tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146605182011-07-07T13:17:55.111-07:00More than you wanted to know. Probably.Randy Wyldehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10514065349907784652noreply@blogger.comBlogger801100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14660518.post-76591888477602245772009-01-28T17:29:00.001-08:002009-01-28T17:33:52.264-08:00

Yes, he is lazy enough to repost a note he already posted on Facebook. It's the 16 things meme. It's about the only thing longer than three sentences I've written in the past month, aside from work e-mail, which I'll probably have to post out of desperation next month. Betcha can't wait fer that. While I've lived in Minnesota for more than 25 years, I still don't feel like a Midwesterner. I still

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So, I was at a large state managers' conference today. I wore olive khaki slacks, a maroon-on-white striped shirt, an Izod sweater (oatmeal) over that, and a green plaid wool blazer over that. No tie. Smart, if a little faux-professorial.As I was entering a break-out session, I noticed another guy wearing the same Izod sweater over a turtleneck, only his was grey. We shared a 'lil moment over the

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Watched Kal Ho Naa Ho this weekend; we were looking forward to a Bollywood film that didn't end with an explosion or a bloodbath (yeah, I'm lookin' at you, Dil Se...), and this definitely fit the bill. And quite nice to see Preiti Zinta and Shahrukh Khan again, without the terrorism, bombings, and rapes of Dil Se.... Kal Ho Naa Ho (Tomorrow May Never Come) starts out as what seems like it will

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This is a post by a guy I know online - reprinted with his permission, but with identifying info removed. I like it very much; I thought you might, too.Well we had our usual Halloween spectacular on the block, with an election year twist. We had [redacted] and [redacted], Democratic Senate and House candidates respectively, show up. Our neighborhood does a full tilt cooperative Halloween blowout,

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Excerpt from Real Time with Bill Maher - New Rules: September 26, 2008:New Rule: A candidate for president should not be judged by the color of his skin. And to - and to anyone who thinks differently, I say, please do not reject John McCain just because he's white. I think the recent news from Wall Street has made us all less tolerant, and only reinforced the stereotype that white people are

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From the good folks at icanhascheezburger.com

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Really yummy potato gratin last night - highly recommended, and pretty darn easy (if you've got a slicer).Creamy Potato and Herb GratinIngredients:3 tablespoons room temp butter2 1/2 to 3 lbs of russet potatoes1 cup whipping cream1 1/2 cup whole milk1/2 cup coarsely diced onion1 clove garlic1 or 2 large sprigs fresh rosemary, coarsely chopped (about 1 heaping Tbs)1 large sprig fresh thyme,

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From the folks at meish.org...

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(Interview with Boo Mamluke)I: ...and what did you hear Mr. Mamluke?Boo: We were sleeping, when suddenly there was a strange noise.I: Did anyone else hear the noise?Boo: No...Mr. Wylde slept through almost the entire thing.I: And yet you are holding Mr. Wylde responsible for the disarray and damage you discovered?Boo: Yes. Our investigation shows that the defendants - Byron and Miranda - were

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So, I had a chance to see the movie-musical version of Hairspray last night, as my sister got it for us as a Christmas gift. I would not have been inclined to seek it out myself, as the feedback I’d heard was generally pretty negative. Now that I’ve seen it, I really think most of the opposition has to do with needing to hate it “just on principle.” The cards are certainly stacked against

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I'm thankful for the cats that enriched our lives up to and well into this year - Ethan and Eloise, my beauty and the brain - rest in peace, my lovelies. I'm very thankful for my continuing relationship with Boo - I spent so many years knowing men without growing with them, and while growing involves many growing pains, I have an experience with him now that transcends all else, even if it's like

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Saturday night/Sunday morningRW: Well, Missy-toes, it’s 2 am; we’ve watched SNL, a tape of Chuck, and this episode of Traveler is almost over – you about ready to hit the hay, Eloise? Eloise: Uh – uh, oh, I need help! I can’t walk straight – I can hardly walk at all! What’s happening? RW: Oh, shit! Baby Cat, are you okay? Does it hurt? Hold still. Let me hold you. Eloise: Whoa, that’s a trip.

