Waffles and Whine

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

I stood on line next to a man at McDonald’s this morning (yeah, we’re back to that these days) where we joked about the crazy-ass efficiency of the people behind the counter. They put the fast back in fast-food. They actually seem to care that you have a train to catch downstairs. That’s about when [...]

Toolbag Wednesday #14: Racist Gun Owners

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Holy hell. This may be the most blatant case of Toolbaggery. To. Date. Anecdotal reports from around the nation suggest the sudden surge of November gun-buying is far surpassing the normal hunting-season spike that often occurs this time of year…Some [buyers] say they are worried that the incoming Obama administration will attempt to reimpose the [...]

Protected: Recession Shelter: No Head Count Reductions Allowed!

Friday, November 7th, 2008

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Sans Bun in The Oven

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Remember when I wrote about this? Well, despite an apparent Appliance Fairy sending me a few replacements (a discussion for another day mayhaps), my effing oven just tossed itself into the fray. My GAS oven, whose stay-lit-pilot-dohicky (yes, that’s the formal name) broke and leaked gas into my apartment. Awesome. Even awesomer was the Maintenance [...]

For the Grandkids, Someday

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Ticket in hand, I stood in the streets with some 60,000 people, passed through four security checks, and just made it in. There are few words to describe being there except to say it was emotional and I couldn’t help but be overwrought by its effect. I made it home at 1:30 this morning, I’m [...]