Archive for February, 2008
Meandering Friday thoughts
When does a man cease living and merely just exists? This is a fatuous question but one that I think anyone hitting middle age begins to ponder. Or maybe it’s me. It seems that my life has dwindled to Wake, Work, Home, Dinner, Evening In Front of The TV, A Bit of Reading, Sleep, Repeat. ...Read more.
The Scottish Game
According to a New York Times report, more and more people are giving up golf. I do believe this is cause for widespread panic. Or not. I’m not really a fan of golf, although, I do like Caddyshack a lot and I’m quite the man on those putt-putt course. Therefore, it’s difficult for me to ...Read more.
Ralph goes in the ring…
For those who are following the Presidential Election Reality Show (brought to you by the corporate-compliant media), you’ll no doubt have heard that Ralph Nader has jumped into the fray. So let’s see, the choice this November will be either The Shrew or The Hope Dope versus The Vet Who Can’t Talk Straight versus Cranky ...Read more.
Iddle I Po
The Goon Show was a BBC radio series that ran from 1952 through to 1960. Perhaps the best known of the Goons was Peter Sellers, a man who turned his penchant for mimicry and vivid imagination towards the movies where he created such characters a Inspector Jacques Clouseau, Dr. Strangelove and Chauncy the Gardner. While ...Read more.
Balloon Man visits the nursing home
Typically, I like to give off a cerebral curmudgeony shine with a sprinkle of misanthropy thrown in. Truth is, I’ve a pretty low opinion on the human race (thanks to folks like Mark Twain, George Carlin and the nincompoopery of one “Dubya“). However, I have a soft spot for anyone who goes out of their ...Read more.
Sunday bloody Sunday…
I’m in love with the weekend. Friday night through Sunday evening are a very sacred time for me, a time when I have naught to do except spend time with the family and, most especially, not work. I do like my job but I think my true talents lie in the field that my co-workers ...Read more.
Praise Jeebies! I am heeeyaaaaalllled!
The last time I logged in here, I was on the cusp of beginning a sad, melancholy walk in Bronchitis Forest. While I’m not completely out of the woods now, I am feeling much better. Hopefully, I can grasp a few more leaves of health and emerge 100% ticketyboo.
