Dragula. Talent? Well, one would perhaps not say that, but “Do it, baby, do it, baby” does effectively drown out anything else that might be on one’s mind. 😛

Why is it that some of us just manage to get to a point where we think we might possibly break even, then along comes life with a good, swift kick to knock us back in our places. “You? Get ahead? BAHAHAHAHAHA!”

“The Rain, The Park And Other Things”. I’m not sure how much blotter acid would be required before one could take this song seriously–probably a lot–but it certainly is cheerful!

Not everyone is a good speller; everyone has different strengths and weaknesses, and if spelling doesn’t happen to be a strong point for someone….well, they’ll have a different strong point to make up for it. That’s not a big deal. In this brave 21st century, though, there exists a powerful tool called a “spellchecker”, so […]

Who do I have to sleep with (or should that be whom) to get an install CD image that doesn’t fail the md5 check?? I’ve tried the Breezy preview and the Hoary stable. I’ve tried HTTP, wget and Jigdo (all three more than once), and if I had the day-plus to wait for the might-as-well-be-dial-up […]

Rock The Boat. I have this not because I think it’s a classic (it’s disco LOL), but because when Vance and I were probably eight and nine years old (respectively), we were saving to buy tape recorders. Yes, I mean portable mono tape recorders, but at the time, it was a big deal to be […]

I really, really want to like Patricia Cornwell’s books because forensic medicine is a subject that interests me, but I just don’t understand WHY a bestselling author can’t create a believable character. A chief ME who happens to be a gourmet Italian cook and a connoisseur of fine wines and has/had an affair with an […]

Seven Bridges Road Why is there no version of this song without people hooting and shouting in the background? If only they’d SHUT UP, I could hear the harmony.