A New Pledge
We’ve been discussing The Pledge of Allegiance on one of my favorite messageboards, specifically how it is, by and large, ineffectual at forging unity among people… partly because those whose …
A New Pledge Read MoreYour Pal Drew
Last Call for PiratePalooza 2006
Okay everybody, PiratePalooza 2006 is less than 10 days away. If you haven’t been planning your attire for that evening you’d best get started and if you didn’t even know …
Last Call for PiratePalooza 2006 Read MoreCardboard Stormtroopers 2006
Update: Now there are videos about us on YouTube! Take a look at us in the DragonCon Parade, here’s a closer angle and here’s the news report where Alfeo and …
Cardboard Stormtroopers 2006 Read MoreTrade-in Your friends
Famed radio news anchor Bill McNeal once said: “Dave, there comes a time in every friendship when you have to say, “I never liked you, get lost!”” I’ve been ruminating on …
Trade-in Your friends Read MoreThat Sinking Feeling
This Thursday I found myself finishing up lunch at Willy’s Mexicana Grill, a chain of restaurants on the same model as the uber-franchise Joe’s Southwest Grill and the only place …
That Sinking Feeling Read MoreI Left About That Time
My Dad once told me a long, fascinating story from his youth that kept building and building, every twist and turn made the story more fantastic. Just when I thought …
I Left About That Time Read MoreA Lot of Questions
The following is an email that I sent out to the list back in mid-March, just now making it onto the website. “Do you miss it?” I keep hearing that …
A Lot of Questions Read MoreAn Ode to a Troll
Have you ever belonged to an internet community that was invaded by a troll? Have you ever seen what happened when the regular members of that community banded together to …
An Ode to a Troll Read MoreCrouching Woman, Hidden Potty
It’s that time of the year again kids, the time when stinky, blue plastic boxes dot the fringes of every concert, festival and jamboree this side of the Spring Equinox. …
Crouching Woman, Hidden Potty Read MoreSecrets of Grade School Hygiene
A few days ago I went to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned. For the last couple of weeks I’ve been having trouble flossing between my lower left molars …
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