The Severed Cortex

I haven't hung out with Robert in a couple weeks so we agreed to meet up on Sunday afternoon. I gave him the choice of going to see Evan Almighty, Fantastic 4, or going bowling. He chose bowling and I headed over to Riverboat Lanes (which according to… more »

You're a paid writer and you don't have an idea for a column this week, what do you do? You compile a top 10 list, or in this case a top 100 list. That's what passes for journalism in this day and age. I'll bet in the old days this was what you had to… more »

I made it to Wave 74. more »

Despite the fact that it rained heavily on Saturday, and parts of Sunday too, my neighbor mowed his grass (and bagged it) on Sunday evening. Now that it's Wednesday and it's rained every day since then it sort of looks like he may have had the right ide… more »

One of the reasons that guys like to play fantasy sports is because it gives them a venue to smack talk each other. I don't like to lose and I'm a bad winner when I do win. What can I say. I'm evil. I try to be funny about it, but when you're on the… more »

I heard local resident Billy Donovan called an hour before the game to tell the Miracle staff that he would not throw out the first pitch. more »

I always liked how he cocked his arm back and forth rhythmically while he looked in for the sign. Plus, of course, the mustache. At one time he was one of the best closers in the game and at 38 years old you'd think he'd still be able to pitch. Well,… more »

I still want to pummel them. more »

I didn't know what a zoophiliac was, although I guess I could have applied some Latin logic and figured it out. You'd think if I saw the words child molester in the same sentence I could infer that it couldn't be something good, but, lo and behold, I l… more »

Ever since Elliott Smith killed himself, there's been sort of a void of songwriting genius in my music catalog. While there are a lot of really good songwriters out there, there's just something about the music of Elliott Smith that separates it from ev… more »

We've been going here since they opened and all they had for food was a cheese plate. It was a very good cheese plate in fairness. Nancy met some of her friends here last week and I hung out with them for the appetizer portion. I had the soup flight (… more »

Holy freakin' crap!! Pickled pigs lips?! I didn't even know pigs had lips, although I guess I shouldn't just assume they meant mouth lips. I often wonder how something like this ends up as a food. I'm sure the Brits or the Scots have something to d… more »

I'm a week behind on this posting about our latest time together. The time before, on the way home, Robert mentioned that his bicycle had a flat tire. I told him we'd fix it the next time we hung out ... which was last Saturday. I picked him up arou… more »

I don't like this one near as much as Friend and Foe. It's similar in many respects, but as far as I'm concerned it's just not as good. Now I'm left wondering whether I would have even given Friend and Foe a listen had I bought this one first ... inste… more »

It was fun while it lasted. A couple of times late in the game I thought State might turn the corner and drop a bunch of runs on Louisville. It never happened. Louisville just had too much fire in their bats. There's always next year. more »

Last week the garbageman failed to empty a garbage can completely. With the recent heat wave, you can imagine the smell. It was already really bad when we set it out last week too. This week it's somewhat akin to a rotting corpse. So, when I went to… more »

Robert called me today to wish me a Happy Fathers Day. more »

For approximately 30 minutes yesterday, my lawn was shorter than his. I actually worked out there a bunch getting the driveway power washed, the bushes trimmed, and the deck cleaned up from last week's gas grill incident. I guess I'm actually the crazy… more »

Sometimes I like to hear the phrase 'six run sixth innning'. Today was not one of those days. Louisville, who State will play next, can really hit the ball well so it looks like it might be two and out for the Bulldogs. Oh well, it was fun while it la… more »

MLB wouldn't have near the fan base it has without fantasy baseball. For some people, it's the only way that they can bear the grueling 23 week regular season. And now MLB wants to snatch that fun away because someone might be making a buck off the gam… more »

I drink a fair amount of Rolling Rock. It's not because I think Rolling Rock is a great beer because it's not. For me, it does quench my thirst after mowing the lawn in the dead of summer. Thirst quenching though it may be, I drink it because it's usu… more »

