After three days homebound due to the ice, I emerged from the shared house on Saturday morning the 24th. It was 50°, and most of the ice had already been rained away. … [read more]

CRANKY OLD FART #254 leftovers & links   Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022

The great winter storm of 2022 is over, at least here in Seattle. From a few people back east and midwestern, I’ve heard worse stories than any I could tell.Our … [read more]

Today at the movies — sci-fi so bad it’s good, monsters killing horny teenagers, a famous avant-garde film, a murdering mechanic, Lou Costello without Abbott and without laughs, and very good and very bad redneck thrillers.• … [read more]

There’s not much to say today, because I’ve lost my damned notebook. It’s a pocket-size spiral, green cover — have you seen it? The notebook is where everything I want to say stays until it’s said. … [read more]

Today, let’s go on a voyeuring adventure, talk about marital infidelity, become a fish, save the whales, let Hitler be Hitler, laugh at little people, and visit a dozen alternative universes.• … [read more]

Getting to my doctor’s appointment yesterday was an adventure, but an adventure wasn’t what I wanted. I only wanted a bus ride.

CRANKY OLD FART #252 leftovers & links   Tuesday, Dec.

Katrina and Mom weren’t at the restaurant for our once-weekly breakfast yesterday.They’re often ten or fifteen minutes late, so I grabbed an AARP Bulletin off the diner’s counter for a laugh. … [read more]

Got your popcorn and Red Vines? (Don’t even talk to me about Twizzlers. Screw your Twizzlers, I’m a Red Vines guy.)

THE NEVERENDING FILM FESTIVAL #121 Saturday, Dec.

I don’t hate my flatmate Dean, or at least I try not to. I’m lazy, and hate takes too much effort. I dislike him, but there are worse flatmates in the world, so I’ll never punch him in the face. He … [read more]

In a moment of casual conversation with my mom and sister, they mentioned in passing that my late non-uncle Kyle will be losing his house.

CRANKY OLD FART #249 leftovers & links   Thursday, Dec.