Answer: The Franklin Mint

Question: what the hell is your problem? -therestlessape, via email.

Answer: Where should I start? Most recently my problem is trying to sell a lifetime collection of Franklin Mint objects on ebay. You remember when we emptied out my mother-in-law’s storage? Well turns out there’s almost a whole collection of 13 colony [...]

Go away!

I told you not to read it.
-M
PS the tirramissu turned out not to be all that bad…

Tiramissu

I just had a piece of Tiramissu. It’s 12:43 and I’m going to go to the gym in 20 minutes. Could this be a recipie for colonic disaster? Stay Tuned…
-M

Protected: Poop

I have a question. How does shit get to smell like sour milk? That’s what the men’s room smells like right now. I had to pee with my shirt pulled up over my nose so I could only smell my Tom’s Woodspice deodorant. Granted I didn’t take a shower last night, [...]

I am indisposed Presents: Notes from the Pussy Pallace, featuring Tongaroo

Here’s a new feature. A friend of mine has some pretty coherent musings occasionally. So I thought I’d bring them to you when they warrant it. He’s a medical professional and has lots of on-call time to devote to being clever. :
The classic names are my favorites, but no one ever [...]

Q/A

In honor of my three week blog anniversary I have decided to offer a complementary help line in the form of a question/answer service.
My promise(s) to you:
I will never answer a question with a question.
I will endeavor to be accurate.
If I am not accurate I will be precise.
If I can’t be either I [...]

Giant Sequoia

I met the woman who owns the tallest Giant Sequoia in Nevada. We were running dogs @ Plumas park, which isn’t a dog-park per-se, but it apparently is cool with the locals to run dogs off leash as long as it doesn’t cause a problem. You can see her Sequoia tree from the [...]

Wierd Diets

Imagine yourself in 1980something. 12 years old. Watching Weird Science with one of your mother’s braziers strapped to your head and visions of Kelly Le Brock, like tight rippled sugar plumbs dancing through your head. You wanted to marry her didn’t you. That movie sticks with me. Best advice I’ve ever gotten, “Anything bigger than [...]

Bread and butter

When I was in Portland we went to Powells and bombs were dropped. I was surprised that at the time there were only a couple books by James Thurber. How odd. The one I got was Thurber on Crime a collection of stories and articles and drawings and such. Here are a couple of quotes.
”It [...]