Monthly Archives: May 2005

Yesterday was graduation day for our only child. Her class consisted of over 1000 students, so it took a solid two hours to march them all across the stage, with about a 3-5 second pause between names. After weeks of … Continue reading →

My feeble attempt at sounding like a rooster. Crowing as it were. I got my first IMDB listing as screenwriter for Gotham Café. Simple things amuse simple minds. Also, click here to see a promotional poster for the Stoker Banquet, … Continue reading →

I’m going to try to be vague here about what I discuss, but I’m sure there will be inevitable spoilers so, beware. Ending #1: The season finale of Desperate Housewives last night. I thought they did a very good job … Continue reading →

We’re down to the wire — our daughter graduates from high school next week. The weather better cooperate–the event is being held at the local concert pavilion. The graduates will be okay; they’ll be under the canopy. We’ll be sitting … Continue reading →

I had a strange movielike experience this morning. Several times in the hour-long period before the alarm went off, I dreamt that I woke up and went to the shower. Except it wasn’t always the shower that’s in our house, … Continue reading →

I meant to mention that we went to see The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy last weekend. It’s the first time in months — perhaps the first time in 2005 — that we went to a theater to see a … Continue reading →

Flower update: We had a big rainstorm a week or so ago, and I feared for the well being of my Tori Amos flowers. I thought maybe they would get washed out of the little pot. But they’re doing spectacularly … Continue reading →

I can’t remember the last time I planted something. I bought Tori Amos’ new album a month or three ago. It came with a DVD (still unwatched) and a packet of flower seeds. The packet stayed in my car console … Continue reading →

When the weather is nice (which means, not scorchingly hot and humid), I like to take my lunch on a bench in a little park not far from where I work. The offices around this park are all abandoned and … Continue reading →