The Diatribe * net

Way back almost three years ago, I wrote in this space about my search for some hand love out on the roadways of Massachusetts.  What I mean is, when you yield your vehicle for the express purpose of letting another vehicle make a turn in front of you, speed ahead of you, or something like [...]

* This is the very first time ever that I have a Christmas tree of my own. I will admit that I was being rather Scroogelike and it took continued prodding from Swedish Girl to make it happen. Still, it looks great and I love just sitting down at night with only those [...]

From an Internal office email: Today Bristol - Myers is donating a dollar to AIDS everytime someone goes to their website and moves the match to the candle and lights it. Please forward this link on: https://www.lighttounite.org Remember, December 1st is World AIDS day.

I’ve been a son, a brother, a nephew, a cousin, a grandson, a brother-in-law, a husband, a son-in-law, and now I am proud to say that I am an uncle. I just got the call from Swedish Girl that halfway across the world, on November 8, 2006, our nephew was born in Kaunas, Lithuania. [...]

I have to apologize for the delay, but I was able to get the photos from our recent escapades up in Boston last weekend. A very nice time was had by all, and I’m sure the Bride & Groom had a lovely time as well. In other photo-related news, in case you were recently looking for [...]

My dad wanted a monkey when he was younger, before he and my mom had kids.  My mom wouldn’t allow it because she heard they can be unruly and messy.  Well, they never saw the monkeys I saw on the news last night. CBS premiered Love Monkey last night, so it was hardly a coincidence that [...]