Monthly Archives: November 2007

>My sofa sleeper finally came today. Here it is (Mom):Hell, while I’m at it, here are a couple pictures of my living from different angles and one of my kitchen. Notice that hole in my living room furniture arrangement in … Continue reading →

>This is going to be one of those “feel good” type of blogs – the kind where I have absolutely nothing to complain about, much to the relief of some of you out there. Regardless, it’s going to have the … Continue reading →

>This is going to be a short one. I got sidetracked and waited too long to start writing; I have to get up for work in what seems like just a few hours. The last few weeks – my first … Continue reading →

>Sunday morning’s paper came and went. I didn’t really look through it other than to check the work I had done, just to see if it looked all right or if it had been edited incorrectly – or if I … Continue reading →

>Several current issues cry for the presidential compassion, intervention and justice George Bush reserved for Scooter Libby and two Thanksgiving Day turkeys. Instead, Bush either remains silently aloof or is his usual incoherent, evasive self. For example, two American border … Continue reading →

>This evening when I got home from watching the Bills get choke slammed by the Jaguars (thank you, J.P. Losman – yes, it is entirely your fault), I was startled by an older-looking gypsy-type woman who met me on the … Continue reading →

>“Jesus is the reason for the season.” It’s a common statement among the Christian community. Just ask them – they were in Wal Mart at 5 a.m. today. Too bad you missed them. Christmas pisses me off sometimes. The same … Continue reading →

>There’s a place on the Neuse River that makes me feel like I’m home. There’s a blind spot in my consciousness that lets me believe I am. I go there most nights, when the world is away, when the waves … Continue reading →

>As I brace myself to spend my first Thanksgiving without my family, I try to think of what I’m thankful for. Kalista. My job. My health. Two dedicated parents. I am doing well by the standards of middle class America … Continue reading →

>Just two days after having to scrape myself off the bottom of a rusty barrel of anxiety, I hear the best news I’ve heard in a while: New Bern, it seems, is on its way to beating the irresponsible developer. … Continue reading →