Lunchtime conversation: Grandmother: You know what I saw yesterday? A squirrel with wings. Me: You mean, a bat? Grandmother: No, it was a squirrel. It was playing in the pine tree, and a truck came up the road. But when it changed gears it scared the squirrel and it flew away like a bird. Me:Continue reading “On Squirrels”
Category Archives: Asides
On What I'm Thinking on Festivus
Today is Festivus, the holiday for the rest of us. The next forty-eight hours are going to fucking blow. Cracks have become fault lines, and they will shift. Fortunately, I have liquor. That may blunt the damage. One can hope, anyway.
On Testing Asides
This is a test of the Asides feature of Tarski, to see how it formats.
On Root Beer Floats
A root beer float made with mint chocolate chip ice cream tastes medicinal. Just so everyone's clear.
On Looking Back Ten Years
Seen many places: THEN : May 1996 NOW : May 2006 1) How old were you? THEN: 22 NOW: 32 2) Where did you work? THEN: Payless ShoeSource, Charlottesville, Virginia NOW: EB Games, Cary, North Carolina 3) Where did you live? THEN: Charlottesville, Virginia NOW: Raleigh, North Carolina 4) How was your hair style? THEN:Continue reading “On Looking Back Ten Years”
On Some Random Observances
Sitting in my car this morning, after I’d pulled into my parking space at work, I took a look through the sunroof at the sky. It was cloudy, chilly, even a little blustery. And what did I notice? Muddy cat footprints. On the sunroof. I’ve long known the cats liked getting on the car, butContinue reading “On Some Random Observances”
On Random Road Musings
When did gas prices climb back over 2.50 a gallon? Seems like two or three weeks ago when they were flirting with going under 2.00. And seen on the road today, a decal on the back of a car–Naff Auto Sales. An unfortunate name, that–Naff.
On Farpoint, Day Two
Today, the second day of the Farpoint Convention. 🙂 And just because this is strange, House Sparkleypoo. 🙂
On Festivus
Today, December 23rd, 2nd Afteryule, is also the date on which we celebrate Festivus, the holiday for the rest of us. 🙂 Air your grievances! Raise your pole! Perform feats of strength! Why Festivus has caught on I couldn’t say. Maybe everyone needs a sanity moment from the onrush of Christmas. Or maybe, just maybe,Continue reading “On Festivus”
On a Linguistic Profile
I’m not surprised by this: Your Linguistic Profile: 55% General American English 20% Dixie 20% Yankee 5% Upper Midwestern 0% Midwestern What Kind of American English Do You Speak? Given the time I’ve spent both above and below the Mason-Dixon line, plus a brief sojourn in Chicago in my younger years, it’s of no surpriseContinue reading “On a Linguistic Profile”