Cat v. Roomba

I’ve mentioned before that my cat Chaplin is a bit of a Luddite. Watch him take on another technological marvel.

Chaplin and the Roomba from Robert Coats and Vimeo.

what it’s like to be addicted

I wrote this when I was very early in recovery. Addiction sucks.
gray
never the
gleaming
brightness of white
or the sleepy
certainty of black
only the fog
of gray
just
gray
down
go slowly
down the spiral
no thrilling
straight exhilarating plunge
not the progress of up
slow and constant
just
down
numb
avoid pain
dull ache or agony
body or mind
it doesn’t matter
recognize no pleasure
or grasp
too desparate
to feel
don’t feel at all
just
numb
twilight
an eternity of
not night
the […]

Summer TV on DVD: 10 Great TV Shows to Cure Summer Doldrums

While the remaining shows you watch on network are down for the summer and you’re waiting for the football season to start, you can do what those of us who don’t want cable tv do.. watch the TV shows you want to watch on DVD. Both Blockbuster and Netflix have a lot of […]

Naming Ms. Amy

I finally went and done it. After a fairly long trip in my tandem kayak (aka the giant yellow war boat) I put it up for sale on Craig’s List and unloaded it. I bought the boat in a perfect fit of impulse buying. My first trip in a kayak and my […]