Down On Ferry Farm

Look, I write these things for myself... because *I* think they're interesting not to entertain you. What do you think I am, some kind of entertainment for you? Ha! Glad I got that off my chest. Went out to lunch with DubDub today. It was oh-so-nice. We had really good food at a local Italian eatery but it was on the expensive side. It was good but expensive. To recap: good but expensive. I had her show up at the office so that she and L-girl could finally meet. L-girl told me later that she was 'shocked' to finally meet her -- I didn't tell her that DubDub was coming. L-girl said she was a 'pretty lady', which sounded kind of funny coming from her. L-girl is convinced that her male supervisor is gay. He brought in his laptop to the office so he could copy some MP3 files for her. She was looking through the list of files when she noticed videos with names that had 'gay black' and 'gay thug' in the title. While he had stepped away, she 'accide

... said she couldn't go on the American Way (just kidding...) I happened to be standing up by reception when CD came walking through the door. She works for the company that takes care of our copiers. While she's not our rep, our rep mentioned she was coming to see us so CD tagged along. I hate to say it but she looks really good. She had just gotten a haircut, looked like she dropped about 30 pounds and -- big shocker -- she was married. At one point I looked at her as if to say 'are we okay?' and she gave me a look that say 'yes, we're fine'. It's not really her fault why we parted company, she just reminded me too much of someone else. Is it possible that if we had stayed together that we'd be married? It boggles the mind. We basically went out 3 or 4 times and had sex twice. This was RIGHT after DubDub and I split which really helped in the "torment the ex-girlfriend" category... that I was seeing someone and she wasn't. CD and I h

I once rode "The Loch Ness Monster", which is a roller coaster in a near-by amusement park... a theme park, if you will. It starts you off with a long climb to the top of a hill and then drops you down the other side. There are loops, twists, dark tunnels and you're even upside down twice during the ride. I sat strapped in a plastic molded chair and rode that coaster. After I was done, I went to this area just under 'the big drop' and watched the other roller coaster cars go by. Before I had ridden it, I would take a few steps back and partly turn away when they went flying by, riders screaming. Now that I had tamed the beast, I was impervious to its growl. I had ridden that roller coaster and now I was unafraid. It's like anything we try... we're a little bit fearful of it before we try and much more confident after. It's like the first time you go swimming or have sex or steal a car -- wait -- scratch that last one. What are we really afraid of? I

I went to a high-brow rave over the weekend. As you recall, A-girl is leaving the company... well, we had a little going away party for her. We went to this club that was just like you see on TV. It was a really nice restored theater with a (surprisingly) small dance floor. It had the lights and disco ball -- the whole deal. The women we were with seemed to want to buy drinks at the bar and take smoke breaks than dance. It's called a 'dance club' -- we need to hoof! The only saving grace was that they had 'dancers' on a stage struttin' their stuff. Picture something like "The Pussycat Dolls". Made the $10 cover charge almost worthwhile. I mean, the scenery was nice, don't get me wrong, but for that amount of money we should be dancin' (yeah). Let's see... that was Saturday night, what else is happening. I got woken up this morning by my cell phone going off. I hopped out of bed and ran to the phone. "My goodness", I'm thinking

We had our annual company Christmas party this evening. I'm just back and wanted to jot some thoughts while they're still fresh in my mind. First thought: it's really nice to see pretty ladies in nice clothes -- drunk. Second thought: it's occasions like these that I think to myself 'I'd miss these people if I ever left...' Third thought: It's not fair that L-girl has to date such a darn nice guy. She poked me a couple of times, trying to egg me on, and I told her that wasn't fair. Fourth thought: it's very interesting to see the husbands and wives that these people I work with go home to every night. (okay, so sentence structure is clunky -- give me a break). Fifth thought: Christmas bonuses are nice to get! Woo-hoo! I just hate waiting so long for them. Sixth thought: I'm not sure why the Christmas bonus only rated 5th spot. It was raining its ass off tonight when we met at the restaurant. Well, bar and restaurant. It was a bar on one side

You know, I used to like the song "Rocket Man" by Elton John -- until I found out what he was really talking about. I'm sure I don't know what all the hidden allusions are, but I never thought about the big one staring in my face. God, I feel so stupid. Do you know? Let me explain: It's really all about Elton John (real name Reginald Dwight) realizing that he's gay. "I'm not the man they think I am at all". Let's take this step by step... "She packed my bags last night, pre-flight": I'm thinking this could be a fluffer. "Zero hour, 9am": could be anything, really. "And I'm gonna be high as a kite right then": sounds drug-related. "I miss the Earth so much, I miss my wife": could be a line written to throw one off the trail. "It's lonely out in space": well, yeah... "On such a timeless flight": okay, whatever. "and I think it's gonna be a long, long time 'til

Well, my recent drought in adding to my blog is over. It's not my fault -- really. A couple of times it was down for 'scheduled maintenance' and last night it was so incredibly slow that I couldn't even add anything. Well, here I am now so let me go on... December 7th: A day that will live in infamy. I didn't even realize until I heard someone mention it on the news. Weird. December 8th: It's been 25 years since John Lennon was shot? Holy crap! What have I been doing? I feel so old! Oh, Christmas is coming and the geese are getting fat -- and so I am. I must have put on about 10 pounds in 'winter weight'. Happens every year... someone walks around with candy they've gotten as an early gift. "Would you like some chocolate?" Who am I to say no? Today it was a Philly Cheese Steak -- straight from Philadelphia. Quick-frozen and delivered via FedEx. The other day it was pistachio's. What's next, brownies? "You want a brownie?"

Following is a list of women in the public eye who, I think, don't get enough notice about their beauty. 8. Molly Shannon Best-known work: “Saturday Night Live”, “A Night at the Roxbury” Why I like her: She’s not afraid – comedically. At SNL she let everyone see her underwear as Mary Katherine Gallagher. There’s a lot going on behind her dark hair and all of it is intended to make you laugh. Interesting fact: When she was 4, was in a car accident that killed her mother. Best feature: Her sense of humor 7. Soledad O’Brien Best-known work: “The Site”, “MSNBC Morning Blend”, “American Morning” Why I like her: I remember watching the events of a tragedy (don’t remember which one). She confidently introduced ‘someone on the phone’ who had pertinent information about the subject at hand. The caller announced that Howard Stern wanted to sleep with her and she dismissed the caller without breaking stride. Interesting fact: Her birthday is 3 days after mine… same year! Best feature