Thursday, July 30, 2009

Blog posts I wish had written, #1

Brilliant:

Nicey Nice: The Obama Crowley Gates Beer

Takeaway line:

"So both of you shut up and drink your Goddamned beers. Then we’re going to do a little press conference and you guys are going to act all nicey nice and smile, or I will ruin your fucking lives and your families’ lives too. I’m the Goddamned President; I’ve got better things to do than this."

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

The kids would call this an epic fail

The birthday boy has had his privileges revoked.

About 4 AM this morning, whilst sitting on the toilet in the dark, I notice Merle in the bathtub. Moments later, I notice he’s not alone. Turning on the light revealed a mouse in the tub as well, apparently unharmed.

I turn the light off, figuring that by the time I get up two hours later, Merle will have done his duty and offed the mouse.

Comes 6 AM, and I go into the bathroom to find Merle (still) in one end of the tub, and the mouse still very much alive and apparently unscathed at the other end. Clearly, Merle and the mouse had come to an understanding.

I, on the other hand, having no desire to share my shower with a mouse, took a container, trapped the mouse, and deposited him in the front garden. The mouse had also left several souvenirs in the tub, so I had to clean the tub as well before showering.


Perhaps there is a course in mouse-catching that Merle can enroll in. Were he still around, the late great Puck could teach it; despite his rotundness, he killed three mice in the 18 months I spent in my last apartment.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Birthday boy

First, I'd like to say that I was on vacation, but I wasn't.

Anyway. Merle turns two* today, so in his honor, a picture of him versus a squirrel from last winter.



*He was nine weeks old when I got him on my birthday two years ago. You can do the math.**

**Asterisk usage per Joe Posnanski.

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Hey baby, it's the Fourth of July

Fuck yeah, this is the best country ever.