So yeah. It's been a while. A very long while. I know. Fuck off, already. I've been busy trying to earn a medium-stressful living. Trying to help raise my kids. Trying not to die. Besides, this is all just for me anyway, right? Well, maybe like 5 other people will …
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The Blacklist
Here's a quick thing about me. I stumbled into some podcast called Dead Eyes. It's tremendously entertaining. I binge-listened to the whole shebang as quickly as was humanly possible. I ditched work and went without sleep. Whatever it took... all the classic symptoms and conditions of digital media addiction.
It's …
read moreFerrero Roche
I wish I had more to say. But I don't. Other than this:
read moreFerrero Roche. What a big cocked name for such a mezzanine tier chocolate. What a shitload of pomp and circumstance as far as packaging goes. With regard to taste: promising sound and fury but signifying the square …
My Woodstock
Vancouver. 1992. My third trip to Vancouver. My first trip to the fabled Bute Street apartment. The greatest vacation of my life. The greatest concert event I will ever know. My Woodstock. Lollapalooza '93. Ripped my contact lenses the night before. Replaced them with a help from a phone call …
read moreStupid Netflix
Today it was announced that Netflix was pulling a HUGE number of movies and other media from their online catalog. I guess they do this all the time. BECAUSE THE ALGORITHM or something... Anyway, I was deeply saddened to learn that one of the titles that got axed was Gangs …
read more2023
Things have been slow. Content has been hard to come by. There's been meaningful life events, for certain. But, as they say, it's all been nothing to actually write home about.
The kids are great.
My job is fine.
My home could use a great deal of work. That part …
read moreFarewell to 49
Quick note: my friend who died in June, the one that I wrote briefly about a few posts back, it would have been her 49th birthday on Jan 1. She was a New Year's Baby. If you met her, you would probably guess this as soon as you were introduced …
read moreA Real Boy's Hair
Two facts:
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For better or worse, I am a huge Raiders fan. Ever since the Brian Bosworth and the Seattle Seahawks vs Bo Jackson on Monday Night Football back in 1987, when we were all huddled around a 20 inch TV at Ron's house, watching "Bo Knows Football" run for …
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The 10yo's First Bass Drum
This is a quick ditty that is meaningful only to me. But I wanted to write this so that I didn't forget it. A few months back, the 10yo and I were in a music store. We were shopping for a guitar strap. I just bought the girls their first …
read moreNicko McBrain's Drum Setup
I always wanted to see how the drummer from Iron Maiden had his kit configured. I've seen them live I bet like 10 times already and you just never really see him on stage because the toms and cymbals are so high. And you never get to see it from …
read moreShocking News
I don't know how to write this. I don't know where to start. Today I learned that a very good friend of mine died suddenly last June. I don't know the cause. And I doubt that I ever will. She was 48. A full blown Professor of Psychology. Probably the …
read moreA Child's Nightmare: 1
Nothing too much to report. Other than the incident that my 6yo woke up screaming at 3AM the other night. There isn't anything in all the world that can prepare you to deal with something like that. This is especially true when you child hardly ever does that. (My parents …
read moreMy Dad's Shitty Old Baseball Glove
Early this year -- Easter Sunday, to be exact -- I lost my father. He was 92. In his own words, he "lived too long." I am not ready to speak about his final 6 months. There were some great moments; however, for the most part, this entire period was excruciatingly difficult …
read moreEverything You Need to Know About Why Aliens Refuse to Speak To Us
I have so many conflicting thoughts about the death penalty. I believe that some rabid dogs really need to be put down. Yeah, I know. Execute one innocent life and then the whole works goes tits up and all the moral high ground is lost. Therein lies the rub. Who …
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