Category: capricious bloviations

it wasn't a heart attack

but i needed to be certain. First, thanks to my many friends who told me to, in Kathryn's words, "Get thee to an ER-ery!"   more »

time to see the doc again

and no, it isn't my knee. or the other one. In the last few months, I've been fighting the slow, insidious encroachment of perpetual grogginess. It must be the Elavil, which was added to my main antidepressant* to help me sleep. * Celexa, which keeps… more »

how to move to a new home

by a military professional If you're a normal sort,* your house looks something like mine.** * That is, you fall somewhere toward the middle of the bell curve where Obsessive Compulsive House Cleaner is 1 and Hoarder (and possible drug addict) is 10.… more »

number spoofing, qwest, and the fcc

if you want to spoof someone's number, do it on saturday morning when no one can will do anything about it until monday.... I awoke this morning to a ringing telephone. I don't answer the telephone, as a matter of course. I don't like the things, and I… more »

the most amazing pot roast you ever tasted

get it here. If you're out of state or can't be bothered to drive out to the boondocks just now, though, here's my recipe. As each dish I prepare has its special situation which makes it unrepeatable and because I don't really measure anything, I'll wa… more »