After eleven days Percy’s come home. On the morning of the sixteenth there was a loud, fierce cat fight outside the house. A feral grey cat had moved into the neighborhood, and at times I’d see him at the edge of the woods or in the housing construction further down the street. I didn’t seeContinue reading “On Percy”
On Living With My Grandmother.
Sodding bloody grife. Just when you think you have things figured out…. While I fret about the next phase in my life, my grandmother's grasp on reality rolls on like a sine wave. She has a younger brother, Calvin. Calvin is in his low eighties. He had bypass surgery within the past five years. LastContinue reading “On Living With My Grandmother.”
On a 1950s Name
Considering that today is my birthday, it's the perfect opportunity to reflect upon what my name might have been. Had I been born in the 1950s I might've been saddled with the following: Your 1950s Name is: Frederick Edwin What's your 1950s Name? “Frederick Edwin.” Urgh. I like my name as it is. I'm soContinue reading “On a 1950s Name”
On Sudoku
I’ve discovered the joys (and the addictions) of Sudoku. I never understood it, that strange numerical puzzle. What’s the appeal, I wondered? Why are people wanting Sudoku games for their computers? I picked up Brain Age for the DS several weeks ago, but hadn’t tried the Sudoku puzzles. Indeed, I didn’t even know what SudokuContinue reading “On Sudoku”
More on The da Vinci Code Game
From something I wrote a few weeks ago: “I don’t think anyone knows there’s a da Vinci Code game, sorry.” It seems that the da Vinci Code game has sold so well that we marked the price down twenty dollars on the game this week. Twenty dollars. Half-price. No, I don’t just think anyone knowsContinue reading “More on The da Vinci Code Game”
On Receiving a Letter
After years of writing to Senator Elizabeth Dole, today I at last received a response. I’d written to Senators Burr and Dole several weeks ago, to ask for their support of an increase in the minimum wage. Senator Hillary Clinton of New York had sponsored legislation to raise the minimum wage (and tie future CongressionalContinue reading “On Receiving a Letter”
On New Lord of the Rings DVDs
In August New Line will be releasing new editions of the three Lord of the Rings films on DVD. From a report at DVD Active: Each set will carry both the theatrical and extended versions of the film (via seamless branching), while disc two features an intimate, never-before-seen documentary created by Costa Botes. The feature-lengthContinue reading “On New Lord of the Rings DVDs”
On 42 Random Questions
Stolen from , 1. Where were you 1 hour ago? At work, counting down the register drawers. 2. Who will be your next kiss? No idea. 3. Is there anything pink within 10 feet of you? Yes. 4. When is the last time you went to the mall? Last week sometime, though I couldn't sayContinue reading “On 42 Random Questions”
On Trying to Do the Right Thing
Yesterday at work a young girl came up to the counter with her father. She handed me a game, BMX XXX. It's a BMX biking game, but crude, rude, and outright crass. As you beat levels you unlock video footage of strippers. I looked at her. She was maybe seven. Maybe. I looked at herContinue reading “On Trying to Do the Right Thing”
On Predictions
Tonight is the decisive game seven in the Stanley Cup finals. Raleigh, naturally, has gone hockey-crazy. I, on the other hand, couldn’t really give a toss. At work on Saturday I asked a kid, wearing a ‘Canes jersey, if he were excited about game six in Edmonton that night. “The ‘Canes have to lose tonight,”Continue reading “On Predictions”