No, not me 'we,' but you and me and them and us.

No matter if you believe the Big Bang theory, or you believe in God and that God created the Big Bang or if you believe that tiny ball of matter was God and therefore God truly is in everything… Read full post »

Well it was really too difficult of a decision to make. These 2 guys were running neck and neck, point by point so I have 2 picks for the sexiest man living award of 2009, listed here in alphabetical order.

Nikki Sixx

Does Nikki really even need… Read full post »

Is moonlighting a crime? Certainly not in the mainstream 9 to 5 business world. But what about rockers who get busted moonlighting as questionable characters? Questionable in the name of rock and coolness, but also in the very nature of existence.

With the Christmas season upon us we will all, no… Read full post »

A story for Rutilus Extraho

When I was younger, unmarried and childless, I used to pray that I would not live to see the day my parents died. Especially my dad. I would wake in the night and tiptoe to their room, flip on the bathroom light, and look hard at… Read full post »

All we need is love said one of the Beatle guys, then people all over the world started a love train. Then some dude from Austria bought me a Coke and kept me company. That was in the 70's. But now, I look around and I wonder where the love went.… Read full post »

Who are the men in the Iwo Jima photo and sunsequent monument?

That is a question many have wondered. What's the story there?
For the most part, people see that photo and/or monument and they see a symbol of teamwork and victory. Some may argue, "Does it matter… Read full post »

It is a travesty that when we (the collective we) go out shopping for whatever and thus must be assaulted with retail rock. This in itself is a crime against rock, but not what this report is entirely about. Of course, depending on the store you are visiting, it could be… Read full post »

This is not my story, but the story of a friend.

They were basically newlyweds. They found a charming older home in which to build their new like together.

While unpacking her dishes and populating the kitchen with all the necessary tools and gadgets Christa thought she heard voices. Wayne… Read full post »

Epilogue

It is my theory that places can be haunted and so can people, so to speak. If you are a person who is receptive to the supernatural you will observe spirits or supernatural activity in lots of places, not just places that are known to be haunted. Sometimes spirits may follow… Read full post »

I heard my mom calling me from the kitchen. I had been shut away in my room drawing and totally unaware of the time that had passed. I had not heard my mom come in from work but I assumed she must have just arrived and had groceries in which she… Read full post »

Random events

Touched by a Demon

....or maybe just a mean ghost

Tigger had always watched the evil presence move around in the den and would hiss when it came too close to her. Rarely, though, would she take off and abandon me. When I went to art college I/… Read full post »

My boyfriend and I returned from a Braves game. It was around 10:30 PM. My parents were out of town. I got out of the car and started digging in my purse for my keys. Once I found them I noticed the boyfriend was already on his way up the street.… Read full post »

In my early 20's I had my boyfriend and his sister and her best friend with me. They all wanted to see the little cemetery but it was already dusk, and soon would be dark. Because of the trees, the cemetery would be exceptionally dark.

Finally I agreed to take them but… Read full post »

From the time I was 8 till I became a teen, I don't remember too much in the way of "activity" in that house. Maybe I blocked it out of my mind. There was the music, the regular door closings and slammings and the types of things one has rather good… Read full post »

"What's it like to live in a haunted house?" I have been asked this question numerous times over the years and usually decline to talk about it. There is always the "do you believe in ghosts?" question that must be ascertained before there is any story telling from me.… Read full post »

I dunno. I think the joint is haunted...

Nah, but it kind of looks it which is just about the coolest feature. On the second day the ceiling in the master bedroom fell in. No kidding. about a 4' X… Read full post »

6AM Saturday. We went to see oldestsavageson, aka BigOxSavage perform his multiple roles in a play. My in laws came in from Tennessee to see him as well. They stayed overnight and did us a great favor by taking the little kids to the fall festival while General Chaos and I… Read full post »

Saturday 5:18 AM.

The day lay before me. I await it's breaking. The breaking of dawn. The breaking of hearts. The breaking of backs. The breaking of souls. The breaking of plates. The breaking of wills. The breaking of ties between neighbors who have become friends. We always say we will keep… Read full post »

I read this from a list of stuff I otherwise agree with. But I have a major point to make about this particular statement and the ignorance of thought that tends to swarm around it:

"You do not have the right to free food and housing. Americans are the most… Read full post »

The great, dark beast, cancer, swallowed Mr. H up.

JJ was named after his dad, Mr. H, who was named after his father before him, making JJ a third generation: JJ III. JJ's dad's personality was reminiscent of the mythical Santa Clause (not the mall one), though he looked nothing like… Read full post »

12" of rain in last 24 hrs. Thunder! lightening! downpour! I LOVE it! As long as the massive trees in our yard stay upright with all their limbs intact. 'course it's been raining like this for a WEEK! They even sent kids home from school today and they're talking about canceling… Read full post »

So I made another trip out to Bumphuck for an estate sale on the prowl for antique dolls in dire need of a doctor. I make house calls like that. Anyhoo, I was on the highway when a truck hauling a passel of piggies got in front of me. Some of… Read full post »

I had a rude awakening, recently. I discovered many of my OS friends were not really friends. Many, but not all, were ready and willing to burn me at the stake for my difference of opinion. Many, but not all, said rotten things. I didn't respond to them all, but I… Read full post »

Open Call

In response to Aim's MS Paint challenge 

What's your best MS Paint drawing/painting/art?

MS Paint is the absolute shittiest graphic tool known to Windows so it is fun to see if you can actually create something cool with it.

 I did this portrait of Larry Fine from the… Read full post »

The song Hero of war diminishes the good, the efforts and the costly sacrifice of American lives so selflessly laid down on the alter of freedom for this country. In that song I hear shame, doubt, disbelief, and more shame.

I dare say there has not been one war that has… Read full post »