byrneunit

I rarely know what you’re talking about.

“No way! Not to this car you don’t!”

So right now, on two separate pay cable networks, are two movies with some striking similarities: “No Man’s Land” and “Catch Me If You Can.” To address the first parallel between the films, neither film is the one you think it is. “No Man’s Land” is not the highly acclaimed wartime drama about the Bosnia-Herzegovina [...]

Back when she was Sandy

Lately my mother’s favorite leisure time activity is poodles. She’s got three now. Until recently it was four, but one of them was just so fucking old and blind and heart-murmmery that he had to go. Now there are just the three. This is all very new to me. In fact, in the ten years [...]

Blurdee-blardee marieeeeeed, todaaaaaaay!!!!!

As Darleece and I were gorging ourselves on spring rolls tonight, bitching about how stupid it is when people think it’s impossible to be a moral person without religion, it occurred to us that our dear friends Max Power and Chesty LaRue are getting married tomorrow. Up until now their impending nuptials have existed mostly [...]

Little cabin in the woods

Unlike others, the Christmas spirit has never really moved me. Perhaps it’s that whole “heathen-never-going-to-church” thing. I heard a rumor that that was the reason for the season, but I�ve yet to see proof. Ever since I got married I’ve seen bits of season reason creeping in around the edges. Real trees? Check. Traditional Christmas [...]

Two merry hours

Pretty much nobody’s awake right now, two hours and twenty minutes into Christmas 2003. They’re not missing a whole lot. Some people came home from bars, hugged old friends, and got warm fuzzies about said old friends. Some people might be influenced by a few beers, a pound of pasta, and a generally poor sleep [...]

I believe in a thing called ROCK!

I’m no good at finding my own music. I rely on recommendations from others or I just listen to REO Speedwagon and wonder why they’re so maligned because they fucking rock. Seriously, I dare you to listed to Take it on the Run come away without a blistered face. It can’t be done.
Anyway, when my [...]

Move over, Hussein

If it seems like every fourth post I write is about how drunk I am, was, or am about to get, it’s because it is. I was not actually all that hosed last night, but between the four hours of sleep I got the preceding night and the roughly equal amount I got last night, [...]

Dixie Traditions

I’m trying to think of my favorite Christmas carol. Since I’m totally not into the Jesus reason for the season, it’s definitely a draw between Little Saint Nick by the Beach Boys and Sleigh Ride by the Ronettes.
I asked My Dude specifically to get me this. I find that I’m really into the Confederacy these [...]

… and I’m not talking about that crappy show

Many of you might be embroiled in the many faceted discussion of The Babysitters Club over at QSS. However, if some of you are me you did not read the BSC. I’m by no means hatin’ on Claudia, Stacey, et al. but the truth is, I was too busy with some girls of my own; [...]

The news sleeps for no one!

Somebody needs to talk to our military forces in Iraq about scheduling news events at a more reasonable hour. Specifically, a little later than 6 a.m. CST, which was when my phone rang to call me in to work and press a button, then sit in my chair for six hours and wait for nothing [...]

keep looking »