getting ready

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Porter prowling with puppy dog eyes, Bill preparing for an evening out. The dog throwing his patheticism like a weapon. “I can’t nap when you’re gone, like I nap when you’re here. I can’t stalk the night skulkers when you’re gone, torture the neighbor cats, trot the stairs, gaze out the windows, like I can … Read more

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Bar-b Que Cookoff

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I’ve been to the rodeo and the livestock show bunches of times, for many years. But I’ve never been to the BBQ cookoff which happens the days before the Rodeo opens. So, I had to go when Nunnally gave me a free pass to one of the booths.

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Mallard Fillmore

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Dear Diary, Today, er… i mean Wednesday,… Mallard Fillmore actually hinted that President George W. Bush is perhaps something less than an entirely capable first executive. I would have gone outside to see if the world had stopped spinning about its axis, but Bruce Tinsley was unable to pull the trigger without making it a … Read more

foggy morning downtown

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morning with no sky skyscapers in glass and steel monuments in shroud Dense Fog AdvisoryStatement as of 8:05 PM CST on February 23, 2004 …Dense Fog Advisory In Effect Until 9 Am Tuesday… The combination of high humidities… light winds… and wet ground conditions will lead to dense fog development tonight. Visibilities have already lowered … Read more

Straight Plan for the Gay Man

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This show was great. And Comedy Central’s doing it right – a 3 show series. Even Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, the show it’s parodying, is getting tired with age, and this one would even faster. But there’s certainly enough to parady for three episodes. And as Comedy Central goes, I’m sure they’ll be … Read more