Monthly Archives: August 2005

Hurricane Katrina news is all over the place these days, and for good reason. Most of New Orleans is uninhabitable and flooded, and that whole Southern Gulf area is going to take years to clean up. It’s all very very … Continue reading →

I was so discouraged by last year’s debacle that I planned not to do an NFL Preview this year. But then I thought, what if Magellan’s men would have stopped when Magellan died? Then we wouldn’t know Magellan’s name today, … Continue reading →

So there’s this members-only pool in my delivery area, right on Richardson’s main drag, Belt Line Road, but hidden so well by trees I never realized it existed. White people apparently pay good money to have a place where they … Continue reading →

I am amazed by weather, especially weather as violent and deadly as a Category 5 hurricane. It’s also amazing to me that Katrina’s landfall could be happening in the same country (and general region) as me and I don’t feel … Continue reading →

My Super Sweet Sixteen, Part VIII – Let’s Label Some Triplets The folks at MTV tried something different this time. The subjects of this episode are: triplets; not extraordinary in any real way, good or bad, except for the fact … Continue reading →

I feel like I’m in writing limbo right now, mostly because we’re in that weird time of the year where no sports besides (baseball) are going on. We are anticipating football season, and basketball season, and even hockey season, but … Continue reading →

I’m not saying you should blame me, but Dallas’ descent into crapulence has accelerated in the years since I moved here. Have you heard that the FBI is investigating like half of Dallas’ City Council? It was originally only the … Continue reading →

It’s water day! I’ve been drinking a lot of water since Operation: Girth Destruction began 3 days ago, and I need some more. The water guy is bringing it. Yay! I also have declared an undeclared war on the Dallas … Continue reading →

I was in the public bathroom at my place of employment yesterday, as always seated on the toilet in a stall (I’m not a “stander.”) Since it is a public bathroom, the public has an unfortunate tendency to come in … Continue reading →

In many ways my tireless obsession with tearing down the subjects of the MTV suck-fest My Super Sweet Sixteen is completely unfair. As scientists have proven, the teenage girl is always the stupidest form of human in any culture. It’s … Continue reading →