So, Friday night I played in what hopefully be my first regular stint as a PLAYER in a roleplaying group since 1989. It was fun, the GM and other players were fine folks, the food was good (Thanks again, Anne!) AND... ...Mutants and Masterminds fucking rocks!!! Oh, my droogies, how the Good Doctor has had … Continue reading Zen And The Art Of Chicken Tractors →

While I'm deciding if I want to post some sort of pre-birthday bloggage about becoming 51, here's that meme that's floating around... 1. Comment with any subject that you would like me to rant on, with possible swearing involved. Any subject - I don't even have to agree with it. Also, I may rant in … Continue reading Sweet Kisses From The Green Eyed Hottie →

Johnny Carson died today. As someone who started watching the Tonight Show back when Jack Paar hosted it and stopped watching the night Johnny signed off, this news hit me like a gut full of buckshot. So long, Johnny. You really were the king.

Took Roscoe to the vet today for some tests and booster shots. He has been drinking lots of water lately and that is often a sign of diabetes or kidney problems. The vet took blood samples, but we need to get a urine sample as well...looks like I'll be holding the bottle for it, what … Continue reading All Aboard The Funky Monkey Express →

The question (from a few decades ago) that prompted the title was: What's it like, living two lives? And now, reason #571 why I'm going to Hell when I die:) The Scene: Doc is getting out of his car at a local shopping center and sees two young women handing out religious flyers and asking … Continue reading It’s Like Living One Life, Only Twice As Complicated And Half As Fun →

Yet another quiz that told me nothing new... You scored as Chaotic Good. A Chaotic Good person is someone who has little intrinsic respect for laws or authority, seeing them as insufficient to sustain what's right. These people work according to their own moral compass which, while good, is not necessarily always aligned with that … Continue reading Cooler Than A Polar Bear’s Buttocks →

So, apparently I act less than half my age. Big surprise there. You Are 18 Years Old 18 Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still … Continue reading Acting Kinda Like A Kid, Only Not. →

Welcome back! Chapter Three of my look back at LJ entry titles lies before you. Bwahahahahahaha!!!!!! Take A Right At The Light, Then Straight On 'Til Night (More lyrical theft, this time from "Blinded By The Light") And The Scene Changes (I must have been way mellowed out) Mrs. Wangdoodle And Her Flying Cat (A … Continue reading Subjective Writing Again →

We continue our borderline thrilling look at my LJ entry titles for 2004 Roscoe T. Dogg And The Case Of The Tasty Hamburger (If my food obsessed old hound wrote mystery novels, this would be one of them) Put The Blame On VTR (Another blatant musical ripoff, this time from "Video Killed The Radio Star") … Continue reading More Subjective Writing →

Since I don't have a full years worth of entries with which to do the "first sentence from each month" meme, here instead is a review of the titles of each of my entries from 2004. Hey, just be glad I didn't review all the titles from my Blogger days:) Here I Am! (First LJ … Continue reading Subjective Writing →

It's odds and ends time, my little chipmunks... A big nastyass storm is moving down the West Coast and the rain she is falling. Up in the high country, the snow is expected to get up to 100 inches deeper. Here at Casa Cross, we shall stay inside where it is cozy and warm...except when … Continue reading The Cinnamon Scented Love Goddess Of Cody, Wyoming →

Ok...I admit it...I'm a meme slut... Bernard Pivot, on his famed French television shows "Apostrophe" and "Bouillon de Culture", asked these questions of his guests. James Lipton, of "Inside the Actor's Studio", has made them famous in America. Now they're a meme! 1. What is your favorite word? Stuff 2. What is your least favorite … Continue reading Don’t Listen To Them…They Aren’t Even Real →

Hmmm....I knew I wouldn't break 20 on this, but...wow... Ya know, I really don't despise nerds.

Jesus...what a shitty three days it has been. The weather turned to shit and my S.A.D. went straight to the redline and I've been depressed as a motherfucker. On top of that, my Sweet Little Purple Cornflower of Sweetness has been depressed and feeling terrible due to the ravages of her hormones. However, despite her … Continue reading Not Enough Sunshine…Or Dancing Elks! →

The Xmas dinner at my sister's house was yummy and fun and had one big surprise: My niece Molly got proposed to by her longtime boyfriend, Nick. He gave her a ring and the whole nine yards. Personally, I think both of them are too young, but it's their lives and Molly is a pretty … Continue reading Don’t Forget To Feed The Aardvarks! →

No sooner did I finish my last post, which was chock full of canine references, than I heard Roscoe singing this merry little Christmas tune. (What, your pets don't sing and dance and talk on their cell phones and play Halo 2?) The Twelve Dog Days Of Christmas Words by Roscoe Theodore Cross "On the … Continue reading The Twelve Dog Days Of Christmas →

Title courtesy of Tom Waits Wellwellwellwell...it seems as tho Clan Cross will indeed be having an Xmas gathering of sorts. Got an Xmas card from Rosie (my sister) that included a note saying "Turkey dinner at 4:00 pm on Xmas Day. Be there". And so we shall because: (A) Grace and I are up for … Continue reading Small Change Got Rained On By His Own .38 →

Lifted from the blog of the ever swell delazan... 1. Grab the nearest book. 2. Open the book to page 123. 3. Find the fifth sentence. 4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions. 5. Don't search around and look for the "coolest" book you can find. Do what's … Continue reading Them Warthogs Sure Can Dance! →

...or, here at Casa Cross, NOT Christmas. See, Grace and I haven't really been big on most holidays for years. We like Halloween alright and we DO have out Unthanksgiving dinner each year, but most of the rest of the well known holidays just mean a day off from work for Grace (and for me … Continue reading And So This Is Christmas… →

By request of unclelumpy... Favorite Movie? the original King Kong Favorite TV Show? X Files Favorite Book? anything by Dr. Seuss Favorite Color? Green Favorite Holiday? Halloween Guilty Pleasure? Hell if I know. I seldom feel guilty about anything. Dead Person You'd Most Like To Meet? Winston Churchill Live Person You'd Most Like To Meet? … Continue reading Fried Oak Leaves And A Glass Of Rabbit Milk →

Doc's Year In Review (copied from nrivkis) 1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before? Visited the Amish area of southwestern Indiana 2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don't make New Year's resolutions 3. Did anyone close to you give … Continue reading Deathspider Action →

Saw "Blade Trinity" today. Not a bad flick. Better than the second movie, not quite as good as the first. Pre-registration is open for Origins, but I'll probably wait a month or two before making up my mind about going. I'll most likely go, but I've found that if I pre-reg TOO early for a … Continue reading Who Knows What Weasels Lurk? →

The Doc Update... READING: Dork Tower #29 WATCHING: Mail Call on the History Channel LISTENING: A mix of Frank Zappa, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, The Ramones and Louis Prima EATING: Breakfast for Dinner DRINKING: White Grape Juice CONTEMPLATING: Laying waste to the dead, dying and dormant plants in my garden via the weed … Continue reading The Green Eyed Godess Of Rock & Roll →

The Battle Of The Sexes: Chapter 5,953,271 In all unions between two people, there will be some compromise. Listed below for your amusement and education are some of the things I have suggested and Grace's compromise to them. Teddy Bearskin Rug: I wanted to use faux fur and the head off a very large stuffed … Continue reading Red Snails In The Sunset →