Hoo Boy, it is Tomato Season here at Farmer Doc's Organic Front Yard & Garden! We have them ripening at an insane pace (especially the overachieving cherry tomato plant) and Grace and I are eating them every night with dinner and often for snacks. The big Cherokee Purples, the Black Krims and the Brandywines are … Continue reading Yes The Nightshades Is The Right Shades
Month: July 2004
And So I Nicknamed Her “Squinky”
Well, after an afternoon of running hither and thither and comparing prices, I bought a Canon ZR85 digital camcorder. And then I bought a better battery for it...and a case...and a Mini DV to record on...and a firewire card for the laptop...and a cable to connect the camcorder to the firewire card. Thus departeth over … Continue reading And So I Nicknamed Her “Squinky”
The Great And Powerful Turtle Live At Fillmore West
I just added it up and the Doc & Grace Meander Across America/Go To GenCon 2004 Tour will total about 5875 miles. Whole lotta travellin' going on, baby! In other news, after conferring with my players, we've deciced that we are going to completely redo the "kingdom building" game when starts back up after GenCon. … Continue reading The Great And Powerful Turtle Live At Fillmore West
She Was Sexy, But The Thing With The Squid Turned Me Off
Yowza! Over a week with no bloggage, but I'm back now. Much of the past 3-4 days has been taken up with either working or trying to figure out the most fun route to take to GenCon. We have pretty much decided on this one... Sacramento to ... Ely, Nevada ... Nephi, Utah ... Dinosaur … Continue reading She Was Sexy, But The Thing With The Squid Turned Me Off
The Rare Lithuanian Sneezing Clam
We saw "Spider-Man 2" tonight and it was very very good. Not my #1 all time best comic book movie, which would be "X-Men", but it's surely #2 on the list. The story was excellent and the fights between Spidey and Doc Ock were just...WOW! The only thing bad about the whole experience tonight was … Continue reading The Rare Lithuanian Sneezing Clam
It’s Zero Hour And We’re All Outta Booze
Came home yesterday to find that four of my 8,000,000 cantalopes were ripe. Picked 'em, sliced one in two and ate half of it. Hot damn, these are some delicious melons. I reckon Grace and I will be eating them for quite awhile, since the vines show no sign of slowing their production. This coming … Continue reading It’s Zero Hour And We’re All Outta Booze
Attack Of The Killer Zuchinnis
4th of July here at Chez Cross was much like any other Sunday, except I hauled out the barbecue and made some Docburgers and grilled corn on the cob. Very tasty stuff. We also had suteed chanterelle mushrooms as an appetizer and ice cream for afters. The rest of the day was occupied by gardening … Continue reading Attack Of The Killer Zuchinnis
Doc’s Head Explodes! Film At 11:00!
Ok, this right here is just TOO FUCKING STRANGE. I'm looking thru the American Map 2004 Road Atlas of the United States (large scale, large type edition) doing some vacation planning and as I'm checking out Iowa, I'm seeing points of interest listed and right there by Riverside(just south of Iowa City)I see an entry … Continue reading Doc’s Head Explodes! Film At 11:00!