Saturday, October 31, 2009

What Are They On Crack

No cartoon on the
back of a cereal box
has any eyelids.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Observations v. Observances

after forty, your
bladder clues you in to why
they're called "the wee hours"

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Generous to Asphalt

If we are, indeed, created from God's image, then God is forever discovering new aspects of the human condition and endlessly fascinated thereby.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Quotes Out of Context

Four years ago, Mom
told me, "You've been watching too
many commercials."

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

In Memoriam

The Lions: Johnny
Carson, Ted Kennedy,
David Foster Wallace

Monday, June 29, 2009

Chicken-Fried Tortillini with Banana Candy Clam Sauce

2 oz. banana liqueur
2 oz. butterscotch schnapps
1 can white clam sauce

Combine in a saucepan and heat through, taking care not to bruise the schnapps.

Halve and seed a cantaloupe.

Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Spoon into centers of melon and cover with sauce.

Serves two.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Not for nothing, but

one of the great loves
of my life: Paul Newman (the
cat, not the actor)