Entries from February 2008

February 20, 2008

Thursday Thirteen: Fortune Cookies in Bed.

 
We eat chinese buffet as often as we can afford it.  I love checking off the number of different species in my belly when we are done.  Then, the cookies.
Ten or twelve years ago, we started adding the words “in bed” at the end of every fortune.  It is really fun to play in large [...]

February 20, 2008

Russian Spiderman… and Sentinels?

Big ups to Seventh Soldier for turning us on to some amazing Russian folk art.  The fact that it depicts a few of our favorite superstars in the modern mythological pop culture stew is gravy.
 Spiderman gropes!  While drinking!  And his nose is revealed?  Is he planning to sniff that finger?  I wonder if this scene will be in [...]

February 19, 2008

Home is where the Mulletman is.

Our hero was framed!  Longshot now rests comfortably on the same wall as the thermostat, a lithograph by Nina’s best friend from college, and the family heirloom I inherited from my beloved Grandma Briggs.  That priceless trophy fish is from the Indiana farmhouse where my mom grew up growing carrots for V8.  My grandmother caught the [...]

February 18, 2008

Check ME out.

I am going back to bed, for a Presidents Day rest-o-thon.  Thanks Abe!  Thanks George!  You can click that orange box to see Pop Tart’s interview of me in the meantime, I will see you back here tommorrow.

February 16, 2008

Namaste Yoga Saves!

The word “namaste” has always been my favorite greeting.  It is Sanskrit, and it basically means “I honor the God in you, from the God in me.”  Now this. 
On FitTV, Kate Potter has created the most heavenly exercise show on Earth.  It is working wonders on my neck pain, not coincidentally because it is working [...]

February 15, 2008

Rest, Recovery, and Rejoicing.

Things don’t slow down unless you tell them to.  I am starting to wonder if my neck problems are a sign from my body saying “Relax already.”  Thankfully, President’s Day weekend beckons just in time.  Therefore, I’ll flash you my Parallax card and wish you a restful three days.  Meet me back here on Tuesday, [...]

February 14, 2008

Thursday Thirteen: Perfect For Each Other.

 
(Bottle of Love and Box of Heart, both created by my beautiful wife.) 
Nina and I are perfect for each other.  It has always been the main goal of our lives, and we have actually accomplished it.  Let me count the ways. 
1. We both believe that sex is a spiritually supernovic ritual for absolute transformation and [...]

February 13, 2008

Winning Eases the Pain.

 
How to get my mind off my throbbing vertebrae?  Play Build a Legend at Hobby League, obv.  I will give a more thorough report on the mothership, but this was my basic therapy…
1. Break out the X-babies.
2. Win Round One against Jose and his Checkmate Aspiring Pawn legend.  Finish the match at zero endurance, with [...]

February 12, 2008

Time to Walk the Walk.

I have a degenerated vertebrae, and the muscle holding it apart from its neighbors blew out three days ago.  I have been blessed to be pain free for three years now, and I am handling it pretty well.  It’s a pain in the neck but it also gives me a chance to put my philosphies into practice.  [...]

February 11, 2008

Nutty Politics: Huckabee Eats Squirrel.

 
This has been the most intriguing and exhilirating election year of my life.  The electorate seems to be exceedlingly energized, and each candidate hums at a very entertaining frequency.  Now comes this.
On “Meet the Press”, Tim Russert grinned and grilled Mike Huckabee on the eating of the squirrel.  It seems Huckabee was in college, and [...]