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Entries from April 2006

April 28th, 2006 · No Comments · michael8rown

I never completed a practical foreign language in school. I took three semesters of French at New Mexico State in Las Cruces. But I quit and returned to Albuquerque. After taking some time off, I went back to school, UNM this time. Only instead of picking up where I’d left off in French, or instead […]

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Thank God For Fleas

April 27th, 2006 · 2 Comments · michael8rown

Those little black bugs with wings that fly around. Often, they take up residence within the fur of our beloved pets. When they do this, they make our beloved pets itch. Well, thank God for this. Miles has had a flea problem for a couple months now. I’ve tried lots of things. I’ve given him […]

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Whoa! Snap!

April 27th, 2006 · No Comments · michael8rown

“It would be quite wrong if fictional writers were to have their writings pored over in the way [The Da Vinci Code] has been pored over in this case by authors of pretend historical books to make an allegation of infringement of copyright.”
You don’t have to be a lawyer to pick up on the […]

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Shalom!

April 25th, 2006 · 1 Comment · michael8rown

Last night’s Shalom in the Home made me crazy! We met the Lubners, Todd and Lisa and their nine-year-old daughter Hannah. Now while I concede that Lisa has her share of problems and needs to learn how to behave better toward her daughter and her husband, I spent the majority of the show grumbling at […]

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Pieces

April 6th, 2006 · 6 Comments · michael8rown

On Monday, March 20, Ari asked Karl’s oncologist for a time frame. Because, see, Karl was interested in hospice care, which won’t care for anyone without confirmation from the patient’s doctor that, yes, this person has x-months to live. That day, Monday, we were given three months. Ari was worried about having to tell Karl, […]

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