Hygienic Hijinks
I saw a few commercials about it, and found myself warming to the idea. But not so long ago, I thought it was the most bizarre practice I’d ever heard of. I was afraid to visit a European country for … Continue reading →
Yearly Archives: 2003
Symbols Are Not Things
In recent news there is a battle of wills at play regarding the presence of a 10 Commandments monument in the Alabama Judiciary Building. I feel the same way about this as i do the flag-burning issue. The real issue … Continue reading →
Canine PTSD?
He has begun to have bladder control problems. He goes through phases when he begins to shake, and whine for no apparent reason. He has, for the second time, exhibited a sort of PTSD response to normal stimuli. When we … Continue reading →
Behorned Cleated Demon, & the Exxon Valdez
I have horrible cramps. A little behorned cleated demon is kicking the crap out of my ovaries… Oh it’s so hard to be female sometimes… I could run a hot bath and get in to soothe my horrible cramps. I … Continue reading →
Figs From Hell
or FIGtastropheorThe 7th Circle of Hell is Full of Figs and I Can’t FIG-ure It Out It was supposed to be a simple process. My friend, Justice Harlow, drew a logo for someone. A company called The Hairy Fig. We … Continue reading →
The 11th Hour
(the Persistence of Screaming ©Jae Baeli) Sept 8thIn a few short days, the 2nd anniversary will be upon us. The Eleventh hour of the 11th. Media, et al, is buzzing about the likelihood of some other attack on us by … Continue reading →
The Pusher
Certain people…why do they vex me so much? My most vexing personality type is the PUSHER. They suck the juice out of my brain and it is just so tired…. Recently, I had an unusually taxing experience with the Pusher…I … Continue reading →
Mississippi: First Circle of Hell?
Mississippi just might be the first Circle of Hell. The heat and humidity here is oppressive, to say the least. I can always get a derisive laugh out of locals when i say, “When’s it going to snow?” I admit, … Continue reading →
Vaudeville Mantis, Finals & A Severed Finger
I DREAMED there was this Praying Mantis who was the size of one of those anti-theft steering wheel “clubs.” This Mantis could sing and dance like a seasoned vaudevillian…. I came around a corner in this building and saw him … Continue reading →
Mississippi Bites
Four days ago, i was bitten by something. I assume it was some sort of spider…but thankfully, not the kind that sends you to the E.R. with nausea and anaphylactic shock, and not the kind that rots a big hole … Continue reading →
Chess For Sex
Chess for sex is so much better than strip-poker. It’s a blending of the intellectual with emotion, competition with the carnal. Even though i lost, i really won, because chess-partner took mercy on me and let me have the consolation … Continue reading →
Monster Under the Bed
When I was a child, I experienced a common phobia regarding the “creature under the bed”…when getting into bed at night, I’d turn out the light and run across the room, jumping onto the bed, careful not to get my … Continue reading →
Door Christians
Well here’s my latest little adventure…I’m one of those people who has to have a certain amount of control over my environment to be happy. When that gets disrupted, it fucks with my Chi, as I like to say. As … Continue reading →
Jenfu
The Internet can be such a treasure chest. Amid my brief excursions into dictionaries and reference materials for my writings, i stumble on little gems that make me feel so fortunate. Not a Fountain of Youth, but maybe a fountain … Continue reading →
Breath of Life
I am fascinated by the unknowable. Some people spend their whole lives saying “I Don’t Know” to those esoteric questions that arise. Me, I like to explore the issue and come to some sort of conclusion. It’s that propensity I … Continue reading →