Monthly Archives: December 2005

From the “didn’t care until it happened to me” file comes this story of annoyance, pain, failure, and ultimately, hope: Our dog got us 7 CD’s for Christmas. Don’t ask. 6 of these CD’s were normal, you know, actual CD’s, … Continue reading →

Foods we either received as gifts or purchased/made ourselves over the Christmas holday: chocolate-and-nut-covered pretzels, one bag. banana bread, one tiny loaf. another banana-like bread I can’t remember the name of, one tiny loaf. cashews, one tin. mixed nuts, one … Continue reading →

You wouldn’t know it from these pictures, but Allie has recently been reverting to her pre-training days. She now hunts in the garbage for food when we’re not home — and even sometimes when we are. In fact, the other … Continue reading →

Ain’t they ugly? I’ve never had NBA player-branded shoes before. This is a new experience for me. When classmates were wearing Air Jordans I was wearing KangaRoos and 2001. When high school hit, I changed to running shoes, boat shoes, … Continue reading →

There are two kinds of posts in this world — those I just throw together as I write them; and those that I write “for real,” taking much time and effort to compose exactly the right words. Lately, I haven’t … Continue reading →

First, I’d like to wish everyone out there Happy Christmas, and nothing else. If you celebrate something else, you’ll get no good will from me. That Which I Hate: Kobe Bryant had 62 points last night in an NBA game, … Continue reading →

By Brian Fibiger and Michael Pape (c) 1994, 2005 10) “This letter only took three days to get to me!” The mail system, meaning the US mail, never seemed to work properly when it carried packages that belonged to us. … Continue reading →

That’s what I’m planning, anyway. I’ve neglected this thing far too long. BAD NEWS: Haven’t found the Roman Emperor One-Act Play as of yet. I found a bunch of other stuff you guys might like, though. GOOD NEWS: I’ve got … Continue reading →

In order to find a specific something from my college days I thought I had saved, I found a bunch of my prior writings, some of which are fairly recent but most of which stretch back to my college and … Continue reading →

First of all, read this news story. It involves my alma mater, Concordia University Wisconsin. When I was in school, one of our favorite activities to do on a lazy winter afternoon (when it wasn’t too cold, or too windy, … Continue reading →