surprise Rosary, during which the congregation got the Joyful Mysteries, whether they wanted them or not. The woman leading the Rosary was doing it through the loudspeaker system, which made the entire experience seem like being paged at the airport ("Now arriving at Gate 12: ( Read more... )

Dad is very sick and had to be taken to the hospital in New Braunfels. I have to go, which is another expense.

I have just been to see the Vice Chancellor of Dad's alma mater in the hope that they might be able to do something about the case. I am in the tunnels, sitting in a chair across from the Starbucks.

"Person to person call for Kowalski. ( Read more... )

The hardest part about never seeing Alix again is the mariachi band that keeps following me around the Fiesta.

This may take longer than I thought. I was listening to music on the Android last night--I have the questionable musical taste of Peter Quill--and "Gaucho" by Steely Dan came on. And everything was fine until they got to the line--

" . . ( Read more... )

The neighborhood that includes Hyacinth House was named "Vista Forest" long ago--by an overly-optimistic real estate developer, no doubt. It is not the best side of town. "There are no shops; there's hardly any fast food all the way out here," my sister complained to a passer-by when she was here getting me a place to sleep.

"Well, ma'am, this *IS* ( Read more... )

yelena_r0ssini once vowed, elsewhere, that she would "emigrate to the moon" if I were ever released. Well, Julia, now's your chance. Pack a warm sweater, it's cold on the moon ( Read more... )

When John Wayne was getting shot dead at The Metropole 120 years ago, all it had was a bar and a faro table. Now it has a bar, a restaurant, and miniature golf! Four different courses!

"Hello? . . . Hello, Dmytri? . . . Listen, I can't hear too well. Do you suppose you could turn the music down a little? . . . Ah, that's much better. . . . Yes . . . fine, I can hear you now, Dmytri, clear and plain and coming through fine. . . . I'm coming through fine, too, eh? Good, then, well then, as you say we're both coming through fine. ( Read more... )

Tyler Perry's "I Can Do Bad All By Myself" will not be seen this afternoon. In its place we present something that serves as a horrible example.

And as Cap said in "The Winter Soldier": "Before we get started, does anyone want to get out?"

[me] "What good is all the money in the world? I don't have anyone to TALK to." (weeping smiley) "What was good about Alix is that I could TALK to her. I had a friend. Is that so hard to accept? 'it is socially unacceptable,' my ass."

[Mary] "What's socially unacceptable is drinking alcohol with minors and sitting in your underwear. Don't shit me ( Read more... )

[me] "Sorry. I should not have guilt-tripped you last night. That was petty of me."

[Mary] "It's OK. "

[me] "You should look up 'Nina Simone.'  You might like her music: same kind of songs as Etta James, Billie Holiday, torch songs, etc.  Look up 'Take Care of Business' by Nina Simone."

[Mary] "I know well who Nina Simone is. Deep voice. I like her ( Read more... )