"In the depths of winter, I finally realized that deep inside me there lay an invincible summer." - Albert Camus
More Rollerblading PhotoBlogs... These pics are from a few weeks ago when I rollerbladed down to the London Balloonfest. I'll post the balloon pics later... I like these ones much more. The strange thing about thi…
I have a shooting pain in my right hand today. Slugging beer was more of a chore than usual, and of course it was a day where a lot of beer needed to be put into the fridge. Just topping up skids of the main brands, I …
CondensationTracesDown the side of the glassMy hand reachesAcrossAnd over your bodyThe glassColdLike a flashThrough the heatYour bodyHotWetSpent and ravagedCurvesArchesPressing lightlySliding against my skinRumbles of th…
SEVEN F#@$IN' YEARS...Yeah, they should be calling me Dr. Thompson by now, but I guess all my extra-curricular activities kept me from recieving the proper degree. So now, a year after I left the hollow halls of Laurent…
Just for my favorite girl... REAL Canadian Geese! The path isn't the same without having to avoid geese everywhere you go. The babies have all grown up now and the way the weather is, all of them are soon to be flying …
ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES MAT A DULL BOYALL PLAY AND NO WORK MAKES MAT A POOR BOYTOO MUCH WORK AND NOT ENOUGH PLAY MAKES MAT A RESTLESS BOYTOO MUCH PLAY AND NOT ENOUGH WORK MAKES MAT A LITTLE HAPPIERJUST ENOUGH WORK AND…
I wait for youYearningWantingHunger deep insideKnots forming in my stomachI can see youAnd your radianceYour heat just beyond my reachAnd I long to taste youAnd bring you to my lipsTo feed the hunger insideStupid toaster…
I was reminded last night about this piece that I wrote about a year and a half ago. The newspaper that I ran did a spoof issue of BLENDER magazine, which we aptly named BLENDED and it was probably the best issue we pro…
Here's a comment that was left for me today..."You are definitely the biggest KID ever! Wrestling, toy collecting....I bet you drink chocolate milk too!"Posted 8/17/2004 at 4:32 PM by littlemissscatterbrainOf course I d…
My newest additions to my collection...Johnny Fiama (Muppets Tonight) and Beauregard (The Muppet Show)Pigs In Space Playset including First Mate Piggy... and this is the original, not Deep Pork Swine from Muppets Tonight…
This is the coolest thing I have seen in a long time...EVIL RUBBER DUCK!!!So either this guy is a genius and is selling a crappy little duck by attaching a story to it that makes people wonder... or the duck is actually …
SUMMERSLAM...Not bad since everyone bailed on me and I went alone. Never been to a live wrestling event by myself, but I had a fun time with the scalpers. I had front row, upper level seats on camera side ($85.00 each)…
Roadtrip Sunday night... and everyone backed out.It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses. Hit it...
September 2... I got the tickets and I'm taking my best friend to see Harry. It's amazing how many people actually want to go see him. I should have bought more tickets, but I need to save my money. I'd love to hit t…
It may be time for a haircut...I think I may have crossed a point of no return at work. I'm beginning to feel like I did when I finally quit DJing... it just isn't fun anymore. I feel like I'm on the road, coming to th…
TONIGHT'S MUSICAL SELECTIONS... I love just getting lost in music. Listening to people who you know are putting their heart and soul into the music. This is the type of music you want to listen to alone, but share…
I just stepped in a piece of pieThe jam and fruit chunks roseUp from the panAll over my feetAnd in between my toesMmmmmm... toe jam!
You tell me to jumpAnd my answer for you nowA middle fingerAmazing Race FiveI hope someone steps on thatAnnoying midgitMy foot is asleepSo I hit it with a batShould hurt pretty soon
SPINAL TAP... THE REUNION???THIS IS SPINAL TAP - 1984and...A MIGHTY WIND - 2003A Mighty Wind has to be one of the damn funniest movies I have watched in a long time! Genius... and I loved the fact that Michael McKean, C…
Conversations with Craig... Phone Call #1...Craig: Mat... I'm laying in my drive way... and I think I'm drunk.Me: You're an idiot!Craig: I went to Beerfest and now I lost my keys so I'm sleeping in my driveway.Me: OkayCr…
It's only been 24 hours since my vacation from work ended, and I already miss my path and my river. I'm sitting here knowing I have to go back to The Beer Store in an hour for another wonderful shift (sarcasm, just i…
48 hours ago someone told me to start reading a book. It's on the couch next to me and all I can do is look at it and think 'wow'. The tracks from the tears are drying on my face as my mind still registers what I have …
Last day of vacation and all I want to do is relax. Well... the 28K rollerblade is kinda what is forcing me to relax, but it just feels nice sometimes to sit and do nothing. So what has my evening of relaxation consist…
BALANCEWe spoke of it the other day and how the best way to live your life is through balance. Everything needs something, and the best way to keep from growing up completely is to do the things you need to do, but bala…
If you can't laugh at yourself... Then just go outside for a walk and I guarantee you can find dozens of people to laugh at! Rollerblading 30K today may have turned me crazy... but at least I look damn good!!!Tha…
Ode To a Girl... In Three PartsLayingIn each others armsTwo as oneShe turned in the darkAnd asked quietly"If I was to disappear tomorrowWould you regretThe time we had together"I smiledAnd pulled her closeCloser than mo…
The Score… James had always been their look-out person. When he started hanging out with them, they weren’t too sure if they could trust him. He wasn’t into it as much as the others and he always worried about g…
Dedicated...I lookAnd try to find somethingThat still resemblesWhat I have knownAnd beenBut it all changesAnd it all movesAnd constants become unattainableThe unknown becomes dominantForces pullWhere they used to sitQuie…
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