March 2007 Archives

Reuben was finding it hard to think. Every time he seemed on the verge of completing a thought, BLIP-

“Thank you for calling Dr. Herman’s office. This is Reuben. How may I help you?”

“What?”

It was an old lady. God, how he hated taking calls from old ladies. Reuben was compiling a list of people who he thought should be banned from ever using the telephone. Old ladies were at the top of the list.

He doubled his volume and repeated the greeting that had been drilled into his subconscious over the past six months. Even at home he found himself thanking people for calling Dr. Herman’s office.

These are probably the last of the Chinese New Year photos I'll post this year. This was one of multiple "Miss Photogenic" winners participating in the parade. I have no idea what makes them Miss Photogenics and I'm not sure why all the Miss Photogenics were Asian, but they were.

I was pretty happy with this trio of photos, but I can't choose a favorite. There's something about each one that works. Which one is best in your book? Do they all blow the solar winds? Click below and let your inner judge guide you.

Click the photo for size and impact. Flame on!

Accumulate #11: Breaking in the Pants

He’d bought them a week ago. No, a week and a half. It was high time he broke them in. Brice was going to be sporting a new pair of pants today.

He had three to choose from – two black and one blue. He would have bought more black, but the store ran out of his size. He chose black.

Never steal a mullet-wearing warrior's I.C. Lite.

I consider myself a fairly open-minded person, but when I have children I will consistently discourage them from choosing lives as a clowns.