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Part Mop. Part Puppet. Part Crazy. The wild and (of course) wooly adventures of a new media junkie working for an old media company.

This is my personal site, where I discuss my homelife with my wife and daughter, politics, the internet, viral market

Recent Posts Tagged With 'ficlet'

  • Weekend Weigh-in

    Posted on Monday June 2nd, 2008 at 13:25 in , fitness, non sequitur

    Saturday we’ll fly from Atlanta to Maui for 10 days of paradise. In the 10 days leading up to vacation, I’ve been trying to put in the last-minute cardio/push-ups/sit-ups. Here’s the...

  • Ficlet Friday: Mellow Yellow

    Posted on Friday May 23rd, 2008 at 10:09 in , ficlet, friday, Rant

    Today’s Ficlet Friday: Mellow Yellow Things are not as rosy as they outwardly appear. Mello Yello isn’t tasty or quick or good. Mellow Yellow isn’t a smoked banana peel. Mellow Yello...

  • Ficlet Friday: Clyde Corrigan

    Posted on Friday May 9th, 2008 at 12:25 in , friday, non sequitur

    Today’s Friday Ficlet, Clyde Corrigan, is my own little attempt at historical fiction. Here’s some background on the real Douglas (Clyde) “Wrong Way” Corrigan. Initially I had ...

  • Ficlet Friday

    Posted on Friday May 2nd, 2008 at 14:36 in , friday, non sequitur

    Inspiration is a beautiful thing. Witness “She And Him” inspired by She And Him (Zooey Deschanel’s musical project) and their song, “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?” why do ...

  • Ficlet Friday

    Posted on Friday April 25th, 2008 at 10:25 in , ficlet, friday

    Today’s Ficlet for Ficlet Friday, “The End”, came to me in a fit of creativity late last Saturday morning. Sitting at the kitchen table eating a late breakfast my mind flashed to cer...

  • Ficlet Friday

    Posted on Friday April 4th, 2008 at 12:42 in , ficlet, friday, non sequitur, Rant, rave

    The first Ficlet Friday that went well enough last week so this week’s entry, Shelter, is a welcome addition. I started with a scene and a definite linear timeline but getting there was more ted...

  • Ficlet Friday

    Posted on Friday March 28th, 2008 at 09:48 in , ficlet, friday

    So the response to my first ficlet effort yesterday - titled “No More Friday Nights” - was really positive. I had a ton of fun being in the moment, writing a self-contained narrative and ...

  • Damning the Dentist

    Posted on Thursday March 27th, 2008 at 13:45 in , ficlet, lost, parenting, raelyn, Rant

    So yesterday Jenn & I left work early with the best of intentions: take Raelyn to her Dental check-up, do some grocery shopping and get home early enough to cook dinner, get the kids to bed and w...