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Hop in the way back machine; let's take a look at Randy's costume gallery of the past!I've always loved dressing up for Halloween; I made a clown costume when I was only eight, and once won a school costume contest (are those even legal now?) with lambswool glued to my face with corn syrup and streaked black and gray - a fine, if hot sticky and sweaty lycanthrope. Of course, this pic being from

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Yes, It's True: Lynne Spears to Write Parenting Book Oh. My. God.

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If you haven't already, proceed immediately to see Once. A gentle love story made for next to no money, and featuring nobody you've likely ever heard of, it's truly the most magical movie I've seen in years.Admittedly I'm biased - but then what critic isn't, really? I have a deep and abiding love for Ireland - we still dream of the day that we leave the US and live there. From the opening scenes

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Well, can't say we haven't tried. But the entertainment lately has, well, not sucked, but just been so darn underwhelming.We saw 1776 at the Guthrie recently, and it was, well. See it all started when S (that guy we went to North Dakota with) sent around an e-mail trying to see if enough people were interested to try and get group-rate tickets. See, 1776 is not a particularly good musical. I know

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You know, I don't think I've ever lived anywhere with a disaster. Weird. Boo, of course, attracts disaster everywhere he goes, but me, not so much.So I can hardly express how weird it was watching the news all night last night. Very strange. News reporters, I must conclude, are completely insane.Channel 4 (WCCO) seemed hell-bent on driving me right round the bend - everything seemed to center on

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We're fine. We're checking on friends now. If it's in you to pray, this would be a good time. There are fifty cars in the water. There are fires. Severe weather is on the way. This is just terrible.

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So I dreamed I was at this really great Memorial Day party yesterday, with lots of great food prepared by the chefs from a local restaurant. Most of the restaurant staff was there, and it was eye-candy overload whether you preferred looking at pretty boys or pretty girls. But they were also really sweet to everyone else - it was like hanging out with the your high school or college A-list, but

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and for once, I'm not being sarcastic. It really was a great week! Along the way there was some rain, and the vaguely annoying, vaguely exciting process of trying to dash 12 miles home on a scooter that does 35 mph in between torrential downpours that cut the power at work, brought down some tree limbs all over town, and flooded a few underpasses and entrance ramps. 30% chance of rain my ass. In

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I should have just bought the fucking ticket.A few months ago, I saw that Amy Winehouse was coming to The Varsity. After being wowed by her at the Brits, which we attempted to watch on ITV when we were in London, jet-lagged and bleary eyed on our first night, I was hooked. Back to Black is an absolutely fucking GREAT album, by the way. Had I gotten a ticket, the concert would have been tonight,

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Had kind of a wistful day yesterday. My friend D's large brown dog has been ailing for about a month or so, and she found out last week that she probably had cancer. Stella has had hip displaysia her whole life, with some surgical intervention at 8 months. The last few weeks she's had increasing difficulty walking, getting up and down stairs, and standing long enough to eat, coupled with lots of

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I am not political by nature, but I do have a tinfoil hat. Now I don't feel so alone. Naomi Wolf - Fascist America in 10 Easy StepsThanks to Maggie O for bringing the article to my attention.

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I have no words. So, I give you, THE ZIMMERS!

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A couple of reviews. I should be providing more background on what's happened since October, but it's a list, and I think it would be dull to read. I may post it soon as a list of "comings and goings" and you can skip it if it doesn't seem interesting. Anyway, we've just returned from London, which was a very pleasant respite from winter, and helped my mood immensely. Work has been pretty

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Not dead. Just felt like I should be part of the time…Depression sucks. This is in no way a news flash, but damn, I’d thought I was done with it. Granted, every winter I get a bit low, and it takes a lot of energy to make it through til the days get longer. Usually, the excitement surrounding Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and my birthday make it possible. It’s hard not to get caught up in

