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Bronchitis.

Fuck.

My wife and daughters had it, and I thought I had avoided it. At least my cough syrup has codeine in it.

Nighty-night, all.

Well, happy new year, then.

I got home from a trip out of state at about 7:00 pm New Year's Eve, and was just too tired to do anything. I had a couple of Arrogant Bastard Ales, and went to bed about 10:30.

Yesterday I cleaned the house, took down the xmas tree, got baked, and watched the Rose Bowl. I don't much care for...
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OK, then. I'm done with all the shopping, wrapping, delivering and hiding of presents. Time for some nog (actually not--more like margaritas by the pool).

It's been an interesting couple of weeks. I heard from a friend whose been in the hospital in Portland for the last three months with a rare kidney disorder. His disability benefits were initially denied, and he had no way...
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So, Emily Dickinson was born 176 years ago Today. Am I sick for thinking that, with a couple of piercings and some tattoos, she would've made a great Suicide Girl?

And I still love her poetry.

And so the 'myspacing' of suicidegirls.com continues unabated. Jesus.

Thanks to all who sent birthday wishes--it really meant a lot to me. I'm just now sobering up enough function properly. I mean, 40 is kind of a milestone I guess. No big deal to me--I don't feel any different or anything. Actually, it's more fun to play old man martyr than anything. My best friend...
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So. It's off to the Geezers group I go.

I'm sure you've all seen "Ah, L'Amour", the crudely-drawn animated short by Don Hertzfeldt, about a hapless fellow who gets killed in many gruesome ways as he talks to women. I just bought his DVD called "Bitter Films, Volume 1, 1995-2005", and I wholeheartedly recommend it to any fan of animation. It has "Ah, L'Amour", "Genre", Lily and Jim", "Billy's Balloon" (which had me weeping...
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Happy Halloween, everone!

This year I am going as Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver), with the mowhawk and all. Pics to follow.

"You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Then who the hell else are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well, I'm the only one here. Who do the fuck do you think you're talking...
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We're off to San Francisco today! OK, San Ramon, but still. We'll be in the city most of the weekend. We have a family tradition of going to Fleet Week, and I look forward to it every year. However, the Blue Angels are getting kinda dull--I mean, they're really cool the first two or three times you see them, but after that it gets a...
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So I was in San Jose this weekend for the Champ Car race. I stayed with my friend Bryan, who I grew up with in Utah. A summary:

I flew from Palm Springs to L.A., and from L.A. to San Jose. I got there at 1:00 am, and went straight to the Pink Poodle strip club. Went to breakfast at an all-night diner. Got to...
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