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Go Check This Guy Out...
Hey, friends, do me a favor and check out this dude SirBenedick. Seems like a hoopy frood who knows where his towel is... -
Dramatis Personae, Updated
Since meeting Beatrice, I've had the great fortune to add a number of additional people into the “supporting cast” of my life. Through the transitive property of dating (and soon marriage), her friends are now my friends and her family are my family. Technically, her family aren't mine yet, but it's all over but for the shouting, so I'll call them ( Read more... ) -
Need a New Username...
In all frankness, I should probably look for a new username. “Ronin” kind of rings hollow with my wedding three months away, and I haven't been on a paintball field in at least three years. A lot has changed in the last 20 months, and my life has consistently gotten in the way of chronicling my life on this blog. Which is a good thing, but also a ( Read more... ) -
Why Men are "The Way They Are"
Apparently a few days ago, my friends Mencius and Tzipporah (not their real names) got into a conversation sparked by Tzipporah's recent relationship history. Tzipporah is a straight woman, and she asked Mencius, a straight man, for an explanation of why men are the way we are. Along with whatever answer he gave her in person, he sent her this ( Read more... ) -
Why Does Any of This Matter?
A student asked me that a couple of months ago. I was substituting in a U.S. History class at a middle school here in Riverville. I'd subbed for the class before, and knew the kid in question from assignments at the same school the year before. He's a smart kid, and I really want to like him, but he has significant problems with authority and ( Read more... ) -
News, and a Bit About Christmas Carols
It's not winter yet, but it sure has felt like it here in Northern Riverville. So much catching up. Now, most of you who read this (all four of you- thank you for your sufferance) already know the news of the last few months, but here's the Cliff's Notes for anybody whose only window into my misadventures is this here blog ( Read more... ) -
Working (on) Title
Last summer, I bought the Fury. The A-Wing got moved from my covered parking spot out to an uncovered one at the back of the apartment complex. There it sat, getting gradually buried by debris from the pine trees, looking forlorn and pathetic as I drove past it every morning to work. I felt badly for it, since its decline wasn't really its own ( Read more... ) -
The A-Wing is Dead; Long Live the A-Wing!!!
I didn't post about it previously, but my car got stolen sometime in the night of the 6th of August. This was the second time the car had been stolen, and this time I decided that it was a sign from the Universe that it was time for the A-Wing to be replaced. I had been prepared to wrangle with the insurance company over payment, and was resigned ( Read more... ) -
My Friends Speed Racer and Bran
I spent a long weekend down in San Diego visiting Dancing Queen and The Commander. I had the chance to escape the grueling, hateful rays of the Riverville sunshine for a few days, which was nice, plus got to spend time with my family and some old friends I hadn't had the chance to see in a while. Fencer and Archangel are both doing well, which ( Read more... ) -
Sleepless in Riverville
Titled that way because I'm literally sleepless. Haven't had a wink of sleep tonight after an attack of existential dread earlier in the evening. That attack has passed, but its aftereffect has left me awake all night, and I called and left my boss a message about an hour and a half ago that I won't be making it in today. After a night like this ( Read more... )