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A letter to my stage manager friend who is working on the current production of Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children by Frank Theater in Minneapolis. If you’re in town, you should check it out! As I said last night, I enjoyed the show. The set and blocking were very good, though the giant industrial space that Frank performs in and the enormous fan-driven space heaters produce

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While watching X-Men: The Last Stand last night (feh!), a centipede the size and speed of a small mouse came skittering out from under the radiator and made a beeline for my feet. I leaped across the room in a single bound, but it vanished.I then perched on the edge of the sofa with my feet tucked up, but now that the thing had scented fear, it soon reappeared and started running threateningly in

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A blog entry in song form! Thanks to my online friend Tonya for sharing her bandwidth, and for sharing the song, and to Ray, whomever and wherever you are for singing it. With only a few days to go until the big event, we had our big staff meeting yesterday to determine what was left to do, and make sure that everything was done. As a result, I'd just like to dedicate Ray's little song to all of

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Oh, well. With regard to the last sentence of my last entry, let’s just pretend I was talking about Veteran’s Day weekend, and am therefore wonderfully early. Thus endeth my writer's block. Took my Boo to see Zero 7 last night at the Fineline as an anniversary present (September 21, in case you’re wondering). About five years ago, he was listening to an online Alpine radio station called

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ICE Arrests 15 Aliens in Roswell Working For Military ContractorReally.Y'know, I CAN do better than this. Just not in the time allotted. Look for an update over the long weekend.

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Random work venting.Work has been very busy the last two weeks. I don't talk much about work in this blog, and I expect I'll keep it that way; work is what you do so you can do other stuff the rest of the time. However, instead of classroom teaching this week, which I only did one day, I've been working on a large, multi-session, multi-speaker training event for some 2000 employees that my agency

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A little over an hour into the evening on Friday, I realized what an incredibly long time it had been since Boo and I had gone out for a date "just the two of us". We go out a lot, but it's always with other couples, or friends, or people I like that Boo doesn't, or people that Boo likes that I tolerate, and so forth. We hang out at home a fair amount, but we've reached that point in our

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Sorry to post so unusually often, but it turns out that the Los Amigos Invisibles concert is not tonight, but next Friday. Whoopsie. Therefore, I may as well blog. By the way, don't know if you've actually followed the link to the Los Amigos Invisibles site, but I must say they make a few rather catty remarks about Chaka Khan. I mean, so much for professional courtesy and all. Although, since

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Wow, a whole year. Thanks, everyone who stuck in for it - it's been fun.

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New experiences this week, both involving drums...In the department of "We're going where to do what?!?" I was taken along to an event called Drum Beauty - a drum corps competition in Stillwater, by our two friends with whom we traveled to North Dakota last year. It was...well, different. Certainly one of the more unusual things I've attended out doors at a football stadium. I don't have any

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As is readily apparent from reading this blog, I am anything but a model citizen, unless your definition includes a fair amount of dissatisfaction and dissent (mine does).Nevertheless, while listening to The Current yesterday, I heard this piece by Nikki Tundel during Mary Lucia's segment. I got about as far as the red, white, and blue flowers before I was wellin'.Hope you enjoy it, and Happy

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Fun week! (Or is it two?) Actually got to spend some time with the Boo, now that he's through the final big event. I got invited to attend the event, and it was pretty nice. Having previously attended events with Boo when he worked in a women's athletic department (just imagine), I was not enthused...but it turned out well. Gore was there, you know. I mean, not AL Gore mind you, no, this was

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So, I see The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green opens this week, starring the oh-so twinkalicious Daniel Letterle. Of course, it's not opening in Minneapolis, but in limited release, and may crawl its way this direction. Sometime. Maybe.I'm not a huge fan of what has become of the gay movie industry. We've gone from pretty good stuff like the early work of Gregg Araki and Todd Haynes,

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Well, I could obviously use a quiz or a meme to keep things jumping around here lately – I have no particular excuse except a) I’m lazy, and b) it’s way too nice outside to stay indoors and blog. Since it’s been so nice, let’s take a couple hours out of my day. Think of it as an extra-long episode of 24.“The events of this episode occur between 5 am and 8 am…”.Only without as much suspense.

