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Author Archives: Mr. Dan Kelly
Geek to the Core
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Seriously, what more could I say? I really captured the essence of the story. Obviously, I was destined to be a writer. Now, what the teacher didn’t know was that this was a Fotonovel. I was a terrible, terrible student back in grade school. I made the “C” honor roll one year. Really. I wasn’t […]
Tough Crannies
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
There’s a style of writing that I call “cheesecake writing.” I don’t mean that in the pin-up sense. I’m describing works that serve up tasty but ultimately pouffy and empty verbiage. It’s pretty, it tastes sweet, but it’s porous, mushy, and fits the shape of the pan you poured the mixture into. I can’t stand […]
Louisville! The Possibility City! Part 5
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Mike and I didn’t spend our entire time eating pork and green beans in Louisville. Being both history geeks and Lincoln buffs, we spent a morning and early afternoon in and around the town of Hodgenville. We first heard about Hodgenville back in February (I think) through the film Being Lincoln: Men with Hats, a […]
House
Saturday, April 17, 2010
The last time I made an entry to the old Mr. Neighbor blog was way back in 2006. We’ve done small things here and there, but nothing worthy of photos or commemoration (adding outlets and lamps, stuff like that). My father-in-law and I built a patio a year ago, but I just didn’t feel like […]
The Skinny, Floppy-Haired Scammer with Fingers in Many Pies
Friday, April 16, 2010
In my unspectacular life, I have encountered a number of men resembling John Linnell of They Might Be Giants who either (1) attempted to wheedle money out of me, (2) continually outlined their grand plans for fame and fortune for me, and/or (3) made it clear that my taste in everything was shit. I doubt […]
Again?
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Maybe I should come back here. LiveJournal is dead. Too bad about the comment spam.
Learn to F*ckin’ Type
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Lists of waiter/waitress complaints are one of those bits of Internet lore I barely tolerate. You’ve seen them, I’m sure: litanies rants, complaints, and bitchings by harried food servers about their occasionally dreadful jobs. I completely sympathize with the ones that recount tales of rude/drunk/sexist/arrogant/cheap/crazy customers. It’s bad enough to work in the food industry […]
Arggh
Friday, October 30, 2009
So, I took a day off today. Let’s see, I spent about an hour and a half driving Mike and Nate to her job/his daycare, picked up a mocha (because I’m feeling fancy-pants), and then back home. Got home, checked the Internet for a hour. Started to do some outdoor Halloween decorating for a bit, […]
Test
Monday, October 19, 2009
Test test. Maybe I should come back to this one and kill the LiveJournal.