Category: 2001-2007

Compromise on Justice

I’ve been watching Pat Lollis for about a year now. She’s a widow who draws make-up around her eyes and struggles to keep her tears from ruining it. Sometimes she wins, sometimes she loses....

Just me and you and dog named Scoop So, I call this Bachelor Brad Weekend (I’d call it Bachelor Otis Weekend, but the alliteration would be all off). The wife is off to a...

A Meat and Three Primer I’m not a Southerner. I’m not a Yankee. I come from the Midwest originally, which means when it comes down to it, I’m nothing. When you’re nothing, it is...

Maybe he’s not that curious after all From the Associated Press… Curious George publisher sues Jews for Jesus (New York-AP) — Curious George isn’t affiliated with Jews for Jesus. So says a lawsuit filed...

Reality, rain, and razors The sky is still mucky. The sun decided to take a longer weekend than the rest of the nation’s labor force. It’s easy not to shave when the sun isn’t...

Today’s Rainy Reailty It’s been raining so much the ducks are complaining. I’ve spent two days in bed watching the street outside get wet. I stumbled out into the humid air this afternoon and...

Today’s Reality An L.A. house is burning a sniper to death. An L.A. deputy is dead. An Iowa man is sitting in jail. They say he killed seven people. And I’m happy it’s Friday....

Random College Journal Entry Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from one of many college journals I kept. May 17, 1994–Two days into summer break Day2–Still no job. I can’t decide if it’s...

Your mama I’ve never appreciated a “Your Mama” joke any more than I did today. Recall my rant yesterday about the Latex Glove Bandit. Today he tried it again and a 60 year-old cop...

Today’s Reality I guess I should consider myself fortunate. I must know nothing about desperation. Desperation makes people stupid. For instance…bank robbers. There’s a guy around here who doens’t do much to disguise himself....

I guess you have to start somewhere. I watch the flutter, I envy the glub, I bow to the meow. It’s only been a few weeks since sweet Su leaned over and in almost...

Last Night’s Dream… I was mad. There was no question about that. Anybody watching could’ve seen the meltdown in my eyes, smelled it coming from ears. I was walking and hoping nobody would follow...