Superman's not gonna be happy

'DubDub' and I got together for a drink today. We met at a local tavern and talked and laughed and had a good time. The last few times she and I physically saw one another, they were awkward meetings. This one was comfortable -- except for a few moments.

At one point the conversation turned to our previous relationship. She explained her side of the story and I explained mine, and for once, I must admit that it made sense. It boiled down to a lack of communication on both our parts. She wasn't telling me how she needed to be handled (which made her get away with a lot), and I wasn't telling her how awful I felt about that (which only made her drift away more). Simple words could have been spoken and we probably never would have broken up.

There is still so much there, that's the problem (wait -- why is that a problem?). I still have a lot of feelings for her which frustrates me that we couldn't stay on track. I don't think there were any surprises and I'm glad that I got to see her again. If giving her a little more 'fight' is all it would take, then I'm willing to give her that.

So, I'm sitting there drinking my iced teas pretty as you please. We say our goodbye's and leave the place. I'm driving home and it hits me -- those iced teas have run right through me. I'm in somewhat unfamiliar territory driving home and it turns out I head out the wrong way. My bladder is sending warnings by this time. I finally get back on track. My bladder is swearing at me and it seems I'm stopping at every stoplight. My bladder is packing its bags and looking for a donor at this point. I finally determine that my office is closer than home, so I head for work. By now, my bladder is so bad off that I feel like I could pee my pants any time now. If anyone was in the office they would have seen me walking very funny. I finally made it!

I hate that feeling. It feels much better to go than not. Have I said too much?

Top 10 Cartoon Duo's

This time out the subject is Top 10 Cartoon Duo’s. I was only going to make this a Top 5 list but I had so many entries to work with, I added the last 5. Here’s the list is no particular order – wait, that’s not right… 10. Ren & Stimpy: Call this entry the ‘Odd Couple’ of the group. A cat and a dog (I think) living together and making their way despite their obvious instincts to be sworn enemies. I have to admit that this cartoon was hard to watch sometimes because of the ‘gross’ nature of both characters – pooping and boogers a big part of the vernacular. “Oh, Re-e-e-n?”, “Yes, Stimpy!” 9. Inspector Gadget & Penny: An uncle and his niece go around solving crimes against Dr. Claw. It was actually Gadget and his dog, Brain, that tried to solve the crimes and Penny that actually solved them. She would tell Brain the solution and that crazy dog would expend a great deal of energy trying to make the Inspector understand the solution. Finally, when Inspector Gadget would ‘stumble

High Kings vs. Celtic Thunder

I had the rare chance to compare Irish music this weekend. I caught performances by both “The High Kings” and “Celtic Thunder”. First up was HK: The show was filmed in front of an audience somewhere in Ireland. The set appeared to be a simple wooden stage that was reminiscent of a boat dock – simple and effective. There were drums on the left and a small supporting band on the right. While they played, a large video wall displayed images behind them – mostly water – setting the mood for the song they were singing at the time. The vocalists were excellent. You could tell they were really Irish by their brogues, which were honest and uncluttered. The harmonies were good and you could tell they were really singing. In the beginning of the show they made it clear that everyone should know all the words to the songs they were singing and the audience was asked to “sing up”. They started with a rousing version of “The Rocky Road To Dublin” which drew everyone in and they never let the audien

Lunch with a side of awkward

Last week I was sitting in my office wondering what to eat for lunch since I didn’t bring anything to eat. I happened to be in our break room and saw a collection of restaurant menus and began thumbing through them for suggestions. I came across a place that I had heard of but had never been to, so I decided to go there – mostly because of how close it was to the office. I walked in and looked around. The place was empty. There was a table of 4 ladies in the corner who looked like your basic bridge-playing women. Sitting in the booth next to them was another couple that looked like they were wrapping things up in order to leave. Finally a server appeared and seated me at a table across the aisle from the foursome. By then, the other couple had left. As I looked around, I noticed a lot of the place was made of or covered in wood. It’s the kind of a place you might find overlooking a body of water, but all that was outside this place was a parking lot. The server was tall, thin, dark hai

Down On Ferry Farm

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