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Well, it’s Ridley Scott weather in Minnesota, where the air is full of pollen, seedlings, cottonwood fluff, blossom petals, and whatever else can be found to blow around decoratively. I’m thinking this post may be a lot like that…So, first of all, I notice that Minneapolitans have been named the city with the most polite drivers. I must take issue with this. Minnesotans are not polite, they are

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Well, the house is clean. The garden is weeded. The guest account is activated. The porn is stashed.My mother arrives on Wednesday. She will be followed briskly, on Thursday, by my jet-lagged sister and two nieces from London. On Sunday, Dad will appear. Mom and Dad are staying with us; my sister and the girls are staying with one of her college friends. Mom and Dad will be with us until May 11.

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We have a couple of good friends, lesbians, who are about 10 years older than we are. So, they’re boomers, we’re x-ers, they’re dog people, we’re cat people, they’re lesbians, we’re dykes...we still get along pretty well. (oh, fine, I’m well aware that I’m not nearly butch enough to be a dyke, don’t rub it in.)We’ve known each other for about 10 years now; Boo and, well, let’s call her "Brigid"

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Blah blah, mature content, blah blah. Click elsewhere if you are not mature.Got this off of Scotty’s The Other Side of Straight. He got it from Bent Collective who got it off of Sam's Live Journal site. This is the all powerful and hard hitting BIG GAY MEME! Well, what's life without a bit of hyperbole...How old were you when you knew you were gay?I remember being interested in boys as early as 6

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A week or so ago, some ugliness erupted in a forum on which I’ve participated, between two online friends I’ve had for some years. More disturbing, they’ve been friends themselves for some years. I was right in the middle of the whole conversation. In fact, I posted right in the middle of the whole conversation - a desperate call for some moderation that went pretty much ignored. I saw both

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I had the best intentions of posting earlier this week, but it’s been kind of crazy-busy - it's one of those weeks where Boo and I hardly saw each other during waking hours from Monday through Friday. And nothing large is going on, so that makes it more of a struggle as well. So, here’s the lowdown – It’s Spring!Every year in Minnesota, there’s a day in April that you are outside, perhaps

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I really hate it when Blogger gets all temperamental and shit. I finally have a spare mo’ to post or troll-and-comment, and Blogger’s all “Request Timed Out – Repost Your Comment 97 times?” with two buttons – “yes”, and “yes, and please repeat this question”. Also, the fucker won't post my picture this week. Fortunately, I know a workaround or two. Bite me, Blogger.So, St Paddy’s day was

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Well. So, when they say "no travel advised" they actually MEAN "no travel advised". While I was able to scooter to work on Friday, I could see that would be ill-advised today.So, I set out for work this morning, caught my usual bus in front of the house just running 2 minutes late. Got downtown just in time for my transfer to the St Paul express, and it was nowhere to be seen. It eventually

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It's fatigue. I don't know why I decided that boosting my work, classroom, and workout schedule this week would be a good idea. I feel like I've been repeatedly kicked down stairs. The weather, though warmer, isn't really helping. This whole time of year in Minnesota is sort of like a brown-paper-wrapped package. There's the possibility that something really great will come out of it when the

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I hardly ever remember my dreams. I’ve don't know if this is a blessing or a curse – when I do remember them they are often entertaining; on the other hand part of the time, so very not. Most of the time, they are non-linear, elliptical, nonsensical. Forgettable. Every now and then, however, they can be a little poetic. Discarding the less-said-the-better, afraid-to-go-back-to-sleep ones, here’s

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So, Boo and I have been quite the little patrons of the arts this past month. A couple of posts ago, I mentioned some of the things we had coming up, and, if anything, our calendar has been even fuller than I anticipated. Here’s what we saw and what we did, and what I thought. Bear in mind, won’t you, that I’m not exactly a “J” on my Myers-Briggs, and I tend to like a lot more stuff than I don’

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Quail look like this:

