The Memory Remains--As Do The Nightmares
"Ash to ash, dust to dust, fade to black/but the memory remains!" --Metallica, from "The Memory Remains" on THE BLACK ALBUM 2 weeks ago, an anniversary came-and-went. For it was on 17/Jul/2006 that I had to do the most horrid …
You Want A Philips Or A Slotted Head With That...Part Four
"There's Got To Be A Morning After, If We Can Make It To The Dawn!" --Maureen McGovern, from "The Morning After (Theme From "The Posideon Adventure")" 30-Aug-10 09:07 hrs. I put in a call to (I found out much to …
You Want A Philips Or A Slotted Head With That...Part Three
"The Beat Goes On--The Beat Goes On!" --Sonny and Cher 27-Aug-2010, 09:00hrs. On the bus to Oceanside and the Family Resource Center. I'm hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst--that's why I'm going. I will be applying for …
Si Vis Bellum? Es Barbarus, Nunc Morere!
"The Only Way To Be's Victorious-- SC#@& The Fools Who Think It's Glorious!" --Deep Purple, from "Under The Gun" on PERFECT STRANGERS. 17:04 hrs 23-Aug-2010 Got the crock pot going with tomorrow's dinner, the radio is on KNX until 19:00 …
You Want A Slotted Head Or A Philips With That...Part Two
"Anticipation...anticipation. it's making me wait!" Carly Simon, from "Anticipation." 18-August-2010, 12:30hrs. I make my trip to the Oceanside Social Security Field Office, on El Camino Real. With me are my paperwork, three bottles of chilled tea, and one book. I'm …
You Want A Slotted Head Or A Phillips With That?
"Here it come...you're never gonna stop it!" --Twisted Sister, from "You Can't Stop Rock And Roll!" (my favorite TS song, by the way) 9-August-2010 10:30hrs. I noticed that my weekly stipend check from my payee had not come last week. …
Doing The Laundromat Shuffle...
"Call it Peace, Call It Reason-- Call It Hate, Or Call It Treason... But I Ain't Marching No More!" --from the '60 song "I Ain't Marching No More." 6-Aug-2010 Ohhhh...what does that clock say? 15:15hrs? Uh-Oh--wasn't supposed to nap THAT …
Taking A Trip To The Food Bank...
"Tonight, Lucullus is host to Lucullus!" --Marcus Gaeius Lucullus, Roman statesman, general, and gourmand. August 4th, 2010--16:45 hrs. Woke up around 07:00 today, hoping to see a bit of sunshine to brighten my arousal. Nah, just the dreaded Marine Layer …
A Ghost From My Past...A Ghost In The Machine.
"I'll be damned, here comes your ghost again! But that's not unusual, It's just that the moon is fulll, And you've decided to call!" --Joan Baez, from "Diamonds And Rust" (also covered by Judas Priest) About two weeks ago, a …