Seems strange for a team to let go of a Hall of Famer like Eddie Murray, but good for St. Louisan Billy Mueller. more »

Three years, $500 million per year. This is probably the worst best thing that could happen to us. The Maricopa business is different in a lot of ways and we have our work cut out for us to get a 9/1 implementation. It also gives us tons of clout for… more »

You know my E.L.O. stance so it's no stretch to find out that I'm a fan of a Jeff Lynne project. However, hearing that Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, George Harrison, and Roy Orbison smoked pot has turned my world upside down. Simply shocking. It's really hard… more »

Spay and neuter your pets. more »

I learned through anonymous sources this morning that my neighbor was painting his deck. Many of you have heard the story of how he spruced up his deck last time. I had hopes that we would get to see an encore performance this summer and today was Open… more »

I can't be 100% certain, but it does appear that my neighbor's grass has been mowed. Perhaps I'm jumping the gun with a post here. What I do know is that he was chipping golf balls in the back yard last night. He seems like the kind of guy that would… more »

From: Powers, Steve Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 9:38 AM To: Schultz, Nancy A.; Dolinar, Steven J. Cc: Moore, James A (Drew) Subject: The Last Dragon Below is a link to The Last Dragon website. This is a must see movie. http://www.fast-rewind… more »

13,000+ people at Dudy Noble field. I'll bet that was one kick ass party. When I attended games back in the early 80's (Rafael Palmeiro, Will Clark, Jeff Brantley, Bobby Thigpen, etc.), everyone would barbecue out behind the left field fence. Sometime… more »

Today they will face a pitcher the Cardinals drafted in the 2nd round of the amateur draft on Thursday. more »

Mojo's is where I bought my last guitar. ('59 Burst finish and the craftsmanship is incredible). When I walked out of the store with it (and a Vox 120VT amp that I traded my Vox 60VT for), Mr. Mojo said, "There goes the best guitar in the store". It's… more »

When I read that the victim's name was Tony Dancer, this popped into my head. more »

I'm way behind on recently purchased music so here's a couple of short ones. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True. What can you say about this one that hasn't already been said. Elvis is backed by Clover (basically these guys) and while that is certainly… more »

I don't ask for much in a candidate. Hillary Clinton saying she turned to God is faker than a lazy afternoon stroll through a Baghdad market by John McCain. more »

Robert and I went to see Shrek the Third last Saturday. He got Cookie Dough Bites and Sprite and I got popcorn with "buttery topping" and a bottled water. I paid for the popcorn in so many ways. First, I got one of those hulls spot welded to the back… more »

Today my parents celebrate their 43rd wedding anniversary. Pretty impressive don't you think? In case you wondered, I did get a card for them. more »

Perhaps a trip to Omaha is in the works? Ah ... poor FSU. more »

There are several people at work who have varied taste in music. One of those is everyone's friend Nancy who loves punk music. For years I assumed that she grew up in the city, but several months ago I found out she actually grew up in Washington, MO.… more »

I like Lou Pinella. I really do, but I'll bet Cub fans wish Dusty was back. After Saturday's fight between battery mates Michael Barrett and Carlos Zambrano, another distraction is not what the Cubs needed. Unless, of course you believe like I do that… more »

Well, it had been five days since it was mowed last. I even mowed mine today. more »

I interviewed at A.G. just a couple of weeks ago. Had I actually gotten the job and taken it, I would be sweating bricks right about now. more »

The one in St. Charles, which we go to on occasion for lunch, is just not the same as the one in North County. more »

Today is my mother's 64th birthday. I'm sure Nancy will post something about me not buying her a card and that I'm a loser son. more »

Not that anyone is paying attention, but May 2007 was the first time that I was able to truly post something every single day; which was the original goal of this whole thing for me. Granted the end of the month was pretty lame, but we were working on t… more »