by Mir | Sep 29, 2012 | Haven't been hit by lightning yet!, Ottomatic For the People
The following is offered for your consideration, without further comment. * * * * * A voicemail received on my cell phone from a blocked number: Hey, I’m looking for a Ronald? And if I’ve found you, I just wanted to let you know that I found out some...
by Mir | Sep 27, 2012 | It's not a regret, it's an "experience", Retail Therapy
First: A thank you, which feels inadequate, but is necessary, because y’all are nice and I love you, man! And I don’t even want your Bud Light. You are all lovely and I appreciate you so much. Second: Please know that my intention in indulging in a bit of...
by Mir | Sep 24, 2012 | Health is overrated, Offspring: ecstasy and agony
Left to my own devices, I don’t often find it hard to write. My head is always full of STUFF—some of it important, plenty not—and the STUFF gets tangled up with pesky FEELINGS and then there is something about the act of extracting those things from...
by Mir | Sep 21, 2012 | My name is Grumplestiltskin, Oh look! Something furry!!
I kind of left you hanging, this week. I’m sorry. I would tell you all about it, but I’m currently still in the “I hate everyone and everything” phase on several fronts, so give me a few more days to return to some semblance of humanity. In the...
by Mir | Sep 18, 2012 | I'm dating the television
Remember when getting a color TV was a big deal? And when getting a television with a remote was a big deal? Remember when more than a dozen channels was a big deal? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you’re my people. (Of course, if...
