Monthly Archives: October 2015

Ned Stark was Right

Pippin went out to pee without a problem. Merry, the California chihuahua that has never seen the stuff, walked across the deck with her tail between her legs but got down the steps and did her bidness. Joffrey, seen in … Continue reading

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Caturday – Office Mayhem

This photo is in the back half of my wife’s office/exercise room/sanctum sanctorum. Today started out with pea soup fog and was followed by high winds and stiffer temperatures. We are definitely moving into late fall here on the high … Continue reading

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The Force, Or Something Remotely Similar To It, Awakens

The trailer for the new Star Wars movie dropped on Monday night. Today is Wednesday and by now anyone who can say the Nerd is strong within them has viewed it multiple times. Most are going online and raving about … Continue reading

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Caturday – Cat, You Better Come Home

I haven’t posted in about a week but there’s a couple good reasons for that. 1.) Tuesday and Wednesday our Internet connection was iffy (welcome to Rural America) and 2.) on Thursday our little Sansa went missing. She did this … Continue reading

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In Which I Renew My Irritation With The Walking Dead

Because my wife likes to watch it and because I used to like to watch it, we viewed the season premiere of The Walking Dead last night. Just kill me now. This show is a ratings monster for AMC, which … Continue reading

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Take.My.Money (or my humble pledge dollars)

Oh, I can’t wait for this. Cumberbatch, Freeman, and the gang transported to the nineteenth century for what looks like a decidedly dark episode. The first clip that came out seemed a bit light with plenty of banter, but based … Continue reading

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A Fitness Ephiphany

So I’ve been walking outside for several weeks now, averaging 25-30 minutes on my route. I was feeling pretty proud of myself. My acid reflex and bursitis both started behaving better, my limp less pronounced. But now that the wind … Continue reading

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Ultraviolet Fury

A few days ago I finally got my Blu-ray copy of George Miller’s latest installment in the Mad Max sago, Fury Road. It came with a Blu-ray disc, regular DVD, and a little placard with a code stamped on it. … Continue reading

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Loosely Tight

The above photo is of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards at the infamous Villa Nellcote Villefranche sur-Mer-été during the recording sessions for the album Exile on Main Street. I just finished Robert Greenfield’s “Ain’t it Time We Said Goodbye” which … Continue reading

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A Filthy Little Victory

Over five years ago we were packing up to move to North Dakota. A friend of ours was helping and while lugging a box of cassettes to the truck looked at me and growled, “you realize that this stuff is … Continue reading

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