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Monthly Archives: January 2008

Fired up and ready to go!

For the first time since, well, ever, I am energized and optimistic about a candidate with a real chance at winning the election, and changing the face of politics in my cynical country: So fired up, that I endured a chilly two-hour wait to go see Obama at the Municipal Hall Auditorium in KC on [...]

The Roof Rat Saga Continues

Today we discovered that the roof rats are not indeed rats, but squirrels. How and when did we make this discovery? Oh, around 9 this a.m., when Elijah was abruptly woken by one of these creatures. Scampering, around in the blankets and ON him. What followed, I am told, was an epic battle involving the [...]

The Roof Rat Race

(Hey lookit, there’s a new design. Yeah, I know, I switch designs more than I actually post. Whatevs.) This year I’m kind of slumming it, Bohemian style – my current apartment is situated inside an old ramshackle house in East Lawrence. When I checked it out, I immediately fell in love with the colorful walls [...]