Archive for June 2008

According to Kim

“Cockroaches LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE cranberry juice!”

I’ve Had Worse Days

“Is this smokin’ hot Puerto Rican girl giving me a BMW?”
This was the thought running through my head as my none-to-pleasant Everything Bagel with Veggie Cream Cheese and Small Coffee halitosis filled the interior of the black 5 series that this cutie from Enterprise Rent A Car picked me up from the Body Shop in. [...]

George Carlin, R.I.P.

May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008

More Smoke

Last night it rained and I had expected to see less smoke drifting in from the Dismal Swamp fire but instead there is even more this morning. I am not particularly sensitive to smells usually but this stuff is killing me. Maybe I am just a selfish, lazy, American without any inkling as to what [...]

Update

Saturday afternoon, Kim and I cleaned out my car at my parents’ house and I hung out at watched TV for awhile. When I came out the crack in my windshield had extended 8 inches beyond the other side of my city sticker. I had decided to put repairing it off for awhile but that [...]

Learn Bass From A Bass Player

Electric Bass Instructor Available in West Ghent
I have over 15 years playing the electric bass, which includes 4 and 5 string as well as fretless instruments and a Bachelor’s of Music from Berklee College of Music. I am not a “failed guitarist.” I have been teaching privately for about 5 years, including teaching bass [...]

A Summary of My Weekend

Thursday – Kim and I got our own car insurance policy
Friday – 5:00 PM While driving home from work I get pegged with a pebble in my windshield. Not serious but it’s not something I want to get worse.
Friday – 8:30 PM As I am going to go hang with Joe, Mike, Doug and Josh [...]

Coffee Date Advice

To a recently single friend of mine who is meeting someone for coffee:
You should never, ever, ever order anything but coffee. Americanos and Cappuccinos are ok but not ideal. You need to keep your order as simple as possible or run the risk of coming off like a basketcase. A venti-double shot-half-caf-skinny-amaretto-latte-extra-foam-double-blended latte screams to [...]

The Great Mailbox Fiasco of 2008

So Saturday morning I had a much needed haircut appointment at 10:30. The awesome girl that cuts mine and Kim’s hair works out at the Rudy & Kelly in Pembroke Mall. It’s not a million miles away or anything but on a Saturday its kind of hassle because the traffic downtown and on the highway [...]