Our first valentines as a married could was spent in the lovely El Cerrito Speakeasy Theater. It was a special THRILLVILLE’S GIANT B MOVIE VALENTINE’S SHOW featuring a killer-chiller double thrill-bill of monsters-on-the-rampage! First an over-sized gorilla trashes London in the incredible King Kong rip-off KONGA (1961); then a huge prehistoric serpent decimates Denmark in [...]

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Just got a phone call from the dealership where I purchased my car in 2004.  Since then I have gone back for maintenance etc..  He just wanted to let me know the new 2008′s were in and started his speal.   I cut him off quickly.  Geeze. 

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Why is it Ball of Fluff with Claws (AKA Kitten)  will run around the bed about 20 minutes biting your toes before the alarm goes off, but ONE minute before the shrill beep  goes off,  plops down and goes to sleep.  How does he know?

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I teach several introduction to photoshop workshops every semester and try to add new examples or methods to engage the attendants. I discovered the “You Suck at Photoshop” tutorial several weeks ago, and although its …well.. NSFW, the lessons are pretty darn good. Lots of small details that only add to the story (check out [...]

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I’m in the assembly room among a large group of people waiting to be called for jury duty. One poor volunteer had to hear one woman bitch about being here for at least 15 minutes. There is a movie playing and people are watching with anticipation and often complete boredom. Tidbits gleaned from the movie [...]

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