Sep 28 2007
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“The name’s Vicious. That’s V-I-C-I-O-U-S. Unlike Tragic Hero Vo-Tech, spelling is on the curriculum at Hot Villain U.”
(Sorry. I love me some J.R. Ward, but I couldn’t resist.)
Image: COWBOY BEBOP © Sunrise.
Sep 11 2007
I have converted my child to the cult of John Cusack worship.
Obviously he’s a fine specimen of manhood, but I wondered what about him would appeal to an 11-year-old. Assuming 11-year-olds have superficial interest in boys (I freely admit I was all about the pretty at that age), I was expecting something about his eyes, his lips, his hair…
My child pondered the question for a while and finally said, “He looks… smart.”
Hallelujah. She goes straight for a quality. There is hope for this one yet.
Sep 04 2007
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Kakashi—Seven whole grains on a mission.
Those seven words satisfy today’s ambitious writing quota.
Image: NARUTO © 2002 MASASHI KISHIMOTO
Sep 01 2007
I was asked by a fellow blogger to reminisce about when I fell in love.
Me: “I’ve never been in love.”
FB: “But… but you have a child.”
Me: “Oh. Okay.”
So I wrote something about my love for my daughter. Judging by the resultant string of consternated smileys shot into my inbox, that wasn’t what FB had in mind.
This got me thinking about Men Who Changed My Life, even if they didn’t win my love. It was a long, ugly list. Looking at it, I marveled that I’m not blogging from prison while serving a sentence for multiple homicide or, in some cases, being set up to take the blame for someone else’s criminal indiscretions.
I retitled the exercise Men Who Changed My Life For The Better and started over. This time, it required some thought. Days later, I’ve been able to produce only one.
Dave.
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