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March 12, 2010

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It’s Christmastime N-Yo City

It has finally happened.

You see, I am an extremely selfish person. I always have been. So it was that, back deep in my childhood, the Christmases were pretty much all about me and what and how many presents I would receive. Even now, for the majority of [...]

Dead Seconds, Dark Inventions

Last night I thought I was dying. It seemed as if it was happening just after I switched off the bedside lamp and lay my head on the pillow, but it may well have been on into the night. Time gets squirrely. I do not even know if it was an actual physical event [...]

I Love The Nightlife, Baby

How about a glimpse into my world:  a night in the life of the grammaticaster.

4:40 PM  — Arrive home from work, let scrawny dog out of crate, turn off dog meditation music, pat cat on head, eat piece of chocolate (if available), strip off work clothes, don lay-about clothes.

5:00 PM  — Iron shirt for next [...]

Bumper Sticker Thought Dump

My Wife’s Itsy Bitsy Bee Clips

A few angry words need to be written about my wife’s car troubles.  When she got back from Phoenix a couple of weeks ago, it was dead in the Birmingham airport parking deck.  So she had it towed to a place downtown whose name is being withheld for the time being – a previously-believed-to-be [...]

Ego Sententia Fragminis

It is one of those nights when I know I should be writing something… I need to keep writing, but I have absolutely nothing to say. So let’s just spin the wheel and see what comes up, shall we? The state of disunion. For a few weeks there I felt extremely focused — around [...]