Posts in the category “asides”

Quick blurbs

Insert torrential downpour here.

note to self: Do not piss her off.

Sometimes… it’s just awesome to be living. And that’s enough.

I guess I really should say something about the fact that last night it rained the most and the hardest and the craziest and the lightningest that is has here in at least two years. It was an amazing downpour. It was biblical. Did I mention that the block of condos behind mine – like 20 feet behind mine – was struck by a wayward bolt from the clouds, burst into flames, and burned like a volcano for several hours?

<taps microphone>Is this thing on?</taps microphone>

Billy has started something. I think that Lifeshots is something new. It’s something different. I also thought — and still think — that Uber.nu is new and different. It should be noted that I am often wrong. Both of these could be stale and very similar to everything else you’ve seen. But I like ’em.

The University of Tennessee Vols web site is excellent. Here’s a typical headline: Lying-Ass Bitch Makes Obviously Untrue Allegations Toward Football Program Sometimes I just can’t decide … which team do I hate more? The Yankees, The Vols, or the ‘Noles? Ouch! It makes my head hurt just to think of all three of them at the same time.

special thanks to Bill Doran for the link

I finally updated the MetaCamPage: added a cam, moved the rows… In other news: I added a link to one of my favorite sites to the sidebar over there, Instant Monkeys – I love Instant Monkeys! Send me one! I also decided to see what your favorite beverage is. Vote in the sidebar. I’ll post the results next Wednesday.

Apparently I am not a nice guy. Well hell, I could’ve told you *that*!

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bartender.live

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Hemingway

You can read dozens of essays and articles and find hundreds of links to other sites with stories and information about Ernest Hemingway in The Hemingway Collection.