AnablephobiaIn the final stretch of Twenty-O-Two, I am thankful for the first cup of coffee in the morning and the first beer after work. What a wonderful way to bookend each and everyone of the 365 days that made up this year. A heavy dose of nostalgia hits hard this time of year as I …
Monthly Archives: December 2002
A Year in PicturesWrapping up the year, many news agencies have compiled their best pictures of 2002. Some of the one’s I’ve been grazing are: The New York Times, Yahoo, The Guardian, Amnesty International, Time Magazine, and MSNBC.
Signs of SantaEnd of the year weather around Minnesota is fantastic. Feels like spring. Strolling about yesterday, I ran across two homemade signs that left me scratching my head. The first indicates that Santa lost the keys to his sleigh. The second, indicates that someone was the victim of some nasty grinch-like activity. I wonder …
About a Boy named SchmidtNaming a movie with a preposition seems to be all the rage with the kids in Hollywood this year. It may have started a nasty trend. As Nick Hornby writes in his latest, Songbook: “My advise to young writers: never begin a title with a preposition, because you will find it …
Having a Hard Time with Mr. HoneybearSettling in last night to enjoy one of the good books delivered by Santa and the elves, I went through the ritual of preparing a cup of peppermint tea. Ever since Belize, I have added honey to peppermint tea. The combination is completely rewarding. When getting the honey from …
Happy Happy Merry MerryHope you all have a wonderful Christmas. Here to celebrate are some pictures ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ) from Christmas 1972.
Land of Ten Thousand LemmingsOk. A review of this mornings news indicates that holiday shopping is getting mixed reviews and not enough people are buying things at Wall-Mart, and dammit people are not gobbling up enough high ticket items and therefore the economy is going to have a bad day on the streets of wall. …
The Type of the Season‘Tis the season for holiday banner ads. I have been putting together a few ads for different clients over the past couple of weeks. I thought I would use the opportunity to expand my collection and explore some of the typefaces from different foundries. In the process, I found some fun …
Missy Misdemeanor of Middle EarthAs fate would have it, the most unlikely of people – me, found themselves with tickets to the opening night of Lord of The Rings Two. Having not read any of the Tolkien books and with only a vague recollections of the first movie, I sat through chapter two of this …
Stay away from the tainted mayonnaiseI paid the price last night for dabbling in other french fry condiments, different than the old ketchup stand by. The unsound mayonnaise/mustard sauce that they serve at the Chatterbox went down fine but made for a long-suffering night of toilet bowl push-ups and nauseating sleeplessness. Oh how I hate …