PAPA Hemingway in key west by James McLendon.

It is the only thing I bought in the Keys last week, other than drinks and dinner.

I'm a cheap fucker.

The sun rose. It began to rain. The rain was cold.

Just finished Strip City by Lily Burana - about an engaged stripper's farewell tour of America.

Hysterical!!!

Yes, and the bike engine shut down again while I was on the way home (in the rain, it was cold).

I think the ignition switch is bad. Third one in five years.

It is going to rain again tomorrow, and Saturday.

I'm taking the 'School Bus' (86 Suburban) tomorrow.

Gimpy - you BETTER be coming to LF!!!!! I hafta hug you!

Can I tempt ya??? I will make GB bring some great beer. I will even stop drinking the Berliner Weisse and the Pils, just so there will be enough for you. Do you even realize what a sacrifice this is for me?!?!

Sorry Glassy. Puppets never make it to Fest.

Oh poop.....

I'm gonna throw a shoe.

(not my Manolos, though)

Thanks Glassie.

Sorry to dissapoint you and others. I'd really like to make it some time. Just too much to get done on the house this year. We might be selling it next year and I need to glaze windows, strip prime and paint the sashes and underhangs.

It will be fun on a 22' ladder.

While I was down there, I made a point to have 5 beers at Sloppy Joe's. I also made a point to be belligerant (fix it, penguin).

I love Hemmingway (the daughter is hot too) BECAUSE so many people don't.

Yeah, you love Hemingway so much, you can't even spell his name correctly.

Stoned off my ass last night. I hit the 'm' an extra time due to the shakes.

O.K.

I believe you, now.

I hate you.



Can't you spare just ONE weekend?

Yeah, it doesn't take that long to glaze a window. Does it Glassy?

One window, maybe not. But, there are something like 20 windows with two panes each in my house. That's a lot of glazing. Not to mention the occasional one I break and have to replace (9.99 plus tax each 32" X 16" plate of glass). I just hope I don't slice myself wide open on one of them that I break.

I also need to chip, prime and paint all the trim and windows.

Final project will be fixing the porches. Concrete slabs are cracked and need some work.

Next house, I'm picking.

Just have a louchefest at your house and tell everyone that they can't drink any absinthe until the windows are glazed, the window sills are chipped, primed and painted and the porch is fixed. That should save some time.

don't forget to have them whitewash the fence.

I'm ART glass, you dumb-dumb!!!

Practical glass means nothing to me.

Pleasure is the child of panes.

There's a fine line between pleasure and pane...

Damn, I miss Chrissie Amphlette, and that French maid outfit.

So does GB.

Redheads, sigh.......

I'll fix your ass!!!

I'm going blonde....

Thanks, Grey Boy!!!

All over?

Nah - last time I tried that, I got bleach burn.

OUCH!!!

You're welcome.

Now stop touching yourself,
your keyboard is gonna get sticky.

How'dja know?

Song of Kali. A funny light-hearted romp through Calcutta. A real mood brightener.

Over, or around, all the stiffs?

You mean former stiffs.

Creepy, eh???

Indeed. Lammie gets the book next. Good thing she isn't going to Calcutta. I would worry.

Yeah, it sounds really uplifting. I can't wait!
When I visit Calcutta, which I surely will, I'll send you a postcard.

A city dedicated to the goddess of Destruction.

I bet they don't put that on the brochures.

Kali, Kali, Kali!!!!!!!

Just finished Lost by Gregory Maguire.

It was OK - not anywhere near as good as Wicked or Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister.....

Next up is The Lovely Bones, then probably The End of Alice.

Fun stuff!!!

The Arcanum.

Sort of Caleb Carr meets Lovecraft.

Not great, but literarate and diverting.

Have another, Absomphe.

Thanks.

I think I did!

Just started reading "Forces of Habit, drugs and the making of the modern world".
It's a study of how "psychoactive goods" affected the development of the world and how they were used by some societies to control less affluent ones.
Seems interesting so far.
I'll report back when I get to any absinthe references.

It's all a conspiracy isn't it?

Completely,
The man keeps us down by keeping us numbed and happy.

Cool .

I've got five in the hopper. Most have titles like "An Introduction to Modeling Outcomes in the Behavioral and Social Sciences." Then there's Roddy Doyle's Barrytown Trilogy. The Mayor forced it on me when I was leaving Atown. Now it's keeping me sane.

I haven't read any of his books,
I know I should......