…if computer programmers descended from Mayans bothered with any date beyond 2012 during the whole Y2K mash-up.
…where all the weight people lose goes. Does it linger in the air waiting to latch onto someone else?
…why they call cities in New Jersey and a county in New York “Orange” when they obviously don’t grow oranges.
…if I continue to drink this much tea will I (more…)
Archive for February, 2012
i wonder…
Posted: February 10, 2012 in Observations and CommentaryTags: Cee Lo Green, Decemberists, Downton Abbey, humor, life, parenting, ponder, questions, random, Red
common threads #3: customary greetings
Posted: February 7, 2012 in Humorous BitsTags: Common Threads, customs, greetings, handshake, humor, life, random
When I first shuttled off to college handshakes suddenly turned into complicated rituals which, executed properly, might allow entry into the Club of Cool. College prep courses did nothing to prep me for this. Up to that point a handshake was straightforward. It was only initiated by adult men, men who held real jobs, jobs which never involved (more…)
Ferris Bueller, 2012
Posted: February 5, 2012 in ArtsTags: Bueller, humor, movies, pop culture, random, where are they now
After graduating high school in 1986 Ferris spent one unremarkable semester at New York University. He quickly realized college involved too much work without any guarantee of payback. He returned to Chicagoland and charmed family, friends and casual acquaintances into bankrolling (more…)
komen’s rules of disorder
Posted: February 3, 2012 in Observations and CommentaryTags: Komen, life, Planned Parenthood, politics, random, society
Invoking petty technicalities has always been an integral weapon in the political arsenal. These shifty maneuverings, while not illegal, highlight one of the major problems in our government. Delaying decisions, reversing policy or doing any of the self-serving bullshit many of our elected officials do by invoking (more…)
what’s cookin’
Posted: February 1, 2012 in TrasklandTags: appliances, house, humor, kitchen, life, lovely Ms. Trask, random
There’s no better time to incur debt than during a prolonged recession. Over the past six months or so the lovely Ms. Trask and I have contemplated upgrading the kitchen. Actually, so much in the house demands attention that it’s almost impossible to know where to start. But every home improvement guru I hear and every home improvement article I read preach from the same gospel. When it comes to selling your home the biggest (more…)
Trask Avenue 
the greatest love of all
Posted: February 12, 2012 in Observations and CommentaryTags: addiction, beauty, death, happiness, influence, legacy, lovely Ms. Trask, music, power, Red, Star Spangled Banner, talent, Whitney Houston
Last night Red, the lovely Ms. Trask and I were buried under a myriad of blankets catching up on recent episodes of New Girl. In the midst of this mindless diversion came news that Whitney Houston had died. My reaction was a sadly familiar one: How awful, but not terribly surprising. Of course I was presupposing (more…)