Me, circa 2003, when I was at the Beacon News in Aurora....
Jul 2nd
The way to start a day.
Jun 30th
Finally.
For the first time in months I was able to sneak about 30 minutes in and have a cigar. Then the...
Jun 30th
Have I become a jam-band-lovin' hippie?...
Jun 28th
“I hate missing #%*@$ deadlines.”
— Me, tonight after blowing...
— Me, tonight after blowing...
Jun 27th
NBA Draft night used to be a sacred night, of sorts, for me....
Jun 27th
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Jun 26th
It probably wouldn’t be fair to those lean, muscular...
Jun 25th
I'm a rebel.
For years, I’d used the green, or mint, mouthwash. Then I migrated to the orange, or citrus,...
Jun 25th
Free CDs.
I get a lot of free CDs from my buddy at work, many of them for me to review for our whifty little...
Jun 24th
Oliver Platt as George Steinbrenner in The Bronx in Burning...
Jun 23rd
This computer — the 12-inch Mac PowerBook G4 — is almost...
Jun 22nd
“You can never escape, you can only move south down the...”
— — Counting Crows, Mrs....
— — Counting Crows, Mrs....
Jun 21st
$600
Thanks George W. and the rest of the federal government. I feel slightly stimulated now. As per...
Jun 20th
Happy thought 'o the day.
Jun 20th
“It’s a disaster/
It’s an incredible mess/
But...”
— Ok Go, “It’s a...
— Ok Go, “It’s a...
Jun 19th
I bought reusable grocery bags and even choose to shop at...
Jun 18th
Well, this sucks.
Jun 17th
For the first time in — wow — probably four years, I popped...
Jun 16th
Just saw The Happening, keeping alive my streak of seeing M....
Jun 15th
Is there nothing robots can't do? (But...
Jun 15th
Guess who’s on the cover of Cigar Aficionado this...
Jun 15th
“It’s annoying, like an angry farting noise.”
— My fiancee on why she...
— My fiancee on why she...
Jun 13th
Sketchy parking lot steaks.
Location: Walking back into the office after lunch.Guy in my work parking lot: Wanna buy some good steaks cheap?
Me: What? Me? Steaks?
Guy: Yeah, wanna buy some good steaks?
(Gestures at meat truck.)
Me: Um, no thanks?
Guy: Ok.
Jun 11th
Good Morning.
It’s been a while since I’ve been this productive in the morning. I fired off a couple...
Jun 11th
The right music video for election night.
Jun 11th
Dear man.
To the headphone-wearing guy jogging down the middle of the road in my apartment complex with a...
Jun 9th
The finest hot-dog-serving restaurant on...
Jun 8th
Me. Briefly.
Jun 7th
For no particular reason, here are my top five Electric...
Jun 7th
College Flashback Friday.
Lot’s of reminders of NU today: Local NU grad called me on the phone. Reblogged from NU...
Jun 7th
300-calorie food picture gallery
Jun 7th
Sorry, basketball.
Dear Basketball, I was a little rough on your twerp of a cousin, hockey, yesterday. And, today,...
Jun 6th
Sorry, hockey.
Hockey, Good for you. You crowned a new champion and it is one of those “dynasty” teams...
Jun 5th
Adjusting to the South.
So, I’m fitting in here just fine now. Today’s heat — with a heat index north of 100 —...
Jun 5th
Still that good.
Between the two papers locally, we set up a mini 3-on-3 basketball tournament this past weekend. ...
Jun 4th
Watch
I’ve been in a Robbie Fulks kind of mood today.
Jun 3rd
Stupid environment.
Why is it so darn difficult to pick out an affordable, BPA-free water bottle that doesn’t cost...
Jun 3rd