FlasshePoint

Life, Minutiae, Toys, Irrational Phobias, Peeves, Fiber

Sweat On My Brow, Fiberglass Insulation Under My Feet

I love subjecting myself to torture. It’s 100 degrees outside today, so I figured it was a good day to go into the attic, in the middle of the afternoon during the worst heat, and reposition my TV antenna. I need the antenna in order to get over-the-air digital HDTV from the local [...]

The Light Kmorning

Ah, the middle of summer… the morning light is in flux… the queenly flux, eternal light…
Don’t know if I’ve ever brought this up here before. Seems like I must have, since I enjoy talking about my sleep patterns so much. Forgive me if this is a repeat. After over 4 years of [...]

The Takeout Tip-Toe

Question for my readers: Do you tip for takeout? And if so, how much? I always tip for delivery or dining in, of course, but I’m always unsure what to do in the various takeout situations. Tipping didn’t used to be much of an issue for me. I’ve always been a [...]

The Ballad of Johnny McC

Katy Laveaux and Johnny McCain
Used to play on the hallowed ground
Back in the time you could find peace of mind
And not be down
Johnny McCain, a growing boy
He never felt this way before
He told pretty Kate they were now on a date
As he pulled her to the hallowed floor
She said “That ain’t no way to behave [...]

Eee! Fanboys!

This is the week of E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, being held in Los Angeles. It’s the big American video game trade show of the year, and it’s when all the video game companies make their upcoming hardware and software announcements. Many sites, like Joystiq, are publishing reports from the show floor.
One of [...]

What Obsession Hath Wrought

In the comments to a recent post on DMR’s “stuff reduction” blog detailing his CD storage solution, a discussion ensued about how I store my 4000+ compact discs. Always on the lookout for posts for my own blog, I thought I’d go into more detail here and post some pictures on Flickr. It’s [...]

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