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Dr. Two Heads and the Skull of Doom

Hello internet. I hope everyone is well and that none of you have been pining away for me too much in my absence. I don’t have a good excuse as to why I’ve been neglecting the blog – unless you count that I’ve been devoting more time than usual to being a big ol’ southern …

Through a Contact Lens Darkly

My memories of the time when I used to wear contact lenses are a little blurry. It’s been a long time. It was well before the days of throw-away lenses. The kind I had required daily maintenance. Cleaning. Dropping on the dirty floor. Finding. Cleaning. You know, maintenance. I’d have to soak the lenses in …

Sonnet to a Spammer*

Oh, spammer most vile Ye sicken me to my very heart and maketh me want to puketh wretched bile and pierceth thine intestines with a poisoned dart. What harmful thing befell ye, nasty sot to maketh ye such a twisted fuck? I careth not – for ye deserveth to rot and have thine eyes eaten …

It’s a Wonder Her Head Isn’t Flat on One Side

Charlotte got her own phone as one of her Christmas presents. They are installing her line in a couple of days. It will have three-way calling. It will have call-waiting. It may just save my sanity. It just hit me how relieved I’m gonna be when they get the new line put in. I’m not …

Happy Day-After-Boxing-Day!

I’ve been spending some time with old friends – namely George Bailey, Kris Kringle, and a little kid named Ralphie. I’ve also been visiting with some real-life friends and relatives, and as a result I experienced the jolliest of holidays. Hope you did the same. I don’t have any good stories for you at the …

It Came!

The rest of the snow arrived. It wasn’t quite the 12 inches the weather folks predicted, but it was enough to shut down Charlotte’s daycare and keep me home and enough to keep Michael from attempting to get out of the driveway. Woo hoo! So, after bundling up for a full 45 minutes, we drug …