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So, a few miscellany - I'll continue the shouts next week. I haven't quite decided how to divide up the rest of you in a logical (to me) fashion. But I'll come up with something.First of all, and just for the record, swimming is the coolest thing ever. I don't know how I went ten years without doing this. Oh, sure, it still hurts some, and aches afterwards; I'm really out of shape! But damn,

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Yay! I joined the YMCA! Yay! I went to the pool for the first time in 10 years! Yay! I can still swim, and I still think it's one of the better zone-outs going. Yay!But....Owowowowowowowowowowowowowoowwowow.So, more blogroll, and it's tasty!Today's edition finds us with the folks who know me best as Randy Wylde. I adopted the second identity several years ago now; must be at least five or six. I

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Well! Big week on the Boo front...Guess who's Minnesota Blog Of The Day? I'm actually very proud, and more than a little jealous! But as Boo has often tended to underrate his writing ability, I'm really happy to see that someone else thinks he's as talented as I do.He sings too! I worked the assistant stage manager gig for One Voice Mixed Chorus this weekend (with whom Boo sings), which I have to

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All right! That's IT! You're not moving from this spot until you have a blog post. POSTED. Not just written, POSTED, too. (Internal grumbling)So...uh. What do you want to write about? Dunno. Must be something. New stuff happens every day, and all that. I mean, you've been thinking about doing that "shout out" post where you go down your blog roll and talk about who's who and why you like them?

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I had M and J up for dinner on Friday – it was really nice to see them both. I mentioned them earlier in my post about the choral tour, and we don’t get to see each other as much as I might like, in part because of my decision not to own a car (I should post about that sometime...) Northfield is outside of MetroTransit’s range, and is served irregularly by Greyhound, so sometimes years go by

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The blogging bug claims another victim! Boo succumbs to blog fever! Further details to be found at latelateantiquity.blogspot.com. My long overdue post - today (maybe), tomorrow fershure.

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In which your host attempts to distract you from his long-overdue posting with a half-assed post involving as little writing as possible. Holidays tire me out. So, while I should be posting my New Year's Resolutions, or my long-fermenting analysis of why I don't really like Brokeback Mountain even though I liked a lot of things about it, or a long-winded recap of the holidays...you get a cute

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Well, seems I've been tagged with a meme. Now who will be tagged next? Who actually reads this that hasn't already been tagged? Ah, the mystery. But hell, I needed the kick in the ass to put aside seasonal bustle and actually get something posted, so....why not?Four jobs you have had in your life: Ughhhh. You want to talk about work? Isn't it enough that we have to do it? I love my job now,

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My freshman year in college sucked like a giant sucking thing that sucks. I’ve referred to it obliquely before, and at some point I may go into more detail. But this post is not about that, it’s about my sophomore year. So here’s a quick summary of year one so we can move on: 1981, still mostly closeted, deeply depressed and occasionally suicidal, continually on the verge of flunking German,

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So, Dad is 70. I’m just today back in Minnesota after a week-long stay in Oregon celebrating my dad’s birthday, which was the 18th, and Thanksgiving. I don’t really know what to say about a guy I’ve known for more than 40 years, for my entire life. Where to even begin? He’s a great dad. We share the same first name. But it often seems I hardly know him. I’ve always been confident that he

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Lots of cooking and eating this week, as I prepare the spread for Dad's birthday party and the Thanksgiving dinner. Here's what's happening ...and two of the recipes in case your chocolate needs are not being met adequately. Because I'm here for ya, baby. Dad’s Birthday Party Mushroom Almond Paté with crackersCheddar, Red Pepper, Horseradish spreadGouda

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I’m pretty well just fascinated by music in general. Isn’t it pretty amazing? I mean, any toddler can wail out a tune, strange and wordless as it may be. All it takes to make music is a voice or an instrument that will resonate, producing sound waves.Almost as quickly as we learn to speak, we learn to recognize our culture’s musical patterns – the sequence of tones, the structure of rhythms, the

