...it was a very clever duck What I did on my birthday well, for starters, I got up at 6 AM in the morning in order to be ready for my 8 AM appointment with my Orthopedist. He had some X rays taken of my fucked up right wrist and determined that... A: When I … Continue reading Chapter 102: In Which Our Hero Runs Afoul Of The Law, Trains A Duck To Waltz And Finally Beds Lucy
Month: January 2008
A Study Of The Drinking Habits Of The California Free Range Celtic White Boy
...it's all very scientific Ok, so I'm pretty drunk right now. But what the fuck, it'll be my birthday in less than an hour. Unless things change alot overnight, I'll be eating Thai food for my Birthday Lunch. I have no idea what else I'll do, aside from going to see a doctor about my … Continue reading A Study Of The Drinking Habits Of The California Free Range Celtic White Boy
The Five Blue Budgies Cook Mexican Food
...and go a bit heavy on the chiles Free Website Design Critiques Hey, y'all, My Sweet Angel, Grace, AKA _lythande is trying to establish a little sideline business reviewing folks website designs. To start out, and earn some street cred, she'll be doing some for free. And she'll do company websites, too. Anyway, click on … Continue reading The Five Blue Budgies Cook Mexican Food
Never Turn Your Back On A Wet Winkerdog
...lest she try to climb onto your lap As you might guess from the above, The Girls are now freshly washed and about 90% dry. They smell like wet dogs and vanilla scented shampoo. And now, because I'm bored, the 50 Things meme. 1. Do you like blue cheese? Yep 2. Have you ever smoked … Continue reading Never Turn Your Back On A Wet Winkerdog
Sneaking A Ride In a Truck Full Of Cattle
...from Barstow to San Diego, 1971 Doc Update Yesterday was all about running hither and yon on errands with Grace. Part of our errands included stopping at a huge thrift store that has an equally huge book section. While there, I increased my paperback pulp collection with "Daughter of Fu Manchu" and "The Avenger #23: … Continue reading Sneaking A Ride In a Truck Full Of Cattle
Return Of The Red Metal Baby Toy
...and all along we thought it was dead Behold! At long last, another Violet episode! On The Road With Violet: In Which A Stealthy Approach Is Used And A Pig Is Underestimated Under cover of the night, our band of brave rescuers slips out of the marsh and onto the fairly well cleaned up outskirts … Continue reading Return Of The Red Metal Baby Toy
Dr. Tachyon Comes To Dinner
...once he returned from Takis, of course Quick Stuff Heath Ledger Is Dead: Looks as tho it was an accidental overdose. Tragic. He was a fine actor. His death will make watching The Dark Knight a bittersweet experience. Life After People: Watched and very much enjoyed this show on History Channel. Folks, most of the … Continue reading Dr. Tachyon Comes To Dinner
Zero Cool Polar Bears
...are there any other kind? Doc's Weekend Update Well, it was a pretty mellow weekend, all things considered. Saturday was pretty much all taking The Girls to the dog park, then me going to see "Cloverfield" (which Grace had no interest in seeing), and then some gardening...or rather, attempted gardening. See, when I went out … Continue reading Zero Cool Polar Bears
The 47 Things You Should Never Touch With Your Tongue
...#5: Fire Cloverfield Review Just got back from seeing this new giant monster movie. It was not bad, but it was sure as hell not great. The first 10-15 minutes, which are used to establish various relationships between a bunch of 20 something New York urbanites, could easily have been cut to maybe 5 minutes. … Continue reading The 47 Things You Should Never Touch With Your Tongue
The Most Dangerous Baby Duck In The World
...but he's sooooo cuuuute Not much to report from Dr. Cross' Luxury Spa For Spoiled Basset Hounds. I have, after far too long, gotten back into using the treadmill. So far, I'm up to two 15 minute sessions a day, but I add a minute or two every day, so by my birthday (the 29th) … Continue reading The Most Dangerous Baby Duck In The World
The Hot Dog Creatures From Planet Z
...in Technicolor Here is the latest Violet post, with a new and improved style of chapter titling. On The Road With Violet: In Which Our Heroine Does Some Thinking, A Fight Breaks Out And News Of The Village Arrives Upon awakening quite early on the morning of her sixth day at the Ogre Brothers home, … Continue reading The Hot Dog Creatures From Planet Z
