. a blogumn by Michael Kass I have just returned—literally moments ago—from a ‘date.’  For the past two hours, I sat across from a lovely young woman.  We chatted.  I found out all about her.  She grew up in New Jersey, loves Italy, and is learning to cook homemade pasta. We laughed and did that [...]

If this is all it takes to be a ninja cat, then our Cornelius is definitely one from the Grey Tabby Order. [Source: eBaum's World]

. a blogumn by Jeff Rogers screen screen everywhere a screen. a screen with somebody yapping at you. it used to be that the consolation  of having to go to certain places where you knew you’d have to wait awhile for something—the doctor’s office, getting your car repaired—was at least you could get a little [...]

So ’tis the eve of another successful 21 day challenge. I skipped a few days of writing — not out of laziness, but b/c I honestly ran out of time. Also, I did spend money on non-necessities. A friend had a birthday dinner and it felt too miserly to eat beforehand and simply drink water [...]

Okay, after a very close week, Zacki from “Tall Glass of Shame” basically came through again, and guessed that Friday’s lyric was from “Dirty Deeds” — originally an AC/DC song but I think the Joan Jett cover was actually better than the original. But it’s a whole new week. Slate wiped clean and here’s hoping [...]