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Taping Ducts 10/09/05 5:52 PM
Today was a red letter day in my personal history with duct tape. Rather than using it as a skate…
Bought Out, Sold Out 06/10/05 3:56 PM
Last Friday, my old company’s assets were bought by a smaller, out-of-state company. When business dried up in March, we…
And Then… 02/24/05 10:47 AM
…there were five….
Like a Devil Rock 11/30/04 10:47 AM
At the annual Cub Scout banquet at the VFW Hall, there was a raffle. I always got a buck from…
Salt Mines 02/20/04 8:22 AM
For a few years back in the eighties, the salt mines under Detroit were open for tours. When I was…
Catch Up 10/01/03 7:12 PM
Should I feel guilty about not writing anything meaningful in three months or so? Probably not. I’ve had tons going…
Our House 06/07/03 9:58 AM
We bought a house! We saw it Thursday afternoon and made an offer that evening. We accepted a counter…
Renters No More? 05/24/03 8:20 AM
This is something of the last straw for us: We’re a little (maybe a lot) tired of being the ghetto…
Pittsburgh Akron 05/06/03 9:18 AM
So Pittsburgh is a pretty cool city with what appears to be a thriving downtown and art scene. CMK and…
Frost, No Leaves 04/23/03 9:28 AM
So begins my 31st year. I’ve got to go get my free session at Vans today. I wonder how many…
One More Week 04/16/03 9:24 AM
How depressing……
All I Ever Wanted 03/15/03 10:57 PM
Tomorrow morning, bright and early, we head to the Cayman Islands to spend a week with my parents and, surprise,…
Three Years 03/13/03 9:30 AM
Today is my third anniversary at Diamond Bullet. It’s snowing like hell and I really doubt that I’ll be getting…
Punk Rock Dreams 03/10/03 9:25 AM
Strange dreams last night. I dreamt that CMK and I were at some sort of lecture where the speaker claimed…
My Life, Jesus, and Michigan 02/11/03 9:37 AM
I realized yesterday, while photographing University of Michigan sports apparel, that I am doomed to a life of U of…
Maybe Glad Isn’t the Word 01/29/03 2:02 PM
So maybe my post about the space shuttle the other day was a little extreme, but then again, anything having…
A Rhetorical Question 01/28/03 8:36 AM
Is it a lie when, each time I get a haircut, the woman who’s cutting tells me that I have…
Moving On Out 01/21/03 9:21 AM
My parents are moving today. They’re moving from a large house in a snooty suburb to a brand new, wetlands-be-damned,…
Cold, Pathetic 01/17/03 11:38 PM
And Holding? 01/15/03 8:48 AM
Happy Birthday to CMK who hits the big 30 today!…
Puttering 01/14/03 9:11 AM
Is puttering around the house a gendered thing? I know I love to do it, and I know some of…
An Announcement 01/07/03 8:31 AM
We’re having a baby! Theoretically, Chris and I will be parents on July 16, 2003, right smack in the middle…
So Resolved 01/03/03 10:02 AM
A categorized list of my New Years’ resolutions: Personal Make art Decide what I’m doing and where we’re going to…
Break Time’s Over 01/02/03 12:45 PM
It was actually nice to take some time off from staring at a computer screen over the last few weeks….
Happy New Year 01/01/03 10:45 AM
A blank slate for a new year. Happy 2003!…
Another Weekend Trip 12/14/02 8:01 AM
Off to Chicago again (it seems like we’ve been a million times recently) for my father-in-law’s 60th birthday for a…
Flatte(r|n)ing 12/10/02 9:11 AM
So he’s the one……
Thankscoming 11/27/02 8:22 AM
Off to Minneapolis for Thanksgiving with Chris and Amy and Jenny and Dave….
Bonus, bonus, bonus 11/08/02 11:45 AM
Interesting news for my only reader’s father….
Feast 11/01/02 2:54 PM
This week has been insane: between short deadlines for Banobras, UMBS and Saphran, and all the other random things that…
AntiSocial 10/17/02 12:47 PM
I tend to be kind of a hermit. I like to hang out by myself or with just Chris, I’m…
IQ 10/11/02 12:21 PM
Hmmm… an IQ Test. I wonder how accurate it really is. I checked out Mensa’s qualifying scores and they don’t…
Slow 10/11/02 10:21 AM
It’s flood or famine around here at work. Last week I was totally swamped, but this week has been painfully…
Just Up the Road 09/12/02 12:34 PM
I happened to click over to this article at the New York Times, thinking it was about web security against…
Busy with Class, Among Other Things 09/10/02 7:51 PM
busy, busy, busy, busy, busy, busy, busy, busy It’s pretty crazy to build a new (sub)site in a new technology…
Seven Years 08/11/02 12:27 AM
Seven years of bliss with my true love, CMK….
What’s Your Problem, Punk? 08/11/02 12:19 AM
My problem is that I like learning stuff just for the sake of knowing it a little too much. For…
Time for your Vegetables 07/09/02 8:24 AM
This week’s Time cover story is a condescending article about vegetarianism. It’s amazing how the “liberal” media so easily marginalizes…
Marina City 07/03/02 8:12 AM
The coolest buildings in Chicago. They’re so mod and space-age. I wish all buildings looked like these……
The Big Moon 06/25/02 6:23 PM
Ha! An explanation, or rather lack thereof, why the moon appears larger at the horizon. Chris and I have had…
Radio Day One 06/06/02 9:40 PM
So here’s my day’s radio listening:StartEndStationAM/FMLocation 7:30am7:30amWUOMFMHome 5:50pm6:00pmWUOMFMCar 8:45pm9:45pmWUOMFMCarStaggering. And, I didn’t hear one commercial. I’m a good one for…
Neilson Family? 06/01/02 9:18 AM
We got our radio diaries yesterday for Arbitron, no longer Neilson’s. I’m not entirely sure how I feel about whoring…
Gone 05/31/02 9:10 PM
We sold the Escort tonight. It’s a little sad to see it go—it was a good little car. We drove…
Non-Communism 04/25/02 7:59 AM
I feel like such a hedonistic consumer. I signed my life away again, at least for the next 39 months….
