Archive for February, 2004

Stiletto Style

Wednesday, February 18th, 2004

Walking out of class today, I was surprised by a funny clicking sound. It was like a very small horse – click click … click click.
It was a girl (she had been in the row in front of me in class) wearing stiletto knee-high leather boots. Above the leather boots were striped nylons, [...]

Please don\’t climb the deadly mountains. Thanks.

Monday, February 16th, 2004

The tiny adventurer in me wants to climb a mountain. Not only that, but he wants to climb a mountain no one has ever climbed before.
And also, he wants to get horribly injured on the way down. Then, after being separated from his climbing partner, he wants to crawl for days, dragging his near-dead body [...]

Cruise Blues

Sunday, February 15th, 2004

I am 0% on a cruise right now.
Not so for my mom and brother. They called me from the deck of the Paradise to inform me about its ten decks and free drinks.
Ten decks? That\’s like a floating parking garage. Or a floating any-other-kind-of-building.
Free drinks? My brother is eleven; what does he [...]

The cool killer

Saturday, February 14th, 2004

A few warm days (20 degrees) in February will do some interesting things to the rooftops. And by interesting I mean deadly.
There are some icicles out there that are man-sized. The word icicle doesn\’t do them justice – it makes them sound small and cuddly.
No! They are not cuddly, man! They are big, frozen [...]

Jewish Schwarzenegger: Unstoppable?

Friday, February 13th, 2004

Last week I was listening to a story on NPR about male menopause. Apparently, as men age, their testosterone levels drop, making them less energetic and less sexually active. One of the people interviewed for the story was Dr. Alan Mintz, the founder of a company that does hormone replacement for men who believe they\’re [...]

Perfunctory opening post.

Friday, February 13th, 2004

If I did, it would be something like:
1) Todav’a no hay mucho tiempo para poner links. Hay que arreglar la carpa, ponerla bonita y esas cosas. DespuŽs ser‡ otra cosa ni–os y ni–as.Por ahora alguna cosilla para pasar el rato. Buen Finde!
2) Welcome to Ruddy Inc., your one-stop shop for all the Ruddy Ruddy-related [...]