Category Archives: News

…and it wasn’t good.    Recently, I had been having a really sharp pain around my only tooth with a filling. It took me two weeks to get an appointment with a dentist a co-worker recommended. I could also wait … Continue reading →

Actually, I’m more surprised that my alma mater was even invited to the Big Dance. My former roomie Paul said Marquette was doing better than expected in its first year with the Big East but he wouldn’t say they were having a … Continue reading →

Last Saturday I hit a new low (or high) in my weight, 235 lbs. and 14 oz. That put me dangerously closer to my personal goal of avoiding 239 which is Homer Simpson’s traditional weight.    Lately, I wasn’t doing … Continue reading →

Today the animation cels from Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein’s cartoon show arrived at work today. I was really astonished with them too. I figured that they would just send a cel of this character standing around or in an … Continue reading →

Today is my friend Nelson’s birthday. Hopefully he’s enjoying it despite his wife (Tammy) being in the hospital for some kind of relapse. He didn’t sound very serious in the e-mail but I’ll find out more when I call him … Continue reading →

When I received my first tax refund in 2003 (for 2002), I was overjoyed because my ten-year owing streak to the IRS was finally broken. It definitely made the grief of owning a house woth the effort. The refund streak … Continue reading →

Somara picked up the mail for me to get to our meeting with the new potential D&D player. The great news was my overdue Seagate rebate for $50 but the other one was a milestone on our house.    We … Continue reading →

Here’s a little warning if e-mail contact with me becomes more sporadic. It seems my iBook is on the fritz (again) with the logic board failing to send a signal to the display on a reliable basis. Fortunatley it’s still … Continue reading →

Yesterday I renewed my lease on maggipicayune.net through dotster.com. Now I don’t want to start receiving e-mails from anyone about how I paid too much or there’s someone else who does it cheaper. I’m satisfied with the price I paid … Continue reading →

If I’m slow responding to your e-mails, it’s because I’m still fighting off my cold which shifted from a sore throat to congestion. It’s amazing how hard it is to find medicine that will guarantee drowsiness today. Yesterday, I’m at … Continue reading →

Sorry if the site got rather quiet. I haven’t been feeling well for the last few days. Just this persistent fatigue I always have around this time of the year. The locals claim it’s the cedar fever everyone eventually suffers from. I … Continue reading →