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Liquidation Progress

I listed the last of our earthly possessions on Craigslist last week as soon as I heard the news that we would need to be vacating the premises at the end of October.  We pretty much have this whole thing worked out like a fine-tuned machine at this point.  The first to go was an [...]

Social Retards

As soon as we walked into the house, I knew we were in for it.  Like a pair of bumbling social retards, we entered the sparsely populated house, making a beeline to socialize with the two folks with whom we are most comfortable – the friend who invited us, and his dog.  Butterfinger was decked [...]

Vacationitis

I wish I could say I had all kinds of fun adventures and spent a whole week soaking up the rays on the beach, but the truth is that I spent most of my vacation laying on the couch, visiting the toilet, and rotting my brain with television.  My delusions of drinking grandeur were shattered [...]

Broseph

My area is abounding with bros.  For those of you who many have never been exposed to the Southern California brand of bro awesomeness, I will take the liberty of describing the main characteristics that help to classify this strange sub-culture. The East County bros are usually outfitted in slip-on Vans, button up shirts with [...]

The Power of the Internets

August 05 0 Comments Category: Friendly Encounters, Friends

You can never understand the power of the internet until you post something you do not necessarily want the world to see. I frequently post my many blog posts to a number of social bookmarking and community oriented sites, but never have I experienced a response as great as what I will refer to [...]