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Agamemnon is feeling better and will pull through
I was in tears pretty quickly. Agamemnon didn’t have something as simple as a stomach ache. The doctor told me he had gone number one for at least a couple days so his kidneys were backed up, his blood was … Continue reading
Agamemnon isn’t feeling well
That’s a picture from last Summer when he was being a sweetie and napping near my desk. Today he isn’t himself. He didn’t greet me or rush to his food dish this morning. The poor guy is rather lethargic and … Continue reading
Belated Birthday to Jennifer!
Ten days ago, Jennifer celebrated her birthday. It does annoy her that she has to share it with the Fourth be with You! She has a point. When I turned 13, all eyes were on the wedding of two inbreds … Continue reading
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NIMBY forces won
Before I left for vacation, we had an election on a series of propositions (aka governments not doing their job by blaming the electorate) and I wasn’t allowed to vote in anything because I live in unincorporated Pflugerville. The big … Continue reading
Nein! (German D’oh!)
Dave Attell once said he never wanted to take up jogging because joggers are always the ones who find the dead bodies. Well, this German jogger thought they found a dud grenade from WWII in a bag. The police-bomb squad … Continue reading
We’re back from Las Vegas! (2021)
More to follow as we all get back into the grind of life, aka working, living, cat care, etc. We did return last night but today is the decompression day. More highlights and other “missing” stories later. I decided to … Continue reading
RIP Michael Collins
I’m glad that when the show For All Mankind covered the Apollo XI landing, they kept the names of the real astronauts, including the late Michael Collins who would then be in the alternate universe’s Apollo XV (sic) disaster…spoiler alert, he survived. Rather sucks. … Continue reading
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1996: Australia’s enough is enough moment
I’ve forgotten how many shooting sprees the US has had just this year but 25 years ago, the Aussies had what was their worst on the Island of Tasmania. After that, they reformed their gun laws and now being gunned … Continue reading
What CV-19 testing feels like
I received my second Moderna shot three weeks ago but this reminded me of what CV-19 testing feels like! Well, the first time I was tested last year when the pandemic had more mystery, paranoia and fear around it. My … Continue reading
The Love Toilet Beta
Either way, we know it’s where Victoria Jackson’s career went after the Comedy Central show Strip Mall. Below is the final, marketable version advertised.
What an encounter with a “kid” giant could be like
I need to keep this comic strip in mind since I was probably just as cruel to ants. It also brings up the debate about nature v. nurture regarding alignments in D&D, are most young giants (hill, frost, fire and … Continue reading
The Simpsons nailed it beyond my expectations
You know you’re doing something right/well when it really, really pisses off the object of ridicule. Sure, Morrissey is low-hanging fruit for my generation (Gen X) and he probably isn’t too well known by Mills and Gen Z, but he … Continue reading
RIP Jim Steinman
I think only Meat Loaf fans were super familiar with Jim since he was the primary writer on Bat Out of Hell but his main speciality was ballads. Great examples are the two he authored for Bonnie Tyler: “Total Eclipse of … Continue reading