Unable to Form Complete Sentences

I saw the funniest headline on Google News today.
“ShamWow Pitchman Vince Schlomi Arrested for Punching Prostitute”
Say that ten times.
It’ll crack you up. It cracked me up. Yep, I’m cracked.
I feel crazy.
I’ve been working constantly and people seem dumber, more impatient, and meaner than ever. What is wrong with people? It’s contagious, you know. It’s terribly [...]

Birthday Madness

I’m pretty sure the photos (courtesy of  Photography by Solaria) tell the story.
Good food.
Good people.
Good times!
It always starts out innocently enough… I just loved this cake.  It’s from the Dia de la Muerte theme.
How apropo!

Of course, Mojo not only wishes he were taller but that his tongue was oh-so-much-longer…

Notice the little Elvis-like curl of his [...]

The Last Four Hours of My First Half Century

…Is being spent eating Toaster Strudel (Boston Creme and Raspberry!) and Fig Newton’s, watching “Australia” (for the second time), waiting for the second season premier of “Breaking Bad”, and having hilarious conversations with D-man.
D-man: “DeMommy? Yo birtday tomowoh?”
Me: “Mhmmm…”
D-man: “How owd you be? Fitty?”
Me: (cracking up) “Who told you that?”
D-man: “I dunno. Wan me sing [...]

Wildly Dizzy

I started to write something about how windy it’s been here in Albuquerque. I Googled “Winds of March” and ended up on a spiritual path with the band Journey. While I liked that song (though don’t remember hearing it… ever… and thought I knew just about every Journey song) my favorite song is still “Lights”. [...]