My dad has to go talk to the "Law Unto Ourselves" --"Power of a County" community. It always makes me nervous when he has to do this. I sympathize with them, but they are sometimes querulous, sometimes dangerous. My dad is going to represent the concerns of a US government agency (DNR - fire management branch). I worry that "The Posse" will see him ( Read more... )

I told Thrasher I was thinking of getting a moped, but he said we have to get a new car first - unless mopeds come with “kitty sidecars” these days. He also yowl-howled for some while about how we never go on roadtrips anymore. Thrasher LOVES roadtrips -- always has. His best behavior ever, was when we went to check on my storage unit in Bellingham ( Read more... )

According to the best-selling self-yelp book “The Complete Feng Shui Book of Jumping Out of Unpiloted Planes with a Parachute of Your Favorite Color, and the Money Will Follow,” one should always start figuring out what they want to do based upon what they most love doing. So…What kinds of things do I like doing ( Read more... )

My father has "requested" that I only access the internet before 6am and after 10pm and my mother has started giving me advice on how to raise my cat. First it was: "Are you sure that you are feeding him healthy cat food, dear?" -- I switched to the brand she feeds her cat (Science Diet)...Now it's "Are you sure you are feeding him the right kind ( Read more... )

The Nazis kept records the survival rate of concentration camp inmates during the war. Those inmates that made a solid ritual of personal hygiene, sneaking five-ten minutes naps, and conversed pleasantly while eating tended to naturally survive longer than inmates that did not (make a strict habit of these “basics”). As a way of testing their ( Read more... )

Hmm...where’s my compass...

Yup--just wanted to be sure!

Why are the geese flying North for the winter?

[CVI ( Read more... )

I tossed my name into AOL's Hip-Hop random name conversion generator:

"The Mad Bounce"

My meager savings and immediate income have both been claimed by dental expenses. So much for returning home (to Bellingham) anytime soon.

Maybe I should just kill myself now...

Oh, why look -- according to the clock on the wall, it's time for me to take more narcotic-based painkillers! Hooray.

Hi everybody -- I think the world of you, but I've decided to go on an extended vacation from mass-media communications for a while ( Read more... )