Classical Jazz 2005: Home

Prose

Where I do that thing with the keyboard which makes words appear on the screen.

Mark my words; my works of words are markedly on the funny side. You may also wish to check out my blog, Without Portfolio. Or not.

Slices of My Life

Memories of Games
My family practiced social interaction through gaming years before it was cool.
Baseline Receives Accolades
It's January 1992 and we didn't even have to bribe Bob LeVitus.
A Footnote on the History of the Dogcow
How to make a 4-foot tall pile of dog turds fit in your car.
Blacksmithing
Fire plus iron equals fun.
Happy Lucky Birthday
She was the ultimate high maintenance girlfriend and I was a penultimate fool.
The Continuing Saga - July 1998
I find myself living in a house that doesn't exist yet.
The Continuing Saga - August 1998
The only time I've ever worshiped the porcelain god that didn't involve throwing up.
Vic's 1999
Karaoke without bloodshed - what a concept!

Rants

H&R Block Makes a Bad Situation Worse
There are three absolutes in life: death, taxes, and the incompetence of newly created interactive services.
I Hate Computers
Yes, I do - but, shhhhh! Don't tell them.
SpellCatcher is the Best Piece of Software in the Entire Universe
The first step in fixing a problem is admitting you have one.

Serious Prose

BatWoman
A story about my grandmother, my mother, and me.

Silliness

Cloning Creates Monsters
...and they are usually right-wing fundamentalists.
Common Cicada Misconceptions
I pseudonymously refute the wacky claims at Cicadaville.com with something wacked.
The Eisenhower Story
Ripped from the I Like Icon manual.
Filtering Dates for a Sense of Humor
If they are weird enough to like my sense of humor they may be weird enough to sleep with me.
The Gentile Badchen's Wedding Toast
Impress your Jewish friends with your knowledge of their culture.
In Search of the Talking Moose
Ripped from the Talking Moose & his Cartoon Carnival manual.
Louis Wu
About the man behind Halo.Bungie.Org and the livestock-related rumor behind him.
The Needs of the Young Villain
I pseudonymously tell the people at VillainSuppy.com that they are neglecting a market segment.

 

 

 

 

 

it pays the bills dept

here is something I hope is doing no evil.

could be worse dept

there could be more of them