elizabeth BISHOP…

ok, i decided to take the extra two minutes and actually find out who she was, and i did, and here’s the poem. One Art The art of losing isn’t hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster. Lose something every...

i was lying before when i said i was turning off the light

i need a new hat and scarf, because mine are missing. is EVERYTHING missing in my life? yes. there’s this poem by elizabeth bennet that i studied in college when i took a poetry class, about losing things, let’s see if i can find it online here really quickly: no, i...

reality vs. tv

on “sex & the city” tonight, carrie was complaining that the relationship she was in (with that kind of cute guy from “northern exposure,” except he sort of annoys me somehow in a way that i can’t explain and i can’t even say exactly what...

WHERE ARE ALL THE SCISSORS???

i was listening to NPR on the way home tonight, and they were talking about how many MILLIONS of pairs of scissors have been confiscated at airports. MILLIONS and MILLIONS. they mentioned other things that had also been seized, including screwdrivers and CHAINSAWS....

computer malfunction…

i’ve been having computer issues, that’s why i haven’t written in a couple of days. it feels like forever since i last wrote. many many things have been happening. the most significant is that it got SO COLD this evening that i’ve decided to just stay inside till...

something to be thankful for, plus eggnog

I started thanksgiving feeling thankful because the red-tailed hawk, Mani, had finally been found. Some cretin stole him from the zoo, thinking he needed to “be free.” But the hawk has grown up in captivity, and being free meant being dead, probably, because the hawk...

the lottery and other bitter disappointments

no, not really, i’m not going to share with you my many bitter disappointments, i don’t want you to start your thanksgiving with lots of sobbing and stuff. i didn’t win any money. oh well. would i have REALLY been happy? yes, of course i would have. delirious with...

one more thing…

i was checking my statistics for the website just now, and there’s this thing that’s a “links from external page” which lists…all the links from other places. mostly it’s a bunch of seedy place, the ones that are trying to put spam on my comments....

day before eating a whole lot of food

they should have that offical title for the day b4 thanksgiving, because that’s what it is. me, personally, i don’t have to do any cooking whatsoever. actually, i love to cook, but because i was feeling so sick, all i was in charge of was baking a pumpkin pie, which...

sorry sorry sorry

i haven’t called the wienerdoggians back yet. sorry. i actually haven’t called anybody, really. sorry. i haven’t written anything at all on here since thursday night. sorry. again. but why do i have to be the one who is sorry all the time? i have my reasons for not...

WIENERDOG CALL!!!

yesterday at lunch (was it just yesterday? i’m starting to lose track of the days of the week now, surely it’s a sign of greater difficulties in my life), i was sitting at panera with P. (Phred) eating some delicious portabella garlic bisque, which i heartily...

one more thing…

here’s the direct link to that article i wrote about the pirates of the caribbean movie – it’s in the column called “grace’s goodies,” and it’s way at the very bottom because it’s the first one i wrote. but you can just clink on this link and read...

WEDNESDAY NIGHT, VERY COLD…

this was my main goal for the evening – TURN OUT THE LIGHTS BY 10 P.M. it is now 10:53. how am i not able to even do this one little simple thing? i have no control over my fingers. they just keep typing, independently of me. i took an antihistimine that makes...

wednesday morning, and it’s COLD outside…

29 degrees last time i heard. i bought two pairs of gloves, because they came in pairs of two, and they were very cheap, which is good, because i lose gloves almost as much as i lose/break my handsfree phone things. one pair is white, the other, black. i already lost...

DON’T GIVE YOUR BABY FRENCH FRIES!

ok, it’s after MIDNIGHT, and i’m fiercely battling a cold that i WILL NOT LET TAKE OVER ME, and i should be sleeping, but i took an antihistimine about 10 minutes ago and i’m waiting for it to make me sleepy, and i HAVE TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS: DON’T GIVE YOUR BABY...

rainy saturday at the university library

i love the library. is there a way i could make a living hanging out at the library, looking stuff up, reading books? no, i know it’s not possible. just like it’s not possible to make any money going camping. i don’t know if/when i’ll go camping again, except i do...

shortie and giz and a few good men

today i took shortie and giz (mom and dad’s very lovable pekinese, in case you haven’t been KEEPING UP) for a car ride. shortie and giz are so enthusiastic – i just had to say “car ride” and they went crazy, barking and running around, and they leapt...

brightness on thursday afternoon

i just got my hair re-blonded. i told somebody right before i did it that i’m doing it, of course, because BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN. and indeed they do. more fun, i’m having BUCKETS of fun right this very minute. because i’m more blonde. perhaps next time i’ll go for...

SECRET READERS REVEALED!

ok, really just the one reader. but THANKS for the e-mail, secret reader, that was a great start to my day! maybe my secret reader will come to my show and bring 499 friends and relatives. i know i don’t have 499 friends and relatives. i have plenty of acquaintances....

erica almost hit the governor, plus more

erica was driving down walnut street today, and the governor, who is a runner, ran right out in front of her car and she almost hit him. we agreed that if she’d made contact, state workers would have another holiday. why wouldn’t the governor look both ways b4...

CORRECTION: duck blood

it’s DUCK BLOOD soup, not DUCKSBLOOD SOUP, as i previously stated. i looked up recipes, and it seems that the soup is also popular in Poland. Hmm, i wonder if there are other odd recipes that are popular in two such different countries. here’s how one of the recipes...

NO CAVITIES!

see, i knew there were many other important things i wanted to tell you, but i forgot. i’ve been up writing for a while now, and i think i should probably just turn out the light, but i had to add these couple of things. FIRST, on my first day back here, i went to the...

DUCKSBLOOD SOUP

there was a thing on npr this evening about the upcoming pandemic in which all of us are going to DIE before winter is over, which is why i just ate four pieces of chocolate, about what they’re doing in vietnam to try to stave off the flu pandemic. i believe they said...