Several weeks ago I got a haircut from some unknown woman who botched it nine ways to St. Louis. I'm thinking she must have lied to the managers of the place, and told them she'd cut hair before. So, they hired her and, like a scene straight out of a … [Continue reading]
Years ago I was acquainted with a guy (purposely vague) who was a recovering alcoholic. He was nice, but extremely intense. It was easy to see how he could take almost anything too far. He was one of those people who gets out of bed every morning, … [Continue reading]
On Friday I overheard two women in their 50s, with catastrophic cig-voices, discussing Thanksgiving. Here's how part of the conversation went: Haglet 1: So, how was your dinner yesterday? Haglet 2: Already digested and down the river! <wild … [Continue reading]
How'd it go? Did everybody survive OK? Our Thanksgiving 2017 was fairly kick-back. I still have this life-sucking cold, so I did about 20% more couch wallowing than I usually do. But our dinner was nice, with all four of us sitting around the table … [Continue reading]
Last time I was going to tell you guys about my day trip to Philadelphia, and started in with the R.E.M. thing. And before I knew it... the whole update had been hijacked. Oh well. It happens sometimes. I'll just do it today. Let's get the whining … [Continue reading]