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10 Cool things about FallFall Colors: Like a fireworks display for 8 hours a day.Fall Yard: The grass is dormant, the rain is back, the bugs are dead, and the leaves, uh, are pretty. Fall Days: Cooler, crisp days mean you don’t arrive sweaty and rumpled, you can wear something other than pastels (which are hideous on me), and you can wear line-softening sweaters and slacks, which enhance my broad

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Note: This post contains explicit sexual content. It may not be suitable for all readers.I wonder now what I could have said to him, give the impossible chance. What would have made a difference to a sixteen year old boy who wanted to know, and so lonely that boy, I was, so confused and accumulating so many mistakes. I remember the first one. Not the first mistake certainly. But the first

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Sometimes it's hard to write. It's not always writer's block so much, as thinking about the amount of creative "work" to be done that puts me off. I write slowly, and rewrite often, so what seems like a simple project (like a weekly blog entry) gets rapidly out of hand, and devours hours. This week, I opted to play instead.Boo came equipped with good toys (In more ways than one, teehee). In

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I have even less to say than usual - I've been thinking about some ideas, but they're just not cooked yet. I almost threw you some short fiction that I wrote a while ago, and still think is pretty okay, but I couldn't find where it was. The printed copy that is. The electronic copy is on my old Mac IIcx, which, sadly, has a long-dead floppy drive, and has been consigned to the bottom of the coat

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I debated what to write about this week in the wake of Katrina, the burst levees and flooding, and the seemingly interminable delays before aid was provided to the needy. I'm not an overly political guy, because in general, I'm too wishy-washy to have an opinion. My perception is that all politicians are liars and opportunists, and it's strictly a matter of luck if we get one who won't screw us

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Eh, two weeks off from the blogging. Sorry about that. How do you follow up a post on feeling cranky and out of sorts except by wallowing in it for a week or so? That's my story, anyway, and I'm sticking to it. And it's summer, and the livin' is easy. Feeling much better, thank you for asking.So on Saturday, we went to the Fair. The Minnesota State Fair - The Great Minnesota Get Together.

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Apologies, o loyal reader, for the late update this week. I've had a hard time wresting the computer away from Boo, who is apparently determined to plot out his (and mine) genealogy with his usual degree of obsessive attention. Of course, I could always post from work, but that seems tacky, and I do in fact have better things to do. Or at least things that other people value much more highly. So

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MY SISTER wrote:Hi, I'm having a dinner for two of my good friends Friday night. They both arepretty saavy in the kitchen themselves. I need to do most of the preparation Thursday so I can feed them at a decent hour Friday night. Any ideas for a menu that will knock their socks off? Thanks!Love, YOUR SISTERRANDY WYLDE wrote:Hmmmm...I'd probably do this - it's very little cooking, therefore not

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When Boo takes it into his head to do something, prepare to buckle your seatbelt. Boo is my partner, companion, spouse, etc. The origins of the Boo moniker are some 13 years old at this point, and frankly, I forget. The main thing to know about Boo is that when he gets an idea in his head, he becomes a force of nature. Resourceful, frighteningly organized, and borderline obsessive, he will

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You'd think I could get three entries in a blog without resorting to recipes. Of course, you’d also think that a town that is 6 miles from the ocean could produce a community cookbook that has at least a couple of decent seafood recipes in it. You’d think. You’d be, of course, sadly mistaken if the town you are thinking of is Toledo, Oregon, and the blog writer is Randy Wylde.Just a few weeks ago

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I was thinking about Harry the other day. I was visiting my parents, and mom is quite the avid scrapbooker. Flipping through my old photos is always kind of disconcerting – I see the smile on my face or catch a glimmer in my eye and I’m constantly reminded that appearances are deceiving. I have this whole history in hard images in which I’m a happy well-adjusted teen, and all these undocumented

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Hey. Everyone else is doing it. Just be aware that I have nothing of any importance to say. Therefore, most posts here will be me waxing on about my misspent youth, whining about my uncertain future, and tossing around philosophical ideas with no particular expertise and more than a few fumbling crashes. I'll try to include indecent amounts of detail so as to better live up to the title I've

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