The Severed Cortex

I may have shirked my writing duties, but I didn't shirk my hanging out with Robert duties. Since we last left, Robert and I have seen a couple of movies (Mall Cop - meh; and Sharks - cool, but short). It took us two shots to see Sharks at the IMAX. T… more »

Yes, you read that correctly. This time it is for a good cause though. In order to raise money, and awareness, The Prarie Center Against Sexual Assault (is there somebody for sexual assault?) has their 3rd annual Walk A Mile In Her Shoes March April 1… more »

Before I'm finally to the point where more than 98% of my junk has been unpacked and properly stowed. I need to find a bar, but that's pretty low on the priority list. Rest assured, I can keep the liquor safe until then. I also need to find a coupl… more »

If we knew up front that it would be possible to close the sale of our home one day and close the purchase of a new home the next, we would have never moved our stuff the way we did. We really expected to be 'homeless' for a couple of weeks. Homeless i… more »

My good friend John sent me this picture and asked if I 'missed this crap'. The answer is a resounding no. (That's John with his back to the camera.) Think for a second that working on the river is not dangerous? These guys are chipping ice on a 4 fo… more »

Although you'd expect to see a lot more Doritos and Hot Pockets. Yes, I know. He who is without sin cast the first stone. Ha, ha. I said stone. more »

I had to dig through the crates to find out what the last thing we did with Robert (and I wrote about) might have been. Other than the two year anniversary, the last thing I wrote about was the air show at Scott Air Force base. That was a long time ago… more »

Someone said it was a buyers market. As it turned out, we had planned ahead and scheduled a day of house hunting the Saturday following Thanksgiving. Even without a contract on the house, we felt like it was time to actually walk into a few houses an… more »

We have way too much crap. How did we acquire so much crap? Don't ask me. I have no idea. In most cases people who move call a full service moving company to pack, load, move, and unload their collection of poop. We didn't have that luxury. What… more »

Why did I hold out for the extra couple thousand bucks? Why did I put my wife through the added stress for a measly couple thousand dollars? Because I've seen the buying and selling of a house movie a couple of times now. Step 1. Buyer gets inspector… more »