Mmmm...cookies! You can blame jbru for this:) The Interview Meme You can play along by 1. Leaving me a comment saying, "Interview me." 2. I will respond by asking you five questions. I get to pick the questions. 3. You will update your LJ with the answers to the questions. 4. You will include this … Continue reading Ya GOT To Love Cookies! →

But my intentions are clean. Sort of. Sometimes. Uncle Doc's Garden Adventures For Sunday 1: Sprayed to kill the thrice cursed Bermuda Grass 2: Sprayed to kill other weeds 3: Planted 6 Coleus plants 4: Planted 6 Marigolds 5: Transported several cartloads of dirt and clippings to compost heap #3 6: Got too much sun...took … Continue reading The Dirty Handed Redhead Of Aslin Way →

For a good time, call 1-800-VeggieBoy:) And lo, today there was much running around and veggie/plant buying. I bought a half dozen Blue Lake green bean plants, about as many tomatoes (Cherokee Purple, Brandywine, Black Krim, a delicious and insanely prolific cherry tomato called Suncherry and a very small variety of tomato called Currant), a … Continue reading More Fun With The Horticultural Whore →

...in this issue: "John Carter and the Arugula Men of Venus" The band meme (courtesy of jbru)... BANDS I HAVE SEEN (a partial list due to my memory sucking) Led Zeppelin The Rolling Stones Pink Floyd The Who Elton John Jethro Tull Santana Bob Dylan The Grateful Dead Bob Marley Heart The Clash Electric Light … Continue reading Thrilling Food Stories →

...and tell 'em I wanna hear some Motown. Meme time... People may think of the Celts as being mystical,but they also kicked butt. Perhaps it is thatyou prefer roving chiefdoms over a rigidempire, or maybe you just enjoy the fancy knotdesigns. What is your ancient civilization? brought to you by Quizilla Well, DUH!

Huh? Went to see "Robots" yesterday. Fun little movie with a totally cool retro-junkyard/antique toolshop sort of look to it. You'd have to watch this flick a dozen times to pick up on all the familiar little things used as robot parts. Watched the Discovery Channel's "Supervolcano" movie last night. Not an Oscar winner for … Continue reading Smackattawackatta →

I'll explain that title some other time. Updates/Downdates/Whatever... Not writing yet, tho contracts have been signed. Awaiting crucial text files. A tornado touched down here in Sacramento. No massive damage and no threat to Chez Cross. The weather is getting better, tornados aside. Soon will come the planting of tomatos, green beans, herbs and assorted … Continue reading Fear The Mighty Weaselmobile! →

...from "Step Right Up" by Tom Waits Soon, my little burritos, Uncle Doc will again be writing game stuff for money. This will most likely cut into my blogging, so things may get sparse. (note to unclelumpy: I'm still writing scripts. Be ye patient, laddie.) Until then, here is my very favorite piece of poetry … Continue reading The Large Print Giveth And The Small Print Taketh Away →

...where they go, Hell follows Just got back from seeing Sin City. It rocks, even tho the last 15 minutes of the flick got delayed by some guy in the theater having an epileptic siezure. Altho the Pope was just another human to me, my Recovered Catholic wife did raise an interesting question about his … Continue reading Dangerous Dogs & Cunning Cats →

Oh yeah:) While ricocheting around the internet, I found a Shel Silverstein site. On it was my favorite of all of his hundreds of poems/songs. Here it is for your enjoyment. By the way, if you see me at a con and buy me a drink AND if I have this with me, I'll do … Continue reading She Was Naughty And It Was Nice →