Chewing Glass – Page 18 – Thoughts on writing, living, and believing…

Happy New Year!

Well, Chinese New Year. Oh, and it’s tomorrow not today, but, you know…

The Chinese lunar calendar is very complex. Animals recur every 60 years. Within that system, there is this “stem-branch” arrangement that spans 12 years and…

Like I said, it’s complex.

2014 is the Year of the Horse. In case you missed it, 2013 was the year of the Snake (Was it ever! Boy, howdy), and next year we get Sheep. The year after, Monkey.

So we got that goin’ for us.

I guess if you’re a horse, you should take advantage of it now.

Hear that Cedric?

Brother Can You Spare A Dime?

Actually, can you make it a quarter? Inflation and all.

Apart from being cold—I’ve beat that horse to a bloody pulp already—this is also the time of the year when everybody has their hands out.

Taxes, insurance renewals, taxes, homeowners’ association, taxes, and so on.

My wallet’s gotten so light that I’m down to one package of ramen noodles a day, and only run the van’s motor for 20 minutes each night to stay warm!

To quote my old college roommate, “I’m po! So poor I can’t afford the o and the r.”

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Howz by You?

Its earlobe-shatteringly cold here. We’ve reached our high today of -4. But that’s not important right now, because this weekend is the Big Game!

In a display of greed so colossal that the solar system itself can barely contain it, Roger “Don Fanucci” Goodell granted the Big Game to New Jersey.

Yeah, there’s all that sweet, sweet east-coast TV money, and it’s the hub of world media which is so important in getting the kickball-loving Europeans to embrace the NFL, but it’s also really frickin’ cold! The last I looked, MetLife Stadium is an outdoor arena.

Now, in fairness, the forecast isn’t that horrible…yet. But the secondary market for tickets is already running about a grand less per ticket than last year.

The only people who will enjoy this game are the bigshot, celebs in MetLife luxury suites, and you and me who have the good sense to stay home and watch on TV.

Which, when you think about it, is exactly what Don Fanucci wants anyway!

Dammit!

Online Keno is Addictive!

Since I was asked recently, none to subtly, what was up with the book, I thought I’d give you an update.

[BTW Jack, you weren’t the only person who’s asked me that recently.]

I really am pretty damn close to finished…with the first draft. *cough*

Look, it took Europe 22 years to start WWII after they finished the first one. I’ve got a lot of ground to cover so I’d appreciate it if you got up outta my grill about it, m’kay?

Seriously though.

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You Thought I Went Away, Didn’t Ya?

No such luck Buster!

It’s two below out, and your mild-mannered bloghost has officially gone ’round the bend…

What’s that you say? You want some music? O’tay!

How ’bout Swedish Elvis doing Yailhouse Rock?

I Think It’s Time to Move

For those of you who were unaware, it’s been, well, cold of late. And snowy. Now I’ve been through cold weather before but never like this and its got me thinkin’…

A few days ago, after shoveling the driveway for the second time in four hours, I sat in my chair staring at a cheery fire and sweating profusely. My complexion was a light shade of Barney the Dinosaur purple instead of my usual healthy green.

Apparently, I was muttering quietly.

Public Service Announcement

Don’t go outside. No, really. Don’t.

It warmed all the way up to -13 here in the prairie ghetto. That’s with a -34 windchill. By way of comparison, it’s 40 degrees warmer in Anchorage Alaska right now.

So wherever you are, stay put m’kay?

The Cardinal

They are The Cardinal. Their mascot is a Tree.

Here is The Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band.

They are one of only 10 “scatter bands” in Div I college athletics. Their unofficial fight song is All Right Now by Free.

Why? Because, hippies.