Monthly Archives: November 2005

Back in LA

Back to work in the never-ending quest to keep The Wife from divorcing me. Less blogging, more working. Simple as George Bush at the Naval Academy. (9:45 a.m. Eastern today. Start popping that corn.)

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60 Seconds Worth of Distance Run (in only half an hour)

I know I can’t do anything to extend my Mom’s life beyond her allotted span, which I’m guessing is still another few decades what with her heredity. That said, I can at least make sure she enjoys her remaining years … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving 2005

Spent today with Mom’s side of the family, such as can be found in the Portland area. It’s appropriate for this holiday since it is on her side that I am descended (sooo far descended!) from two of the Governors … Continue reading

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From Portland

Lake Oswego, Oregon to be more precise, a suburb of this jewel of the Pacific Northwest. We got here yesterday, driven from the airport by a member of this area’s burgeoning Russian immigrant population. Nice man. Supposedly a lot of … Continue reading

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STAR-Meter Update

As promised: November 20th IMDb STAR-Meter rating #123,606. That’s up from last week’s #184,463. Conclusion: A piteous plea on this blog is good for about 61,000 places. A big mass e-mailed “Grand Opening” posting, sans plea, plus a postcard mailing … Continue reading

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The Week That Was (and May Yet Be)

Very busy! The Wife is safely back from her week in Australia. The Kid is very happy. Me too. Did Big News right handily, considering The Kid had to come along at the last minute and hang backstage with deviants … Continue reading

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Quote of the Day

Stuck up over my keyboard some time ago from a source I’ve forgotten: “Labor omnia vincit Improbus, et duris urgens in rebus egestas.” In American: “Everything was toil, relentless toil, urged on by need.” I should put up a picture … Continue reading

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The Latest

1. The Wife is in Australia on bidness until next Saturday. In my care The Kid yet lives. 2. Patton Oswalt bailed on us at the last minute. All I heard was “New York.” Okay. The guy who stepped in … Continue reading

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