Crazy, Crazy, Crazy, Crazy,… chemical warfare, chemical warfare…. 04/24/02 10:02 AM
What a week so far. We’re getting a new car, my classes are finishing up, DBD site has to go…
Screw the System 04/14/02 12:34 PM
So I’m standing in line at the grocery store yesterday and I’m ready to check out. cashier: Do you have…
The Big Waste 04/14/02 12:21 PM
Not even one…
Cell Phone Rage 04/05/02 8:32 AM
I heard this hilarious piece about cell phones automatons by Andre Codrescu on NPR last night driving to class. It’s…
What’s a Poor Boy to Do? 03/29/02 7:47 AM
It’s good to be busy at work for a change, but it leaves something to want when you’re swamped with…
Archives 03/24/02 8:10 AM
Parents aren’t supposed to move. It makes it a real pain for their children, particularly children who are artists…
Unhaunted 03/09/02 11:02 PM
Mystery solved—just a Sesame Street jack-in-the-box. Man, do I feel dumb….
Haunted 03/09/02 1:36 PM
I’m not one to be easily spooked. But something weird is happening here today. I went to the basement to…
Layoff 03/07/02 8:04 AM
Well, I survived again. But if things don’t pick up, there’s not going to be a next time….
Layoffs 03/06/02 4:02 PM
More layoffs. The wait is killing me….
Twin Cities 03/06/02 8:08 AM
Minneapolis is a great town, despite the 2 degree weather. We spent a sunny Sunday afternoon at the Loring Cafe,…
Getting Colder 02/28/02 9:54 PM
Tomorrow we drive to Minneapolis, where the high will be 14. It’s Chris’s spring break; what are we thinking?…
Good Teaching 02/26/02 9:45 PM
When the students get it and class goes well, teaching is extremely rewarding. When they don’t get it, it can…
Bad Apples 02/15/02 5:20 PM
Hah! I finally stumbled upon someone who hates apples as much as I do. So much that they overstated an…
Another Wasted Night? 02/14/02 10:35 PM
All alone on valentine’s night. How sad. Last time Chris was gone on V-day was in New Jersey, and I…
All Alone 02/13/02 11:52 PM
Chris is off galavanting in Iowa City, so I’m home alone for the next few nights. I’ve set myself up…
TV party 02/04/02 3:10 PM
Yesterday I pretty much just sat around and watched tv. Not the superbowl, but the History Channel, just like T….
The Ice Storm 02/01/02 9:00 PM
Played hooky today with Chris. We tried out the new sushi place in town. What’s more disappointing than a spicy…
Snow Day 01/31/02 10:16 AM
So much for staying home. The roads just weren’t that bad, and I could pull out of the driveway. At…
More snow and now, ice 01/31/02 7:35 AM
A foot of snow on the ground, and freezing rain with a half-inch of ice forecast. Good day for working…
Snow 01/30/02 10:38 AM
Snow, snow and more snow. We’re going to get dumped on, and I seem to be the only one who’s…
Identity Problems 01/27/02 12:54 PM
Apparently, the perception of me at work is that of a laid-back 70’s guy, which I find interesting, and which…
One year down… 01/20/02 9:05 AM
For the first time in 4 months, there is no mention of terrorism on the front page on the Sunday…
Joy 01/16/02 9:47 PM
Oh to be a pup in the snow……
Twenty-nine 01/15/02 12:10 PM
Happy Birthday to Christine M. Kelley, the love of my life….
Shopping Hell 01/12/02 5:20 PM
It’s amazing how difficult it is to buy an answering machine. After realizing that we are spending sixty dollars a…
Pumpin’ Iron 01/08/02 6:31 PM
It’s amazing how quickly you can lose muscle strength. It’s been less than six months since I last lifted weights,…
Colympics 01/07/02 5:42 PM
I saw the Olympic Torch run by today. It wasn’t as impressive as I thought it might be. The main…
Good Good Friends 12/21/01 8:36 AM
My friends Jenny and Dave are here for a few days, throwing a party at our house. Very funny. It’s…
Work? 12/17/01 12:42 PM
It’s very unsettling to sit here with no work. I’m waiting on my only project. That must be why I’m…
Seasons 12/10/01 12:15 PM
Friday, we cut down our tree. Seems like the place we go doesn’t have the best ones, but it’s fun….
Start 12/01/01 2:52 PM
Today I started taking medication that I’ll probably take for the rest of my life. It’s a point of demarcation…
Reunited 11/26/01 8:35 AM
The class reunion was a complete waste of time and money. The only thing that I got out of it…
Reunion 11/23/01 11:10 AM
Why did I let myself get talked into this? My 10 year class reunion is tonight and I fully expect…
Thanksgiving 11/22/01 8:38 AM
Hopefully, this year will be nice again. I got out of going to the Lion’s game, which was quite a…
Fame 11/13/01 12:19 PM
Flipping through channels, I recently discovered that one of my former students is now a famous pseudo-rap star. Funny how…
Thoughts on Content 11/09/01 1:17 PM
Some days this thing seems like such a fucking joke. This site, this whole web thing. What does it have…
Waiting 11/01/01 3:19 PM
I wait. Daily, I wait for something to happen. Something terrible, something good. Today, I wait for work. I wait…
Launch 10/22/01 6:46 PM
So this thing finally is up and running with some semblance of what I hope it will be… I’m optimistic…

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