The Last Lap Dance Of Candy The Cat
...no, she wasn't a real feline Television Note Next Monday, the History Channel is going to show a 2 hour program called "Life After Us". The basic premise is what would happen to all of the human artifacts if we all disappeared from the planet. It looks to be a pretty fascinating show. I'm not … Continue reading The Last Lap Dance Of Candy The Cat
The Monkey Who Won The Lottery
...he bought like, $2,000,000.00 worth of bananas Jeez, my writing impulses really got a beatdown by my S.A.D. these past couple of days. Getting a hefty beer buzz on Friday night didn't help, either. Ah well, the sun came out today and I'm feeling pretty good. Daisy and the Game that was Afoot We took … Continue reading The Monkey Who Won The Lottery
Mr. Porkwaffle Goes To The Disco
...and dances the night away Damn...I got a shitty night's sleep on Wednesday, so last night I was too tired and fuzzy minded to do another post. I'll try to crank out another Violet post tonight. Short Doc Oriented Lists Ok, gang, here are a bunch of short lists about stuff concerning me. Feel free … Continue reading Mr. Porkwaffle Goes To The Disco
The Thrilling Adventures Of Doctor Tempest And The Rocky Mountain Monster
...from the January, 1902 issue On The Road With Violet: Making Marsh Music For a moment, Violet and Verity just stare at the Ogre brothers. Then Violet says... "No, I'm afraid I don't play the saxophone. I do play the harmonica a bit." Jake nods and puffs his stogie. "Well, that's something. We'll have to … Continue reading The Thrilling Adventures Of Doctor Tempest And The Rocky Mountain Monster
The Great Canadian Moose Ritual Coverup
...you won't hear about it on Fox News Assorted Stuff Gamingwise: WOTC released their plan for the new D&D 4th edition OGL. Apparently, for 5 grand, some companies can get advanced access to the 4E rules books and start cranking out the inevitable tons of D&D supplements right away (well, ok, after August 1st). Everyone … Continue reading The Great Canadian Moose Ritual Coverup
The Horticultural Whore Freezes To Death
...while sweating Ok, so it wasn't really freezing cold, but it was in the low 50's and Grace and I spent 3-4 hours cleaning up storm debris and pruning the fuck out of plants that the Sacramento County Department of Too Much Time On Their Hands said were too tall for our corner lot near … Continue reading The Horticultural Whore Freezes To Death
Fat Electric Goldfish
...much nicer than the skinny ones No big surprise here:) You Are 72% Evil You are very evil. And you're too evil to care. Those who love you probably also fear you. A lot.How Evil Are You? Only 72%? I must be getting wimpy in my old age:)
Subjectivity 2007
...and all in one huge post, too (Note: This year, I'm leaving out my comments on individual entries. This has taken me long enough to do. However, if you have any questions on a given entry (or entries), just ask.) MOSTLY PURPLE PATTY One day, back in 2006, I thought “why not make today's subject … Continue reading Subjectivity 2007
Oven Baked Muskrats
...in a creamy cheese sauce That Privilege Meme Being the sort of person I am, I'm not going to bold or italicize my answers, but write them out. From What Privileges Do You Have?, based on an exercise about class and privilege developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy … Continue reading Oven Baked Muskrats
Chapter 4: In Which Our Hero Saves A Virgin, Climbs The Stairway To Heaven And Battles The Evil Duke
...saves the virgin? For later, maybe. (Note on the above: I, personally, have always found virgins to be far more trouble than they are worth. Give me a woman with a bit of experience any day.) Gaming Stuff The fantasy series I'm running now is of the "the magic returns" sort of sub-genre. The players … Continue reading Chapter 4: In Which Our Hero Saves A Virgin, Climbs The Stairway To Heaven And Battles The Evil Duke
The Very Fast Paced, Yet Still Quite Richly Detailed, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Devil
...co-starring her pet lungfish, Fenwick Great jumpin' horny toads! I've been plowing away at my annual Subjectivity post for the last two days and I'm still not done. Maybe tonight. For those of you who are new to this blog, having been drawn in by the adventures of Violet, allow me to explain about the … Continue reading The Very Fast Paced, Yet Still Quite Richly Detailed, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Devil