A young man’s thoughts turn to BBQ

It’s spring, and every spring I mourn my inability to char meat on a grill. You can’t underestimate the importance of barbequed food. Seriously. Anyway, at our building, we’re always debating the location of an outdoor patio where we could have a...

Signs of spring

There are robins everywhere now. You’re supposed to make a wish when you the spring’s first robin. I won’t say what my wish is, because then it won’t come true. 😛 Anyway, I was taking for granted the quiet and peace of my dad’s...

Amped!

Thanks to valuable help from Manyk, I’ve got my ancient Alpine 3527 amplifier and 8″ SAS Bazooka subwoofer installed. I used to have these things powering the sound system in my first car, a 1987 Nissan Pulsar. I then moved them to my next car, a 1998...

Domino

Wow, now that was a waste of time. I was like a deer in the headlights watching this thing. Even Keira Knightley’s indisputable hotness couldn’t save it from being total trash. The relationships were ridiculous, the characters were so self-consciously...