STUFF I NEVER GOT INTO Coffee (in my entire life, I've drunk maybe a quarter of a cup) Babylon 5/Farscape/Firefly/Stargate SG1 (Watched 'em, got bored, switched to X Files reruns) The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy (I've started this book maybe 7 times and never once got more than 20 pages into it) NASCAR (All … Continue reading I Dreamed That I Was Awake Thinking About Being Asleep →

Yeah, I made Roscoe couscous with herbs, chicken and a bit of dog food. He was quite pleased with it, but was a bit upset with the wine list:) Spoiled? My dog? No way! :) CELL PHONE QUESTION Ok, Faithful Readers, here's yer chance to help Grace and Doc finally bite the bullet and get … Continue reading On The Menu: Couscous For Dogs →

To my Sweet Angel, Grace, on our 8th Anniversary... Baby, you are the greatest! You are the cake to my ice cream..the Watson to my Holmes...the Jessica to my Roger...the peanut butter to my jelly...the Bones to my Kirk...the Dorothy to my Scarecrow...the gravy to my biscuits...the rocks to my scotch...the Bugs to my Daffy...the … Continue reading 8 Years Is Not Enough →

Mini Review of "The Incredibles" Funny, full of action, great animation. One of the most enjoyable movies I've seen in several months and one of the top 3 superhero movies I've ever seen. Go see it. Grace and I kicked off our Anniversary weekend by going to see "The Incredibles", then dashing downtown to eat … Continue reading Beer And Donuts On A Beach In Fiji →

She's home! She's home! She's home! She's home! Grace got to come home today at 4:00. We don't know what happened to her yet, as the hospital sent all of her test results to her doctor, who she will see tomorrow. Thanks to everyone for the good wishes. I'm gonna sleep like a log tonight!

Grace found out that she will be staying in the hospital for more testing until at least noon tomorrow. She is NOT a happy camper. Still no word from the doctors as to what is up with her, but if they don't let her go soon they'll be testing their own hearts after she rips … Continue reading Hospitals Suck →

I had a hell of a time sleeping alone last night. It was too quiet without my Sweet Angel snoring next to me. Roscoe snores, but not loud enough and he was sleeping down on the floor anyway. Just got off the phone with Grace and she told me she had just got back from … Continue reading Update On Grace →

Tonight, shortly after I got home from work, I got a call from Grace telling me she was in the hospital. Seems she had some chest pains and went to Urgent Care about 2 PM. After poking and prodding her, they gave her a nitroglycerine pill and took her to the hospital for observation. I … Continue reading Worried About My Baby →

Vote VOTE! VOTE, DAMN YOU, VOTE!!! Grace and I will be voting tis evening after we get off work. Hopefully, the lines will be short. Then we shall go home and watch stuff we recorded over the weekend, the better to avoid seeing the endless election coverage. Late late tonight or early tomorrow, I'll tune … Continue reading Let’s Do It →

Only a couple more days and the campaigning is over and the recounts can begin. Saw "Shark Tale" tonight with my sweetie honey Grace. Pretty funny flick, tho the previews for "Madagascar" looked better. Weeded and pruned out about a quarter ton of stuff from my gardens yesterday. I still have at least that much … Continue reading Skipping Merrily Along The Highway To Hell →

Title courtesy of Tom Waits I'd love to tell y'all that the past week has been filled with nonstop action and adventure here at Chez Cross, but the truth is that Grace and I have just been practicing being middle aged and working class. Also, the weather has been rainy and sucky, keeping us inside. … Continue reading The Piano Has Been Drinking →

I Am CoyoteCoyote is a fun-loving goofball and that fits you to a T. Playfully silly, you appear somewhat bumbling at times, and your goofy exterior sometimes makes people forget what a quick mind and razor wit hides behind that amiable grin. In the mythos of the Plains tribes, Coyote is also a Creator, and … Continue reading Dwarf Hamsters In A Creamy Orange Sauce →

