Greetings from sunny Merry Land!
Well, yours truly is enjoying a well-earned vacation from Cow Hampshire. I reviewed my notes, and this week is the first time since July I've had more than 2 …
Category: Personal
One Year On
One year ago this week I was handed the Christmas present every working person fears - a pink slip. I had successfully remained employed, in a non-core business, through …
When Life Hands You Lemons…
This is the second year that I've run the Weblog Awards. Twelve months have passed since the first installment, and frankly I'd forgotten a lot of the bad parts …
Maybe I really do have a death wish…
On the drive in to work this morning, I got stuck behind a left-lane squatter. I waited a while, then gave up and started to pass him on the …
The things we do for love (and money)
When I was younger, I had the opportunity to attend a few weddings. While there, I was introduced to the quaint and curious custom of the "dollar dance" at …
"Anything for a good line…"
A while ago, I dated a woman that I fell hard for. One of the things we had in common (and one of the things I loved most about …
It's time to play the music, it's time to light the lights…
One of my fonder memories of childhood is watching "The Muppet Show." I didn't quite grasp all of the subtleties (I actually thought "Pigs In Space" was a serial, …
Life is skittles and life is beer
I now own all seven seasons of Buffy The Vampire Slayer on DVD, as well as the original movie. Once I finish watching Season Seven, I can die a …
My American Idol
I've been waiting for someone to ask me, "Jay, just who would you say are your biggest influences in your writing?" No one has yet, and I'm sick of...
From a man who can't carry a tune in a bucket…
Because I grew up in extremely rural New Hampshire and still lack social skills, I have some rather odd gaps in my knowledge -- particularly where it involves things …