At some point in the last week I ate some cashews. I’m not certain at all how this happened. I’m generally very observant on that. I like cashews. I really do. But when I eat them I break out in hives all over the fucking place. My ears itch. The inside of my mouth swellsContinue reading “On Cashews”
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On Shore Leave III
Computer in the hotel lobby free, so let’s update. 🙂 Just dropped money on silly things. The novelization of the Gene Wilder film, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother, which I remember watching as a kid (and probably not in the last twenty-plus years). A bootleg DVD set of the complete Birds of Prey.Continue reading “On Shore Leave III”
On Shore Leave
Every July I attend the Shore Leave media sci-fi convention in Baltimore. This year, it’s no different. I’m leaving Raleigh in about two hours. I want to be on the road by ten. I haven’t packed yet. So, expect stony silence here the next week. Play nice. 🙂
On Hurricanes
So, there’s a hurricane coming up the east coast through Florida. Excuse me, a tropical depression. But it’s coming up the coast. Passing through North Carolina, on its way up north, to Baltimore and points beyond. Tomorrow. But tomorrow, I’m driving from Raleigh to Baltimore, for the Shore Leave science-fiction convention. I’ll be driving throughContinue reading “On Hurricanes”
On Darwin Award Nominees
Is it wrong to wish a Darwin Award on an unsuspecting boob? I think not… Yesterday, for reasons that pass beyond all understanding, the company decided that strip stores should be open regular hours. Never mind that it was the Fourth of July, that every American has a patriotic duty to blow up a smallContinue reading “On Darwin Award Nominees”
On Summer
It hasn’t just been hot–temperates flirting in the triple digits–recently. No, it’s been positively sultry, too, in North Carolina. Heat on its own is fine. Humidity on its own isn’t fine, but it’s tolerable. Combine the two? Downright miserable. It’s bad enough that you need air conditioning in the car. I’m a roll-the-windows down kindContinue reading “On Summer”
On American Beer Month
The Raleigh newspaper has a weekly column on Fridays entitled “Beer Here,” a look at the beer scene written by Julie Johnson Bradford, editor of All About Beer magazine. Today Ms. Bradford writes about American Beer Month: Knowing that July is officially dubbed “American Beer Month” probably won’t cause you to drink any more beerContinue reading “On American Beer Month”
On Cream Soda
I love Cream soda. I’d rather drink this than Coke or Pepsi. Don’t ask me why, I’ve no idea. It’s probably the taste. I like the taste. Finding good Cream soda in North Carolina is damned difficult. Most grocery stores don’t stock it. Can’t find the generic stuff at Wal-Mart like I could in Pennsylvania.Continue reading “On Cream Soda”
On Naming Kittens
The kittens haven’t told me their names yet. If they don’t hurry up and tell me, I think I may go with names out of the Volsung Saga.
On my Birthday
Your Birthdate: June 24 You understand people well and are a natural born therapist. A peacemaker, people always seem to get along when you are around. You tend to be a father or mother figure to friends, even to those older than you. You enjoy your role, and you find that you are close toContinue reading “On my Birthday”