Thorpie Says ‘I Fully Quit!’

The Thorpedo retired yesterday and that’s what I came up with on my own, making Wife blow a little bit of the clear kind of snot out her nose. And I’m not even FROM here. Heh. NO, I’m not linking and all that. You can look ‘im up. Faaawksakes. Here: The champion swimmer announced yesterday […]

Trick. Or Treat.

Through the seemingly constant cries of “but we’re NOT American!” we did it. Me and my boy braved the cold and cruel elements to do our part for the propagation of my cultural identity. We went Trick-or-Treating. And by ?cold and cruel? I mean… um… ha ha, it?s Spring here. Wife had a few rows […]

What?s with ME today? What?s with today today?

Ed: Attempted to post last night, but techinical difficulties in the form of a bottle of Madfish Wine prevented me from doing so. A not infrequent occurrence in our household is to have a waking-up-way-too-goddam-early child unlatch our bedroom door and poke his little head in with a ?HiGoodMorning!? before gently clambering across Wife?s swollen […]

Brief Shot at Where I Belong

I?d like to tell you a little bit about this country I live in. I could go on and on with social diatribes and any random, yet no less poignant, observation that I may have made since my arrival here. I?m not going to do that. Hell with it, I?ll simply drop you into and […]

Farts are Funny. I Don’t Care WHAT You Say.

Wife has accused me of letting them ?just fall out? wherever and whenever. My mother-in-law, CrazyCatLady, has quoted the Old Irish, ?Where ?ere you be, let yuir wind go free. I love Ye Olde Irish shite, and I also love being unrestricted with my bodily functions. It?s a freedom unlike any other, and I relish […]