The Diatribe * net

Before Captain Larby turned me on to The Big Lebowski, I had probably consumed no more than a handful of White Russians in my brief drinking life.  And most or all of those were probably ordered up at the dearly departed Jack Lynch’s Webb Street Grille, a teeny tiny little drinking hole with the coolest damn bartender I [...]

I’m a conspiracy theorist.  Tell me about a conspiracy and I’ll believe it.  Our own U.S. government assassinated JFK for botching the Bay of Pigs Invasion you say?  I’m on board.  Chuck Barris was a CIA operative/assassin who used his The Gong Show hosting gig as the perfect cover you say?  You bet.  Again, our [...]

According to 100.7 WZLX-FM in Boston, Eric Clapton married Pattie Boyd-Harrison on this day in 1979 in Tuscon, Arizona.  Pattie had been married to Clapton’s best friend, George Harrison, when Clapton lured her away from Harrison.  She had been the inspiration for Clapton’s song ‘Layla’ about 9 years earlier.  Somehow, Harrison remained best mates with [...]

I’m not sure what’s worse.. first there was Matthews Advertising Escapades and now there’s the Sudoku master. On my way into work this morning, I passed a wall full flyers advertising various things (Matthew was not on there). One blue sign caught my eye, which was someone selling Sudoku lessons. “For the low, low price [...]

Setting:  Boston, Massachusetts - Back Bay to be exact - January 1996. It was a frigid winter Saturday afternoon when Captain Larby, his girlfriend Greenhair (because the dorm shower water turned her blonde hair green), Dr. Little (our best friend next door), and I decided to venture out into the city for some lunch and shopping.  Our favorite [...]

For those that are interested, I’ve started up another weblog — this one dedicated to running. As a result of the recent success from the “How To” article I wrote, I figured ‘Why not start a weblog of similar style posts…” So I did. I know that I signed a non-compete when I started with [...]

I just got off the phone with Swedish Girl.  God bless that woman.  She told me that she just got a haircut.  That may sound like such a simple thing.  Well, it is.  She told me now over the phone, rather than waiting until we see each other this evening so that she could pounce [...]