Category Archives: Life or Something Like It

by | January 15, 2013 · 11:17 pm

A Dog’s Best Friend

People suck…

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OK; that’s not entirely true; I’m just feeling a little misanthropic. That’s because I’m sitting at a sports bar nursing a beer, having just returned from the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter.  Allow me a moment to provide some context.

Two weeks ago I was having lunch with my friend Karoline at Rudy’s BAR-B-Q in Round Rock.  She had taken the morning off to pick up some furniture at the Ikea there and invited me to lunch. I’ve known her for more than 15 years.  We’ve seen each other through a divorce and two marriages each.  I’ve worked with her, for her, and near her, and although I’m three or four years her senior, she’s like a big sister to me. Continue reading →

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by | · 4:20 pm

Karaoke Gremlins

Life lesson #321: karaoke is always a bad idea.

The reason?  Gremlins.

Gremlins www.GuyOliverSpeaks.comGremlins are mischief makers who were first discovered in association with the problems of pre-modern combat aircraft engines.  In the 20’s and 30’s, the internal combustion engine was still relatively new and tailoring it to the miracle of flight was a cutting edge, technological innovation of that time.  Such advancement is, of course, problematic and although nobody has ever actually seen a gremlin, their existence was considered evident as fighter and bomber pilots attempted to explain unexplainable failures. Continue reading →

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by | February 5, 2012 · 11:42 pm

Thunderstorms

It’s finally happened: I’m out of viewing material.

Thunder www.GuyOliverSpeaks.comI have successfully depleted the Netflix instant view inventory of “1,000 Ways to Die” episodes along with scores of other movies and TV programming.  No-doubt, your question to me is “What the hell is “1,000 Ways to Die?”  The answer is “It’s crap.”, but I respectfully submit that is the wrong question.  The question I think you should ask yourself is “Why have I depleted so much Netflix instant view inventory?”  The answer is I haven’t worked since July 2011. Continue reading →

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