Monthly Archives: January 2008

Two Cracked Hinges And Then Some

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Two DS Lites, Two Cracked Hinges, originally uploaded by grabbingsand. “Oh, no!” I went to see what the matter was. Nikki had just noticed a crack on the hinge of her

Obscuriosity: Week 4 (Here I Am)

Drove downtown in the rain. 9:30 on a Tuesday night. Or 10:30. Or 11:30. That used to be my thing, just like that Barenaked Ladies song. Especially after I moved to Atlanta in 1995. Not knowing anyone aside from some near-flung college friends already getting along with their adult lives, I’d temper my loneliness with

There Are Endorsements, And Then There Are Endorsements

“Sometimes it takes a while to recognize that someone has a special ability to get us to believe in ourselves, to tie that belief to our highest ideals and imagine that together we can do great things. In those rare moments, when such a person comes along, we need to put aside our plans and

Thorn Bush Bird’s Nest

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Thorn Bush Bird’s Nest, originally uploaded by grabbingsand.

Sometimes Bad Is Better

A year or so ago, we gave Comcast Broadband a trial run. We switched over our Internet access and even let them handle our phone calls via VOIP. And for the next five or six weeks, we had some of the worst connectivity I’ve ever experienced. The broadband modem was flakey, not the least bit

What’s Wrong With Comics In ‘08?

Some of you might’ve noticed a distinct lack of comic book posts lately. In fact, it’s been about three months since the last one. I haven’t offered a reason why, though I’ve felt the compulsion to do so. After all, when someone is such a positive advocate of something, as I have been about comics,

Obscuriosity: Week 3 (Something Going Wrong Around Here)

I have only two Joe Jackson CDs. Both are part of a set, so really, I own but one Joe Jackson release. You remember Joe Jackson, right? Not to be confused with the domineering patriarch of the Jackson Family, this Joe Jackson had his first real hit in 1982 with “Steppin’ Out.” I was ten

Coming Up Next …

On New Year’s Day, Nikki and I watched a movie called Idiocracy. If you’ve seen it, bear with me. If you’ve not, let me explain. Idiocracy is a Mike Judge (Office Space, “King of the Hill”) film about an average guy who wakes up 500 years into America’s future. This future he finds, isn’t so

Obscuriosity: Week 2 (Double Shot of First Tracks)

When you lose something, you want to replace it. That’s how a lot of music fans felt about Stevie Ray Vaughan. When he died in 1990, the big question was understandable: “Who’s going to replace him?” The truth, of course, is that nobody did and won’t ever. However, music fans can be irrational and will

Like You’ll Never Give Me Diamonds And Pearls Again

Let us compare and contrast. First, the new single from Alicia Keys. “Like You’ll Never See Me Again.” Try to ignore the attempt at recreating ER (or Grey’s Anatomy or even Chicago Hope) and pay attention to the music. Next, step back in time to 1992. Good times. Back then, we were treated to a