Feeling MUCH better today, mostly because My Sweet Little Marsh Rabbit Of Cuteness let me sleep for almost 10 hours last night. Might not do much today, since I don't want to risk a relapse, but at least I'm not sick while I'm loafing about:) The air here in the Sacramento Valley has been filled … Continue reading Ahoy, Maties, We’re Settin’ Sail Fer Mayhem And Fun! →

Feeling much better today...actually slept for up to two hours at a time last night...probably 6 hours total...still have some congestion and a sore throat...hoping to snooze hard tonight

Feeling somewhat better, but still only got about 3 hours of solid sleep this morning...most of the night was doze for 10 minutes/wake up coughing/doze/wake up/etc, etc...I'm going to work, but will try to get off early...Will be going to bed right after dinner tonight...hopefully, this sick period is almost over.

Got to work and the Halfwitted Cunt wasn't there...assistant manager took one look at me and said "you look like shit. Go home and get well"...told him thanx and came home...waiting for my morning caffiene to wear off so I can sleep...blinding sinus headache is assaulting me...daytime tv generally sucks...dog is glad to see me...drinking … Continue reading And The Scene Changes →

Let's see...what to write...I know, I'll bitch about being sick! Claratin did exactly zip for me and the Sudafed I took managed to clear my nasal passages for about 3 hours, during which I got my only sleep last night. Oh yeah, today will be fun at work. One thing about being awake most of … Continue reading Take A Right At The Light, Then Straight On ‘Til Night →

My allergies have now progressed to the point where not only is my nose clogged up much of the time, but my throat (which my doctor tells me is narrower than is usual for a man my size) is swollen and trying to shut off every so often. Just to much fun, I tell ya. … Continue reading The Great 500 Mile Party Race Of 1982 →

My damned Fall allergies hit yesterday. I'm not quite as miserable as I have been in past autumns, but I still feel like 5 pounds of shit in a 3 pound bag. Hopefully this will not segue into the flu, which seems to happen every 3 years or so. I'll know in a couple of … Continue reading A Kiss From An Angel →

Biggest news here at Castle Docenstein is that the battery on our car died yesterday. It was the original battery, 4+ years old, so it was overdue to crap out. However, even as I write this, Little CuRVy (the cars name) is at the dealers getting a battery transplant. Our Kingdom Building Game seems to … Continue reading The Dancing Mice Go To Paris →

Hey, y'all...I'm looking for a cartoony type artist to team up with me on a comic strip about gaming/gamers. (wow, original concept, eh?) If anybody knows of one, let me know.

Time for an Update on what I'm up to lately... READING: "Master and Commander" by Patrick O'Brien A cracking good novel and the first in the "Aubrey/Maturin" series. BUYING: Native plants today at the annual fall sale put on by http://www.sacvalleycnps.org/. CREATING: Lists and maps and more maps for the Kingdom Building Game. ACK! Not … Continue reading May The Forks Be with You →

(Note: I often make Roscoe sandwiches composed of two slices of bread with canned dogfood in between. Thinking that they are human food items, he scarfs 'em down.) ARRR, ya goggle eyed buncha landlubbers, it be Talk Like A Pirate Day! Here aboard the "Falling Anvil", me and me first mate Grace be lookin' forward … Continue reading Iron Chef: Dogfood Sandwich Battle →

Just got back from seeing "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow". Absolutely excellent Saturday matinee movie! Action packed, retrofuture looking, Godzilla/King Kong referencing, Hollywood serial honoring coolness of the highest order. Take you kids, take your parents...hell, take your GRANDPARENTS! Worth every penny of whatever the ticket costs you. Also hitting the redline on … Continue reading Crunchy Munchy Honey Bunchy →

As Grace and I expected, the subhuman white trash next door are not being cooperative now that they've found out they owe us for their half of the repairs for the tree damage. They are avoiding us (which normally would be a blessing) and they hung up on our insurance agent. Looks like we'll be … Continue reading Puny Humans! Hulk Smash! →