Monthly Archives: December 2013

2013 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 9,000 times in 2013. If it were a … Continue reading

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Holiday Inn Hangover

Holiday Inn Hang Over   It was March of 1995 and my friends wanted to rent a room and have a wild party for the night. I went with Erica and her friend Stacy to pick up Mark. We were … Continue reading

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Me and Three

Me and Three  You would think that going on a date with three guys at once would be a good thing, but no. It wasn’t. My date was originally with one guy, Rich, but then he got nervous and decided … Continue reading

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Takes The Cake

Takes The Cake Out of all my crazy dating experiences, one date takes the cake for craziest.  It was the fall of 1994. My friend swung by my place of employment to talk. She convinced me to go out with … Continue reading

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Harry and the Horrible Prom

Harry and the Horrible Prom   There is a reason why I call my dating life “Flirting with Disaster.” Things have been awkward and crazy from the get go. My experience with Prom was no different. The year was 1994 … Continue reading

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Ubermensch

December 14, 2013 Ubermensch Ubermensch is loosely translated as Superman. However, a better translation might be Beyond Human. To Nietzsche the Ubermensch is the goal of humanity—a sort of Bodhisattva or Christ-Consciousness for the Atheist and Anarchist. And yes, the … Continue reading

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54 1/2 Third Street

July 4, 1996 Freedom The house seems so empty the past couple of days. Most of my stuff is in the other house. Only my bare essentials are here. Soon nothing will be. As we move, I am filled with … Continue reading

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Port Clinton

Port Clinton Sometimes azure, sometimes periwinkle or even silver. The lake was beautiful. It seemed like a world away. Though it was only a little over an hour away, it was still a great vacation. Monday I got up, packed … Continue reading

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How Hamlet Haunts Sons of Anarchy

Outrageous Fortune: How Hamlet Haunts the Sons of Anarchy Kurt Sutter mentioned that Sons of Anarchy was meant to have the subtext of a Shakespearean Tragedy, particularly Hamlet.  As Hamlet opens with the death of the King, Sons of Anarchy … Continue reading

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Concerts

December 2, 1994 Aerosmith  I left school and came home. I got ready and threw some things in a bag. I went to Ali Rogers and Nikki Hanners apartment and waited for them to get ready. Around 3pm or so … Continue reading

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