Monday, December 13, 2004
Annual Comics Survey -- Who should be put out to pasture?
Every morning Girl Genius and I fight over the Living/Feature/Lifestyle Section of the newspaper to read the comics. In my humble opinion, comics are the last bastions for biting social and political commentary. This week the local rag is conducting their annual comics survey. Here are the comics...
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Friday, December 10, 2004
Seen and Be Scene ... Decisions, decisions. Holiday party season arrives
The topic at lunch today is deciding which holiday parties we want/have to attend this weekend. Home Builder and Clotheshorse are having a casino-style soiree tonight with about 500 of their closest friends and business associates. Better Half and I really don't want to attend, and not just because...
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Wednesday, December 8, 2004
Corn and carrots for lunch
"Hey buddy, I need my $20. Buddy, where's my $20?" I opened my eyes and saw an African_American male looking at me sideways, gold teeth gleaming in the flourescent light. I was sprawled on a stainless steel bench bolted to the wall. The black steel bars spun slowly from the cement floor to the tiled...
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Tuesday, December 7, 2004
"She ran the stop sign & I'm going to jail ?..."
They say I was shouting when they pulled me out of my vehicle. And cursing. Cursing the other driver, shouting at my car, shouting at witnesses, shouting to myself. Better Half said I shouted into the phone when I called her to come get me, but when she asked where I was, the phone went dead. I...
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Friday, December 3, 2004
Boo-Bagger ... My wife is sobbing in the parking lot
No, we didn't get in a fight. No, she didn't find nude photos of college girl. She drew the black bean and volunteered to take our dog Osa to the shelter to be put to sleep. After I took Girl Genius to school, she was waiting for me and as all the company employees drove into the lot they say us...
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Thursday, December 2, 2004
Your daughter was in an altercation ... Is she hurt? I asked.
No, the school secretary said, but the principal would like to discuss the incident with you. She's OK? I repeated. Yes, the woman replied, your daughter is fine. Well then, what's the problem? You said she's not hurt. We'd like to discuss this incident with you. OK, I'll come un, but I'm afraid...
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Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Pyscho Cheerleader Mom Unmasked ... But She Looks So Normal!
The fall out from last weekend's event continues to multiply like a popup virus. A "makeup artist" induced one of Better Half's teen competitors to ingest a 50 milligram "water pill" of prescription speed by saying the girl needed to lose weight. Obvious violation of state and federal law. But did...
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Monday, November 29, 2004
Road Trip - The leftovers were barely in the fridge
before Better Half and I were motoring down the highway. BH is involved in an young woman’s organization that has their annual competition in Houston the day after Thanksgiving. We thought about flying, but it would cost over $300, plus car rental, plus hotel room for two nights, plus food, plus...
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Wednesday, November 24, 2004
There's an 200,000-lb. embezzelment gorilla in the corner ...
that no one wants to acknowledge. Is he staying for lunch? There is less than zero enthusiasm for the company Thanksgiving lunch. Since the discovery of missing inventory, nothing has changed and everything has changed. The two partners no longer eat lunch together. Great White Hunter tells Super...
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Tuesday, November 23, 2004
Not Only is the Glass Half Empty ...
it's filled with blood. One Sunday, the question of the day was: What motivates you? Some said love, some said satisfaction, others said pride, still others money. My answer: Fear. The fear of being homeless, penniless, naked and hungry. Dumpster diving. Money don't buy everything it's true, but...
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