Entries from December 2005

December 27, 2005

I’ve got nothing to say, but it’s ok…

Because I’m going to Grayton Beach (loaded with UVs and the sound of waves), my favorite winter destination, tomorrow thru the beginning of the new year. Black Santa who is quite worn out by his peragrational activity of late may be taking the trip also.
Happy New Year to one and all. Sorry I’m [...]

December 24, 2005

These are a few of my favorite things..

2005 was not a great year for the Hutcheson family - at least health-wise. But, as sad as it seems, we’re not the center of the universe, and there were a lot of wonderful things in 2005 that enriched my life greatly…
Huck’s post ‘My Artificial Drug Dependency‘ limning the battle between creativity and conformity [...]

December 22, 2005

inch by inch, minute by minute, the days will be getting longer..

Is anybody loanin’
A little serotonin?
Anybody else got a dab or a full-tilt boogie S.A.D. thang going on?
It always hits in late November. By March, it’s like it never happened. But, in between it just seems so damn overwhelming.
Here’s to longer longer days…

December 19, 2005

This never would have happened in the old Davis-Kidd..

well, maybe it would’ve, but I’m aggravated enough with the ‘new’ location that I’m willing to blame the event I’m about to describe, the avian flu and the recent collapse of Ashlee Simpson on the tragic move of Davis-Kidd to the Green Hill Mall.
Like a moth in need of a 12-step light addiction program, I [...]

December 18, 2005

Plot summary of Brokeback Mountain

It’s about fly fishing.
ht: WPLN’s Wait Wait, don’t tell me

December 17, 2005

Black Santa throws down the java and flirts with a few bloggers

Black Santa apparently feeling the need to perform a public service announcement about washing up after recycling a latte at Portland Brew.

Black Santa hoping that everyone would leave so he could have some alone time with Big Bad Ivy, - ‘It felt GOOOOOD to be held by a real woman’- after crashing the Rutherford County [...]

December 17, 2005

Stick THIS on your courthouse lawn

Soon after the seasonal debates about decking the public halls with images of the baby Jesus and wise men and the mangy menagerie have faded into the pangs of the new year, the grating society of the religious right will be dickering the demarcation of the decalogue (aka The 10 Commandments) as it pertains to [...]

December 16, 2005

It’s a family affair: The Family Stone

We had the pleasure of viewing ‘The Family Stone’ tonight. Sometimes when a movie is loaded with stars, you can see the seams where the writers were wedging each star’s role proportionally. In this flick, the Stones keep rolling out and despite the Q-factor wattage of the slyly named family, the movie is [...]

December 15, 2005

Bloggers who need bloggers are the luckiest people…

Or maybe I should say bloggers who eat with bloggers are pretty lucky. Today was dine or drink coffee with a blogger day for me and apparently, Aunt B.
As explained in Michael’s blog (bigorangemichael), today was the day I collected on my Vanderbilt over UT wager from Michael. Michael might think I will return [...]

December 15, 2005

Black Santa visits the job

Black Santa is excited about visiting such an important government building.

Black Santa happy to see a government employee working diligently for the taxpayers of Tennessee.

Black Santa visits an older a veteran state employee. She is crying tears of joy after Black Santa explains the new Medicare drug plan.

This young man upset after hearing [...]

December 14, 2005

Rebuilding the mansions of New Orleans - no soup for the rest of you poor bastards..

As noted in The Quiet Life, Bush talked big, broad and bold when the spotlights were on in New Orleans, but when the water and media floods receded, only FEMA’s follies continue. In THIS story in the NY Times:
The Small Business Administration, which runs the federal government’s main disaster recovery program for both businesses [...]

December 14, 2005

Yea verily, Mark Albertini is running for Governor

Thanks to Rep. Stacey ‘run-on’ Campfield, we learned today that a man by the name of Mark Albertini is a Republican candidate for governor.
As one who is constantly striving for fair play and comity between the Dems and the GOPers, I decided to peruse Mr. Albertini’s website in the hope that I could learn more [...]

December 13, 2005

Black Santa drops in on the CAC Block Grant meeting

The Salemtown CAC Block Grant committee is a distinguished group of Salemtown home and property owners whose purpose is to determine how our $200,000 grant award should be spent in Salemtown. Needless to say, Black Santa and the author of this blog are not on the committee, but we are considered official attendees.
Black Santa [...]

December 13, 2005

My favorite Christmas Holiday Joke

You’ve probably seen this one floating around in email-land, but just in case not..I wanted to share:
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FROM: Pauline Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees
DATE: 3rd November 2005
RE: Christmas Party
I’m happy to inform you that the company Christmas Party will take
place on December 23rd, starting at noon in the private function
room at the Grill House. There [...]

December 12, 2005

Dems say clean up the House - without delay..

It’s a Christmas holiday miracle. Members of my party have decided to do something positive rather than snipe and moan (maybe it’s the polls that say that the peeps trust the Dems roughly the same as they trust ‘W’ - yikes, but at least the peeps have the sense to hold Cheney in roughly [...]

December 11, 2005

Black Santa IN the HOUSE

Well, of course we let Black Santa in the house..

Black Santa surveys the not-quite-ready-for-prime-Christmas decorations with a slight sigh..

Black Santa clearly shaken over the rampant commercialism of the Christmas season

After showing Black Santa my blog, he begin to channel Mr. T - “Apparently ANY FOOL can have a blog”.

December 11, 2005

Will the Hutchesons heed the call of black Santa?

The H’s and Sparky all snug in their beds..
when the voice of black Santa permeated their heads
do not be afraid my friends, do not be scared witless,
I’m not a scientologist or a Jehovah’s witness,
I bring you cheer from my side of the pole,
I’m a lot like the fat white guy, but with a whole lot [...]

December 11, 2005

Do you hear what I hear…Black Santa!

Amidst sleighbells, car horns, trampled shoppers needing mylanta..
who should appear but dear old black santa…
with a voice that could be confused with literally no other..
he appeared on our sidewalk - ‘can I come in my brother?’…

December 10, 2005

el principal estúpido es un knucklehead or, you mean it’s not casual language Friday?

Bi-lingual student in Kansas City suspended for speaking Spanish between classes. No doubt, the young people of today are going to the perros.

December 9, 2005

I see washed up rock stars or Rock and Roll part 6th sense

Gary Glitter admitted he had an 11 year old girl in bed in an interview from prison in Viet Nam where he is under arrest for engaging in obscene acts with a child. Glitter claims that the girl was seeing ghosts and was seeking shelter from the poltergeist in his bed.
What Mr. Glitter was [...]