Entries from January 2009

January 27, 2009

Weirdness at the Beach

Been away from the blog for a while because of other blogging commitments,
plus it’s just been too doggone cold< to do anything!

I keep seeing “jogging guy” – the one who wears only candy-striped Bermuda shorts, flip-flops, and a large straw hat no matter how cold it is – but haven’t approached him, because
a) he [...]

January 15, 2009

To Err is Human: To Aarrh is Pirate

My old subdivision had very strict rules about what residents could put in their yards. Not only did it detail what kind of grass, flowers, bushes and trees were allowed, it absolutely forbid what the documents referred to as “garden kitsch.” Woe be to the resident who stuck so much as a gnome [...]

January 3, 2009

Bordering on the Absurd: Fences Don’t Have to Offend

When you walk, you notice things. Things people in cars don’t pay much attention to. And they start to bug you.
In my neighborhood, lots of folks have fences in their front yards. In most cases, they are meant to be decorative, hey are meant to keep people out or pets [...]