Archive for September, 2007
What’s it all about, Toastie?
I feel like a pretender. This blog has no explicit purpose, no noble aim. It seems that I write a metablogging post at least once a month, either trying to justify this blog’s existence or attempting to insulate myself from judgment by asserting that I am not an [Read More]
Errors abound in new Duke lax book
I don’t know anything about K.C. Johnson’s new book chronicling the Duke lacrosse saga other than that it contains erroneous information that is used to help heap blame upon the local media, specifically the News & Observer. For a book which I assume [Read More]
Lyrically
I have a draft post waiting in the wings, my quasi-monthly metablogging post in which I grapple with the purpose of this blog. At the moment, it seems appropriate to tell the world that one thing in this world that can make me smile is this new CD I’m listening to. I [Read More]
Three years later, joining that Facebook bandwagon
So I have a Facebook account now. Technically, I signed up a couple of months ago for it. Just now, I had Facebook go through my Gmail contacts and find people with Facebook accounts, and I sent out 26 friend invites. (LinkedIn, the professional networking site, has a [Read More]
Why I Like Where I Live #10: No uppity HOA
Grass must be green, HOA decrees (Sam Lagrone, 9/7/07, News & Observer) While the Board is aware of the inconvenience presented by the heat and water restrictions, we believe that having neatly landscaped lawns of grass is of the utmost importance to our community. - [Read More]
Happy _th Birthday Herman!
I adopted Herman from the Wake County Animal Shelter one year ago today, and so I observe today as Herman’s birthday. I have yet to come to a final decision on how old he will be. He definitely wasn’t just 2-years-old when I got him, which is how he had been [Read More]
Craig’s court hearing on sex change set for Sept. 26
I realized a few seconds later that the headline I was reading was actually Craig’s court hearing on sex charge set for Sept. 26. Geez…I’m all over the place with these posts the past couple of days. I was thinking of throwing a celebrity death in here, [Read More]
Iraq: It’s just too damn late
Like most Americans, I’m just weary of the Iraq War. Speaking out against it loudly seems almost as pointless now as it did back in the winter and spring of 2003. I heard a good deal of the testimonies of General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker over the last two days, [Read More]
Daily ToYoTA: Dog on a waterslide
…because this blog needs some completely mindless content. THIS is what the internet is all about. (Well, this, and what Trekkie Monster says…) [Read More]
Bull Durham Blues Festival: I’m one of the party-poopers
Kevin (BCR) loves the Bull Durham Blues Festival. So does Barry (DE). I wish I had gone, but I didn’t. Instead, it tooks me two nights of pacing around my neighborhood to realize that the bass thumping I was hearing and the vibrations I was feeling at 11PM were coming [Read More]
