Monthly Archives: September 2010

That’s Right, I Said “Boo”

With October nearly upon us, my thoughts inevitably turn to all things Halloween. I’ve resigned my fate to a month full of weekends visiting the holiday haunts. I’m also trying my best to reconcile those plans of mine to lose … Continue reading

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Riding the Smack Talk Express at Disneyland

[ Update on 9/26/10: I received one private comment from a reader who found this post offensive. I do say some pretty harsh things in this entry, and I do make a lot of gratuitous jokes about overweight people, so … Continue reading

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This Is the Way it Begins

Much of this life is tinged with misdirection, mistaken notions, unconscious resentment dressed in justified indignance, as if the validity of civil rage were any better than the ferocious roars of primal urge. We monsters of monstrous insignificance, blips of … Continue reading

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Couplehood KZ Style

There are few greater sins in the tenets of romantic love than complacency. My lovely girlfriend, Diana, reminds me of this truth seemingly on a daily basis. Numerous times now during our six-year relationship, Diana has asked me to set … Continue reading

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Petty Grievances Continued

I guess it’s no secret that I like to complain. Sure, I’ve been known to build things up on occasion during upswings of optimism. But at heart, I’m just a cantankerous old crank who fixates on the tiniest of gripes … Continue reading

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