recently the wife and i went to austin to share in the ever so pleasant nuptials of two friends. this is us (mostly me) on the plane at 430am: when you take the red eye you get there early. then you should start drinking. the breakfast (maybe it was a lunch) place didn’t open until [...]

I just got done being sick last week, even missed a day of work on Tuesday. Opted for the “full day in bed” plan – and it worked out swimmingly. Everything was groovy till my sister came through this weekend with her two kids. One had a fever of 102, the other a mere 100. [...]

It’s really nice out. Friday I actually got my fat ass out on my Karate Monkey for a ride, and it was glorious. The snow that was dumping on us on wed. was already gone. The sun was out and it was hovering at around 10 c.  Funny story…I ride the same route most days; [...]

Sunday Afternoon We were laying in the warm green grass of our backyard. Sort of shaped like a right angle. My hand holding hers gently between our shoulders. Both our elbows crooked and my fingers brushing her hand, barely. Her softness I could smell. “What do you want for dinner?” She casually asked. “I’ve never [...]

Advice is worth what you pay for it When I was in high school a kid I knew wore a Joy Division shirt. I had never heard the band but decided I didn’t like their music because someone I knew who’s opinion I somehow trusted who liked the same music I did said they were [...]

I’m walking to work the other morning, I’m late, the sickness is just kicking in. Going back to bed seems like an excellent idea. At least it’s sunny. On the other side of the street I see this dude in a black sweatshirt leaning over his bike and digging through a cardboard box. I’m getting [...]

the valley grew dark suddenly, as big jonny went back to the fridge.

Since Juan Grande is a sick man (did anyone ever doubt it) somebody needs to step up around here. Damn. Looks like you’re left with me. So last weekend we learned how they say Stallion in Switzerland: Cancellara. That man won it old-timey style. I was a proponent, for awhile, of dirty racing – i [...]

I’ve got little else to share at the moment being sick and all. Big Gay Randy asked me how I’m always sick; I told him I got a kid in day care. Shit happens. More on that bum later. Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Brooklyn Zoo  

Hey, okay. This is where it starts for me, my foray into the gang of cruel hustlers. I’ve got my shirt off, bitches. And the A/C is on. Where’s the continuity here? Soon you’ll learn, if you haven’t already, that I possess continuity in ever-waning amounts. Detritus of a boozy past (and future) tend to [...]

This cow eats cash We couldn’t figure out our phone bill. long distance calls remained unclaimed every month. No one would say, “That was mine.” And just pay for it, like a man So one night when we were all sitting around arguing about how to pay the fucking phone bill, I picked up the [...]