Author Archives: DAK

I just wrote my first 2002 check, and I didn’t realize that I had done it correctly until I re-checked in a psudeo-panic 20 minutes later. I am not without skills.

Happy New Year Updated the plates section with a sumbission from Ariel. Update on New Year’s later… I’m the one who looks like he loves it when a plan comes together.

A dismal terminal in Washington Dulles. Half of the fluorescent lights over Gate D19 are powered down, presumably to save electricity and placate the masses. The gray chairs, lighter gray carpet, and lighter still gray walls, combine with the reduced … Continue reading →

Misty Water Colored It’s suddenly 1990 again… at least in the small space between the picture I’d unearthed through my closet rummaging, and the point in the back of my mind where my memories are loosely kept. It’s a picture … Continue reading →

It is, sometimes, hard to remember what is important.

So Merry Belated Christmas. We’re currently in Day 7 of my 10 day Family Adventure. To date, it’s actually been fun and relaxing…so much so that I remarked to my mother, “Well, we only have a day and a half … Continue reading →

Merry Christmas…eve I stood in a ham line today. I generally try to avoid meat in my every day personal life (more or less), but all bets are off when I�m visiting my parents. Not that they eat meat much … Continue reading →

I spent an embarrassing amount of time pouring over this map of Springfield, checking for episodal inconsistencies and directional contradictions. I’m sure you can imagine my glee after successfully finding Professor V.J. Cornucopia’s Fantastic Foodmagorium & Great American Steakery…oh, and … Continue reading →

Also, and in addition… I am in Virginia right now, having flown across the country today for Christmas with the family. We’ll see how that turns out.

I neglected to mention that some friends and I saw Lord of the Rings on Wednesday. Being opening night made for a unique experience in a number of ways: 1. It was very crowded. So crowded that the people spilled … Continue reading →