I’m Going to Start Tying the Merovingian Knot on My Ties

Tell me this isn’t the coolest knot you’ve seen in a long time. I’ve been a Windsor knot man for a long while (although I do the occasional four-in-hand), but this Merovingian knot is something I’m going to use.

Posted on June 29, 2009
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Michael Jackson Is Dead and I Don’t Care

Check out this video — I think it tells most of the story about Michael Jackson. (Note: IT IS VERY NSFW, AND SOME PEOPLE MAY BE OFFENDED BY THE WORDS IN THE SONG.)

If the video is too much, you can read this really great article called “Michael Jackson, world famous pedophile, dead at 50.”

Here’s my take: I don’t care about how talented anyone is if they molest children. Not one bit. In fact, I’m glad he’s dead because it means he can’t harm any more children and mess up more lives. Same goes for The Rapist Kobe Bryant. It makes me sick to see people celebrating him as a “hero” because his team won the NBA championship. He should be in prison. WTF is wrong with people who give sexual predators a pass just because they have talent? How would they like it if that were their kid or their sister that ended up with MJ or Kobe?

Hey, a little levity: Did you hear that the autopsy revealed that Michael Jackson didn’t die of a heart attack? Yeah, it was food poisoning that killed him. He ate 12-year-old nuts.

Posted on June 28, 2009
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Wrong Way Corrigan Had Nothing on Me

I couldn’t find my car in the parking lot at the Wilmington Amtrak station tonight. I spent 10 minutes walking around the garage thinking, ‘Gee, I don’t remember angled parking.” But it was early when I parked my car this morning. Finally, I gave up and walked to the office.

“I seem to have misplaced my car,” I told the attendant.

“Let me see your ticket,” he said. I thought maybe they cataloged the cars during the day.

“That in the parking garage on the other side of the highway,” he said.

[Blush]

You’d have to know the Wilmington station. It’s small. really small. And I remembered — belatedly — that I didn’t have to walk outside to get into the station. The one I went to required me to cross two major streets. Plus, I even tried to prepay my parking by using an automated machine. I put my ticket stub in three times to no avail. My thinking — hey, the machine must be malfunctioning. Never occurred to me that I was in a completely wrong garage.

Ugh. My sense of direction rivals Wrong Way Corrigan. Good thing my talk went well. It didn’t require me to give directions.

Posted on June 9, 2009
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Thoughts on a Perfect Sunday Morning

Perfect mornings come around on every once in a while. This morning is one of those. All the windows are open in my living room, and all I hear is the chirping and whistling of hundreds of birds. You know how people say, “There isn’t a cloud in the sky”? There isn’t. Benny J. Cat XXIII is sitting on the windowsill and wishing that a screen didn’t separate him from the outside world.

Matt and his friends are at the Shore. Eight of them rented a house for Senior Week. It was fun watching them pack up and get ready yesterday morning for their first adventure into Grownupland.

Sheryl and Snickers the Wonder Dog are still sleeping. Stevie, too.

Myself? I’m going to read the New York Times on my deck and finish the Sunday crossword puzzle. Not bad. I love days like this.

Posted on June 7, 2009
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Congratulations, Matt

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Matt graduated from Conestoga High School last night. He did great in high school (see all that bling around his neck?) and I’m certain he’ll do great at NYU. We’re really proud of him.

I must say that although you know your kid is growing up and getting older, going to his graduation put a fine point on it. This summer is going go buy so quickly, and then, wham! He’ll be moving out and onto a new phase in his life. We’ve been lucky to see him grow into the fabulous young man he’s become. I look forward to seeing what’s next.

Posted on June 3, 2009
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