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Monthly Archives: November 2007

Tag, You’re It

Or, Silly Games Bloggers Play to Fill Their Time
Recently, my “bluddy” (ie. my blog buddy, or, also, my bloody-pain-in-the-arse-bugging-me-with-chain-blogs-buddy) Grinder “tagged” me for some inocuous game of Blog Tag.
Being tagged in a blog is not (I hope) like being tagged by a gang member. It’s more akin to that uber-long and somewhat-but-not-quite personal “Get To Know Me Better!” [...]

Roof Over Head

Guest Post from Grinder

There was a homeless guy on the square, all smiles with his hands out and when you gave him change he was bless you and thank you and you would feel good.
One day I walked out of Walgreens and there he was with a newspaper. I reached in and gave him some [...]

Environmental Me

Or… Moving to the Beat of My Own Green Drummer
Nothing gives you a good ol’ kick in the tush like hanging around with people who are really making things happen.
At Green Drinks last night, I met more than a few people who are busy living a green life: they own an organic food business, publish [...]

The Uphill Battle

Three hours of my time, this weekend, was spent doing this (see photo, right).
If you had a look at my yard right now, of course, you’d have absolutely zero inkling that any form of rake had ever touch it.
As an estimate, we have 427,783 trees in our yard. Now, this might be an exaggeration, but [...]

The Happiest Terrorist (see new definition)

After reading a somewhat disturbing account of a poor Japanese tourist on a Connecticut train, I’ve decided, on behalf of all Normal (ie., not bonkers) English speakers everywhere, to reclaim the word “TERROR” and give it a total facelift.
New Definition: Terror (n) (trr) : Intense desire to use a pogo stick.
Usage: From the [...]

While he was running, I stood here still

For Denny, who ran the marathon yesterday
Not every To Do list has value, even in completion.
Accomplishments fill time. They tire you to your bones, make you sleep better. But they are just done things, sometimes.
Stand in this group if you run in circles to wear yourself out, to alleviate the boredom.
Come over here by the [...]

Take the Pineapple from the Bowl!

Or… Mama Earth’s First Indication We’re Overstaying Our Welcome

I’ve brought you all here today, in the witness of this pineapple turkey, to tell you about the legend of the pineapple.
Once people went to visit a wealthy home and they were greeted warmly. They knew the hosts were glad to see them because on the table [...]