Jean: “Excuse me, Mr. Photographer Man, but what are we trying to accomplish here?” Photographer: “Well, as the newest spokesmodel for Bonnywood Manor, you’re here to do your Public Relations magic and keep the blogging worlds aligned in a satisfactory manner.” Jean: “I don’t really recall signing up […]
Pablo de Pato stepped out of his mountainside enclave and gasped. Far down the slope, in the Villa at the edge of his kingdom, he could detect movement. People movement. How could this be? After the Great Insurrection of 2018, wherein Pablo’s warriors had soundly trounced the invading […]
Well, weren’t quite in Cómpeta at the time of this photo. We were at the airport in Malaga. Due to mildly-complicated traveling arrangements, it was necessary that Partner and I loiter on the premises for six hours until our cohorts in crime arrived from England. We innocently thought […]
This Year’s discloscure: I realize I just posted this last year, but since we’re headed to Spain once again, well… Last year’s disclosure: We’re actually flying TO Spain and not FROM Mexico later today, but I thought this little rant from years ago was still appropriate. After all, […]
1. “You do understand that you should be wearing panties with that outfit, right?” 2. “I will write you a check right now if you swear to never wear Spandex again.” 3. “I take it your family missed a few centuries of development.” 4. “Would you like to […]
Hey, folks. For this week’s session around the campfire, we’re going to relax and take it easy, so the sound of my own voice won’t make me crazy. As some of you may have noticed in the previous post, I had yet another root canal yesterday, so I’m […]
Yet another sordid patient analysis from my days as an un-certified pseudo-psychologist with focus issues… Dear Dr. Brian, How does one begin the “excessive nose hair” conversation with one’s new boyfriend? Perplexed, Wilhelmina Dear Perp, First, I’d like to extend to you my deepest sympathies, […]
Background Note: This is a post from one of my long-abandoned sites wherein I assumed the persona of a pompous therapist and answered “real” questions submitted by the readers. Enjoy. Dear Dr. Brian, Why do people try to put round pegs in square holes? submitted by Serena […]
This is the moment when we were still happy. We were in Malaga, Spain, at the Alcazaba, which is essentially a fortified palace built in the eleventh century, and then modified for several successive centuries. (Because that’s what people did back then. Somebody would build a building, then […]
For this week’s Bake, I’m shifting gears a bit and proffering up a round of questions for your consideration. What you choose to do with these queries is entirely up to you. You can answer some or all of them in the comments, you can create your own […]
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