Category Archives: OCD

My pilot light is out

Every once in a while, I get the urge to stop blogging. I sat and stared at the screen last night for a few hours, and just couldn’t seem to muster the energy or enthusiasm for it. I feel like blaming the baby, as he’s been keeping us up for the past two weeks, but […]

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Orson Welles at 19… The Hearts of Age

I know there’s stuff that I should be writing about, but I’m finding it incredibly difficult to get motivated tonight. So, instead of reading through the weekend’s news and trying to come up with something clever, I’m reading up on the early life of Orson Welles. Right now, I’m watching what’s thought to be his […]

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Two random signs that I found interesting

I happened across both of these today, while making my way around town. The second one isn’t really all that funny unless you’re either a graphic designer or know Latin. I’ve included the first sign in hopes of making up for that. Actually, in a way, the “Lorem ipsum” thing kind of works in the […]

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In Hasan’s bedroom

Last night, one thing led to another, and, like so many co-eds before me, I ended up above Woodruff’s, in the bedroom of Hasan O’Shea.* Fortunately, MarkMaynard.com cub reporter Patrick Elkins was on had to capture the excitement. And, yeah, I drank too much. That’s what happens, I guess, when you run into Patrick at […]

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‘Escape from Vermont,’ by Chelsea Lowe

As you may recall, I got pissed off a few weeks ago at House Majority Leader Eric Cantor for suggesting that funds not be allocated for relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Irene until such time that federal spending cuts were made elsewhere. I was particularly pissed off because a friend of mine, a […]

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