Back to school

Things are crawling to a slow stop around here it seems. Gnome, Snake Hawk and myself are all beginning our fall semesters this week. We’re a bit old to be students, don’t ya think? Nah. Life time learners, one and all. Speaking for myself, I’ll post when I can. I’m sure something will float across [...]

They say even the proudest spirit can be broken… with love

We watched the movie Coraline the other weekend about five times. Hey, I’ve got a three year old and she’s really into repetive viewing. Go figure. Anyway, the character Other Mother was one spooky lady! My daughter did not like her. Not one bit. Hell, none of us did. She was bad, bad, bad. (So [...]

Putting the scare in Health Care

My hometown newspaper, The Intelligencer, ran a full page advertisement (image here) paid for by one Joe Gallagher. He paid good money to put up information he had received via email. Without fact checking it. The paper took his money and ran his ad. Without fact checking it. Yeah. People are a little upset. Take [...]

Car & Driver

So, I’m down at the barber shop waiting to get my hair cut. I pick up one of the various magazines placed in rows on a table, something to page through mindlessly as I await my turn in the chair. One on sports, another on guns, a third on cars… I’ll go with cars. I [...]

It’s not fair to say all Republicans are racists, but…

… if you are a racist, you are probably a Republican. I must include a hat tip to Scarborough on his prompt, clear and unequivocal condemnation of Audra Shay. He did say the Party should “relieve her of her responsibilities” at once. I’m glad he’s not too far gone to see that. Here is another [...]

I’m only here because Jonny told me to…

He bugged me the other day about how quiet I’ve been, so Here I am. Back with a clarification and a rant-ish post. After the election many places I visit on the Intertubes™ were full of ‘haters’ at the fact Obama won. For whatever reason people couldn’t be happy with someone who is intelligent, capable [...]

We’re No. 1?

All you Flagstiffs will be pleased to know that my hometown, the concrete clusterplex of Bibleburg, Colorado, sprawls like a fat late-term-abortion baby atop Outside magazine’s list of “America’s Best Cities.” What lesson should we learn from this? Primarily, that if you’re into good weed, you should move not to Bibleburg, but to Santa Fe, [...]

Open Thread

I am rocking the Keystone State. Got in late Saturday and have been going like a bat out of hell since. In pretty close to the order of occurrence I ate four (4) soft pretzels, a cheese steak (wid peppers & onions), hit a day trip to the shore (the water a brisk 68 degrees), [...]

The weekend starts now

The Cascade Cream Puff hits off this weekend. I’ll be now where near it, as per usual. But a few folks I know will be right in the mix. My man KNob is doing it for the tenth time. That’s right – he never learns. And, interestingly enough, my man Yod told me recently his [...]

The Graveyard of Empire

When we were in high school, the cops would run us up out of anywhere we parked long enough to say hello. One place someone figured out we could sit around and not be bothered was a graveyard. I never found it so much spooky as just plain dumb. Sitting around on the grass watching [...]

Bring on the Tour!

Ah, the Tour. At last I can sit on my ass and watch tv like a proper American! Fuck baseball nine ways till next Tuesday, cycling is the sport! Ok. Might have just pissed off a few folks there with that one. Just call me Robert Ford. From: Chris D. Is it me or does [...]

Open thread

I did not ride a bike today. Nor did I ride one yesterday. I may not even ride one tomorrow. I feel like river dancing. A couple of image laden emails came my way these last few days. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have. From: Case Flakeman A beautiful word, in [...]