This glass marble reminds me of my stepfather.           My first memory of him:  He was dating my mother.  I was seven.  We w...

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          I lived in Mons, Belgium 1993-95.  Summer weather permitting, I occasionally drove west about ninety miles to one of the beaches...

          Last April we stayed in a yurt (because we'd never done it before).  Two mid-week nights were available the following week, ...

          One of my spheres was a gift from my fiancée in 2010.  In 2008 we noticed a 2" (50mm) ivory billiard ball in an antique stor...

          On my first vacation to Negril, Jamaica, I commissioned this sphere to be made from local ironwood.  I located an artist who und...

          I've been asked why there aren't more snapperhead pics of cats, myself, loved ones, Portland locales, or locals even (wh...

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                How do you know if you’re a Republican or a Democrat?           That’s an interesting question for a fifteen year-old.  ...

          The trope of an unlikely athlete in a marathon...although she began the race with the crowd, as the sun's rays got longer she ...

          Another first.  Played with a ParView GPS on the cart.  Not only does it maintain score(s); indicate yardage to: pin, front/back o...

Although it's still quite cool and Spring-like here in the Northwest, I hear Summer is spanking  98% of the rest of the US of A just li...

          This is not a review of the film Zeitgeist —there are more than enough reviews (debunkings, addendums, etc)—instead, this is a ...

veach  |  GTC  |  bluesboyjr  |  beatsoul           I began the first slice of this in March (and thought it was lost forever).  In this ...

          Today is the Mesopotamian God Nergal's birthday.           A deity of certain sun-phases, as well as the desert (a negative...

         Remember, back in 96, when you heard Matchbox 20 for the first time?  How about the first time you watched Modest Mouse perform ...

          I never saw this 1985 film until now.  People mentioned it, but never recommended it.  In the mid-90s, after watching The Craft, ...

          No longer do I have:  a contract, minutes, overages, or any surcharges.  I regained control by replacing all of the above with a ...

GTC  |  veach  |  angeleyes  |  quackling           This corpse was a double lightning round.  Each slice was double sized from the ...

1.  Turn your volume up. 2.  Start the music above without expanding the screen. 3.  Immediately start the video below and then fullscree...

          In order to not get confused by all the chaff, I always recommend picking one thing ( the bloody socks analogy) but, for those wh...

          My infatuation with gadgets began from watching The Man From UNCLE .  As a wee lad, I played with toy guns.  Everyone my age di...

← chapter 1 ← chapter 2           ♫ Hand, hand, everywhere a hand...mockin phys·i·og·no·my...freakin my mind ♪           “OK.  This is w...

← chapter 1           “Where did I leave off?”           “The bronzed, buxom, lass gazing back toward...”           “Ahh, yes...the ey...

          “That’s hard to answer.  Explaining it ( untitled portrait of self ) or—worse—attempting to outline what I hope others see or fee...