Do you ever just stare and stare and stare at a blank page and will the words to come? I’ve been doing that for two days and it’s not coming. So it’s time to just…
Date Archives February 2009
Conversations from Tibble Wednesday
“Valentine’s Day is Friday,” Liam said. “Yes,” I said. “Valentine’s Day was built on love,” he said. ————— “Do you have to go potty?” I asked. “No,” Liam said. “Why do you keep holding your…
Max’s revenge
Someone was so upset that his aunt was featured on Dude Weather. He created his own weather show.
Things I do not get, a partial list
Lykke Li The appeal of the Kindle (1 or 2) Why people continue to call themselves social media experts when everyone hates social media experts The popularity of the Snuggie Buddha Rhubarb Butter The economy…
Why being a booknerd is so much easier than being a musicgeek
Sometime last week I was chatting with Chris from Culture Bully about blogging and the writers who make our respective sites (I was talking about MN Reads) so good. We talked a little bit about…
Not cool enough to be unforgettable
Too Cool to be Forgotten is a slender little graphic novel by Alex Robinson about Andy Wicks and his inability to quite smoking. Andy, 37, has tried everything he can think of to quit smoking….
The philatelist
When I was a kid I was something of a sticker collector. It was a required activity for all girls who attended University Avenue Elementary School in Blaine. I was a big fan of Lisa…
Rex Sorgatz’s notebook
Here is an e-mail I sent to Christa last night: I had a dream about you last night. All I remember is that for some reason you and I had discovered Rex Sorgatz’s notebook. We…
An open letter to 6:30 a.m.
Dear 6:30 a.m., If you don’t knock it off soon, I am going to have you arrested. I have kindly asked you to fuck off before, and you did not listen. You know, 6:30 a.m….