troubledoll

Brand recognition.
Do you choose the product you choose(coke/pepsi, bud light/miller light) based on your own taste, or based on which product markets most effectively to you as an individual?



Although if you drink either Miller Lite or Bud Lite, I won't respect your opinion.

Every now and then, late at night, I surf around the net trying to track down old friends....

www.frankxtolbert2.com

Frank is many things: a truly amazing artist, a good man, son of a famous writer, continual presence at the Terlingua Chili Cookoff, a big influence on my life, and the artist from whose drawing my tattoo is taken. My sister and I lived next door...
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4th of July ritual:
wash the truck and fill the tank
throw Dave Alvin in the cd player
stick a cold Lone Star between my thighs
put the other 5 in a cooler
drive to Llano
eat BBQ at Cooper's until satiated
tool around on back roads until it's too hot to think
drive home and take a nap.

Contemplating the rest of the day..........
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Nine days of nothing but self indulgence can be a great thing. Nine days of family can be hell. I had a great time, saw Mayan temples in the Belize rainforest, drove a mini speedboat and snorkeled(I love that word, snorkel) in Cancun, at cheap lobster and fresh mangos in Roatan, and visited Cozumel in a torrential rainstorm. My bar tab, ouch. But, for the...
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Today, my doctor told me why my left hand is partially numb and I am taking vicodin to combat the insane searing pain in my left arm. I officially have a "ratty neck bone".
I am going to start an all girl punkabilly band; we will be called the Ratty Neck Bones. Failing that, a bbq shack deep in the piney woods, called-you guessed it-Ratty...
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Vacation, all I ever wanted......
After months of anticipation, the vaca is just around the corner. OK, starts in Houston, actually. I'm going on a cruise. To Mexico. With my family.
It's hard not to be excited about any activity that involves wretched excess, so I confess: I am excited. I am excited that I can spend 8 days away from the hellhole that is...
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My horrorscope for the day gone by:The poet Rumi talked about how where there is a shipwreck, there is also the hope for buried treasure. What's going on in your life that may look a little bit like a mess on the surface, but actually contains hidden riches? It may not be obvious at first-the best and most important things in life rarely are--but it...
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every time a few months go by and i think i'm over you, you show up again. not your fault that you make me crazy and miserable, it's like the song says "excuse me while i break my own heart tonight". pathetic, i'd willingly give you my heart to break, if there was a ghost of a chance you wanted it for even a moment...
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I swore to myself that I wouldn't use this journal as a bitch and whine outlet. Therefore, no update today.

Spent most of today out on the lake; what a beautiful day it was. Ungodly hot, but enough of a breeze to make it ok. We floated around on the boat, grilled steaks, drank an amazing bottle of Pinot Noir........
I only wish I'd been with a lover instead of my co-workers!