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Greece: Actually the Word?

Okay, seriously, is anybody else wondering if Athens is gonna have the Olympic facilities built in time for the actual Olympics? I know there’s been some problems with the roof of the main stadium, but the way people in the non-Greek media have been covering Greece’s preparations (such as they are), I get the impression [...]

“Suspicious Minds.”

The thing I remember about last night isn’t that my parents got home from a trip to Ireland, or that my sister’s flight here landed 15 minutes before theirs did, and that now my whole family’s here. I’m very happy about that and all, but what’s sticking with me is that last while we were [...]

“Secret Eating.”

Yesterday as I was getting dressed for work, I found a frito in my shirt pocket.
About that gym membership …

Flexxxology

Okay, seriously, it’s time to start going to the gym.
I’m approaching a full return to my high school fat kid weight, and even though I’m tall enough that a few extra pounds on me aren’t jarring, I sure as fuck notice, and perhaps more critically, my pants tend to notice these things as well. I’m [...]

Twist this, pal.

So we had another tornado scare last night in scenic Tulsa, and this one didn’t bother to wait until I was home from work; the tornado sirens started going off on campus at about 4:15 in the p.m. I flipped on the giant TV in my office (left over from the NCAA tournament), and a [...]

Ah, Spring.

I’ve been working on coming to terms with living in Oklahoma lately. I figure I’m gonna be here for the next few years at least, and I’m just gonna have to deal with it.
And I’ve been making progress. I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about things that make our state unique, and the qualities [...]

A Hand Down By the Liver

As of 6:34 p.m. CDT Monday evening, it’s weekend: 2, liver: -14. Jumpin’ Jesus. You know your hangover has legs when you don’t feel well-rested the day after the hangover. Not the day after drinking, the day after the hangover. In other words, I think I had a hangover hangover today. Sheesh.
That notwithstanding, it was [...]

Snottateria

I have a feeling my liver’s gonna try to make a break for it again pretty soon here. What is it about having friends visit that brings out the worthless drunk in me?
On second thought, the question might be better phrased, “What is it about the worthless drunk in me that’s so happy to see [...]

“Conundrum.”

This morning I was pretty sure I’d come down with Epstein-Barr Syndrome.
Upon further reflection, it turned out I’m just hung over.

Domo Oregato

I’ve been making mix CDs lately, which is one of the most joyous things I can think of, and is by a long shot one of the greatest by-products of THE DIGITAL AGE (my digital age was 27, but so far I’m keeping up).
One of my favorite parts of the Mix CD process is poring [...]

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