Drunken Wisdom

Black Widow Fact

T1G — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:34:53 +0000

So I had black widow build its web in my garage. She was by far the largest I’d ever seen, though I know that they CAN get bigger. Body was roughly the size of a nickel, and she was easily the size of a half dollar, overall. Anyway, she set up camp in a corner that sees no human traffic, so I let her be.

I let her go about a week before I finally mentioned to my roommate that she was there… he just happened to wander through that area, so I figured to give him a heads up. He. flipped. out.

It was annoyingly hilarious. He kept going on and on about how I needed to kill it. I pointed out that it was nailing roaches as they came into the garage… she was welcome. “Thousands of people die from them!” Whatever, dude. I finally told him that if he was that uncomfortable, he could move her. A short while later, he came in making the slashing motion across his throat.

Next morning, he kept talking about how we had avoided death… especially me. When I park in the garage, if my windows are down, I leave them down. This, I found out, is how I could have died.

My roomie explained that black widows climb into cars and crawl under the seats, biting the unsuspecting victims in the leg. I thought he was trying to pull my leg, but the seriousness… and near terror… on his face told me that it was no joke. It was near impossible not to laugh at him… and I’ve been chuckling ever since.

Happy Easter!

Zonker — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:03:17 +0000

Looking Down The Cross

T1G — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 20:29:14 +0000

This classic tune is stuck in my head today…

St. Paddy’s Day!

T1G — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:42:42 +0000

An old favorite…

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Resolve

T1G — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:56:47 +0000

Soooooooooo…. I’m pretty impressed with the results of my “Post at least once a month” resolution. Incredible discipline, no?

Merry Christmas

T1G — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:43:12 +0000

A very Merry Freakin’ Christmas to you and yours.

Senseless…

T1G — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 23:53:14 +0000

Reeling from today’s news. I have no words.

Happy 237th, USMC!

T1G — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 12:37:25 +0000

Happy Birthday to some of the best peeps with whom I’ve had the privilege to work, or blog, and/or drink!!! I’ll raise a toast to you all… and then probably another few. You know… an alcohol double tap.

Semper Fi, brothers and sisters!

Shots and Silence

T1G — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:58:40 +0000

Just saw the video for Bobaflex’s cover of “The Sound of Silence.” I’m a little torn on what to think.

The tune, which I’ve heard many times and really dig, is just flat out awesome. But the video? I don’t know…

I’ve never been much of a lyrics guy, so I don’t know… perhaps there IS something in the lyrics that points towards this. I’ve read them, but I think I’m missing something.

What’s your take?

Yarrrrr!

Zonker — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:06:16 +0000

This is a tradition now, innit?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NznqXmfrdBk

Yeahhhhhh….