I went to visit Beck and Roo at their new digs back on this side of the state the other day. It was nice to see them and check out the new house that the cats are now calling home. After relaxin and having dinner it was soon time to go. Roo had made me a few CD’s that I was lookin forward to listening to on the drive home, but when I got in my car, I could not immediately locate them. I hopped out of my car and as I made my way around the corner I caught sight of Roo and the Pix in the doorway. The temptation to surprise was WAY too much for me to ignore, so I crept a few more step and lunged into the doorway, my head bonking on the glass to add to the drama. That’s when all hell broke loose. Randy was a little startled, but the bigger picture was that I clearly scared the living bejesus out of the Pix. As Roo tells it, he saw the Pix’s eyes widen to the size of saucers before the fat cat used his neck and arm as a launching pads. Women and cats first in all emergencies. So the cat tears ass out of the kitchen and Randy collapses in a fit of laughter (and maybe a touch of pain) as we examine the now open wounds on his neck and arm. Spectacular. My side is just about split from laughing and I have now developed a case of the hiccups. Beck cannot figure out what exactly happened but knows that A) her boyfriend is rolling on the floor, B) her friend is in the doorway laughing, hiccupping and on the verge of tears and C) the pix is sitting in the doorway trying to get his blood pressure back below 200. Upon further review, it seems that the CD’s WERE in my car. Who knew. I thanked them again and left on my merry way. The side cramps and the 20 min hiccups were TOTALLY worth it.

What’s the reasoning behind button fly jeans?  They don’t seem to be all that different from their zippered counterparts.  On a good day you fumble a little when retreating from the urinal and a night out on the town (after a few bars and beers) has you lookin’ like you are manhandling (I suppose the pun is intended) yourself just a bit too long, trying to making sure you are buttoned up right.  I suppose it’s lightyears better than the alternative quick-zip error which makes many a man wince at the ungodly thought.  I don’t imagine that it’s a big money saver.  I say we just switch to Velcro. Simple and Safe, with no aesthetic change.

Just because I am buried in work doesn’t mean that you should suffer.  I assume that all of you (meaning the 6 people that may or may not follow this thing) still need some sort of quick daily distraction so I am here to help you out.

 Listed below are the sites that help me through those slow moments in life when I need distraction.  Enjoy and check back again soon because its almost vacation time and I will be sure to have some thoughts to post while E and I drive down the eastern seaboard. 

Delicious Days - a running dialogue on food and photography by a pair of nice Germans. 

Sleepingfeet - a barely running blog by new California resident Ambercules “Tug Tug” D.  She doesn’t write much, but when she does…it sure kills the minutes.  COH baby.

BosBlog -  Sex in the City meets Golden Girls.  A little city life with a touch of Florida. 

Cold Bacon’s Truth About Cheese - Sit down, shut up and dairy up. 

Cambridge Police and Fire log -it is always good to know whats going down in your neighborhood 

Icanhascheeseburger - I may hate cats but I like seeing them with stupid quotes 

The Paradise – always good to know who is playin at the local rock clubs.  Also the Middle East and TT The Bears 

 Randyroo – This dude makes it all possible.

I would like to close with a quote from Groucho Marx that cracks me up every time I hear it:

“One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I’ll never know.”

 Hope you enjoy that and it moved your day along…. if not, well then you need more help than I can give.