September 29, 2006 – 9:44 am
Well, it's finally happened: we're paying for the fancy. After years at the same price, pints of beer at the Alibi are now five dollars ($5), up from $4.50. that's an 11% price increase! Is the bar 11% nicer? Well, I thought that when they replaced the taps it might remove that distinctive odor resembling […]
September 28, 2006 – 2:35 pm
Remember the Parents' Music Resource Center? Kids, it was a group of concerned busybodies back in the 80's (lead by Al Gore's wife, Tipper) who really kicked the 'save the children' crap into high gear. Thanks to them, impressionable children no longer had to ask around for explicit lyrics and offensive content, because their "Parental […]
September 27, 2006 – 2:04 pm
I discovered a bunch of old photos, here's what Decatur looked liked when we brought her home from the shelter: Yikes! It's like her eyeballs and ears were full-grown, but her skull was still kitten-sized. Here you can also see her wall-eye. She had a respiratory infection and kept sneezing out green snot on us […]
September 26, 2006 – 11:25 am
Okay, I admit it: I've never snorted coke off a toilet tank in a seedy bar. Nor have I entered a cramped men's room for a clandestine romp with a lady. So you'll forgive my ignorance, but somebody tell me, what the hell is the allure of either of these activities? I'm a live-and-let-live kinda […]
September 25, 2006 – 3:55 pm
Oh, an update on the house buying front: our loan has been approved. Looks like Citibank will have the pleasure of our business for th enext 30 years. We just have to nail down the closing date. And book the movers. And pack up everything. And go through 5 years of accumulation in the basement. […]
