10 PM. “Don’t leave,” the middle-aged lady in the ER says to her husband, “Don’t leave me until I get the cat scan.” She’s got cancer in her liver, in her bowel.  We need to find out if it’s in her brain too.  She’s not exactly young but she is too young for this. [...]

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Last week, I was at work looking at pictures online (slow day) of presidential-candidate John McCain’s life (after going through Barack Obama’s pictures).  I wondered if they’ve been planning their road to the White House for the past quarter century (or in McCain’s case, half century) or if the idea just kind of developed over [...]

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  My Hello Kitty-obsessed wife, Amy, has this Hello Kitty camera that takes Hello Kitty pictures.  Our four-year old princess took these pictures.               _____________________________  LINKSGIVING  It seems like linking back to people is a courtesy of a bygone era, especially if they’re not in your *puke* blogosphere. *swallow* [...]

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  Amy and I were in bed a few nights ago doing our favorite couples activity – watching bad TV (with me bitching at what passes for entertainment these days).  One show featured an alcoholic mother and father (their favorite couples activity was drinking); their grown kids were seeking an intervention for them. While describing [...]

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  Amy tried out a new Corean beauty salon recently.  The hairdresser was a Corean man with strong opinions. HAIRDRESSER:  “You need a perm.” AMY:  “Wha–?  No.  I do not need a perm.” HAIRDRESSER:  “No, you really need a perm.” AMY:  “I may be married, but I am not getting an ajumma (older married woman) [...]

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