JULY 1, 2010 12:12AM

Dying Tomorrow

tooth

 Even with insurance, I have paid more for this tooth than I paid for my car.

 

Tomorrow, I have a minor surgery to fix my broken tooth.

And I am a complete wuss about it.

It’s not having the tooth pulled and having ground up cadaver… Read full post »

JUNE 19, 2010 7:11PM

My Father, Myself

simba
This kingdom of crazy will someday be yours.
 

My favorite picture of my father and me occurred moments after I was born. My mother is passed out on the operating table behind us and my father is holding me in a way reminiscent of the poster for The Lion King.… Read full post »

Editor’s Pick
JUNE 18, 2010 4:05PM

loving a broken fridge; lessons from my grandparents.

the best grandparents that ever were.

 

Over Memorial Day weekend, my partner, James and I headed out of town for our anniversary. After an afternoon of treasure hunting around SLO, we went back to our hotel room at the Madonna Inn to relax for a while before our dinner reservation. We sipped champagne and watched… Read full post »

MAY 26, 2010 8:59PM

Keep on Livin (with Broken Teeth)

 I saw the dentist today and he couldn't help my broken tooth. As it turns out, I broke the tooth below the bone so it is going to have to be pulled and replaced with an impant. He explained the process to me and as he was doing so, I was… Read full post »

It's Tuesday night and I am watching "The Biggest Loser" because I am too lazy to get off of the couch to find the remote. I am carefully eating a cream filled pastry from the Mexican market up the street. Each small bite is slowly chewed on the left side of myRead full post »

Do you remember in Forest Gump when Forest just took off running without a plan or any sense of what he was doing? I was like that with a paint brush and 7 gallons of paint this weekend. I painted for 24 of the 48 hours the weekend allowed me. It/… Read full post »