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 →

Sunday was our regular twice monthly gaming session. It is summer of Year Two in the Kingdom Building Sim and the exploratory parties that the players sent out in late spring returned with big news. Three new civilizations were discovered and all three seem to be from their home world, tho oddly they all seem … Continue reading Better Living Through Botanomancy →

Fuck, I feel awful. Somewhere between getting off work at 5 last night and getting home around 6:15, all of my my back, neck and leg muscles began to hurt like hell. Went to bed around 8 after loading up on ibuprofen, but didn't really fall asleep until about midnight. Even then I seldom slept … Continue reading Feelin’ Like I Been Tenderized →

Can't sleep despite being full of food, so here's an RPG meme... 1. What is the first RPG you ever played? OD&D 2. What RPG do you currently play most often? Hmmm...probably TOON 3. What is the best system you've played? Over the Edge 4. What is the best system you've run? Over The Edge … Continue reading Naked Thoughts Posed Just The Way You Like Them →

If I were a man possessed of great modesty, I'd say that the dinner I just cooked and ate was not bad. However, since I've never even understood modesty, let alone possessed it, I'll say that I FUCKIN' KICKED CULINARY ASS! We're talkin' rub the pot roast all over your chest terrific chow, baby! Grace … Continue reading The Master Of Kitchen Fu →

Announcing the menu for the 9th Annual Unthanksgiving Day Dinner here at Chateau Cross... Garden Salad with choice of dressing Short Ribs with Egg Noodles Spicy Fried Corn Dinner Rolls Pumpkin Pie Coconut Cream Pie Chocolate Cake Ice Cream (NOT cake AND ice cream) Assorted Drinks Those attending will be Doc, Grace and Roscoe.

...wearing a red Hawaiian shirt and a yellow bandana   Edit From 2019: The post that was here did not port over during the move from LiveJournal to WordPress, so I am replacing it with something more interesting. Three Plants Every Garden Should Have 1: Butterfly Bush These come in many colors and are much … Continue reading Speeding Down The Highway Of Life With The Stereo Blasting And The Top Down →

It's opinion time, baby:) What is your stand on..... Created by spyndakitrose and taken 15923 times on bzoink! Abortion? Totally legal Death Penalty? Keep it Prostitution? Legalize it Alcohol? Legal Marijuana? Legalie it Other drugs? Illegal Gay marriage? Legal Illegal immigrants? Let 'em in Smoking? Make it illegal Drunk driving? Much harsher penalties Cloning? Legalize … Continue reading Piled High With A Delicious Meatlike Substance →

If you were a Pirate! by TheHalvericUsernameYer Pirate Name!Name yer ship!Why be ye a Pirate?Damned pansy Navy wouldn't take me!Revenge against the establishment!I like booty!!!I'm really good with knots...Cause lawyerin' be too cruel.Chicks dig eye-patches.Buggery on the High Seas!All the rum you can drink!!!Yer First Mate!jbruYer Cabin-boy! (or girl)iamnikchickYe're chief rival be the Dread PiratedelazanYe'll … Continue reading Not As Insane As I Used To Be, But Getting Better →