For the third time in four years, someone has dressed up as me for halloween ( Read more... )

Given the political makeup of 75% of Bush's tenure, does anyone else find it almost painful to now hear Republicans warning us of the danger of one-party rule?

The Chutzpah. What a pathetic situation for them.

A recap of the weekend ( Read more... )

( An Open Letter to Ted Stevens )

A friend threw a blade from his propeller last weekend. Yesterday evening I got into my dive kit and pulled his prop for him. After I jumped (stepped really) into the water, my octo started free flowing. We had to turn the gas off and then pressure up slowly again to get it to stop. Of course, I was positively buoyant when this happened, but it was ( Read more... )

Shaking a cold I have had since Monday. Undoubtedly paying a penance for the best weekend ever.

( the most awesomest weekend I have had since the last time I claimed to have had the best weekend ever )

Apparently, a reputation I have earned for myself around the WYC is that of "grumpy grandpa". I am not sure if this is due to my demeanor, my wooly visage and choice of clothes, or some combination of the two. It made for entertaining parody all weekend though. I think I can live with this reputation, even though I wonder how well the person who ( Read more... )

McCain's supporters are more vitriolic than he is. The news from today is not pretty at all.

Curious what y'all think about these probabilities.

Poll Rage

Who the fuck would have predicted eight years ago that Bush's final accomplishment in office would be to preside over the most expansive embrace of socialism in this country's history ( Read more... )

Running around Friday evening. Dinner at the Elysian before heading to the Monk for Eric's birthday. Good times at the Monk, would only that I did not hate the Crescent so much. That bar is loud, crowded, uncomfortable, awkwardly shaped, and on Friday evening smelled like someone had shat in their pants ( Read more... )