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  • Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight

    Number of comments: 14
    Buddha’s going under. Not under under, just underground (private) for a while. Or perhaps forever. I honestly don’t know.

    For some time now, I’ve had little interest in writing here. I suspect this cyclical tendency by bloggers to want to write and then not want to write is natural. [...]
    Posted: September 03, 2009, 4:34pm EDT
    by John
  • I Heart Mr. Twain

    Number of comments: 10
    On Fathers

    When I was fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could barely stand him. But by the time I was twenty-one, I was surprised at how much the old man had learned.


    On Consultants

    Adam was not alone in the Garden of Eden. Eve [...]
    Posted: August 13, 2009, 2:05pm EDT
    by John
  • I'm Not Home Right Now

    Posted: August 04, 2009, 9:03pm EDT
    by John
  • No Country For Old Dogs

    Number of comments: 15
    This post is not about Michael Vick.

    There has been a lot of public opinion circulating about Michael Vick and whether he deserves to play football again. We don't know yet whether he'll even get the chance, depending on the NFL commissioner's decision. But don't be surprised if Vick' [...]
    Posted: July 24, 2009, 10:11am EDT
    by John
  • Should I Stay or Should I Go

    Number of comments: 19
    If I go there will be trouble
    And if I stay it will be double
    So come on and let me know…

    DA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA.

    Dave’s post from yesterday really struck a chord with me, because more and more, especially lately, I’ve [...]
    Posted: July 16, 2009, 9:30pm EDT
    by John
  • Change Jar

    Number of comments: 17
    I keep a change jar on my desk at home and throw all my pocket change in it. It’s a 2 qt. (?) jar and it usually takes a year or so to fill it up, at which point I haul it over to Kroger’s Coinstar machine, pony up the [...]
    Posted: July 09, 2009, 4:30pm EDT
    by John
  • Buddha Turns Two

    Number of comments: 21

    Thank you for your friendship.

    Have a safe and happy Fourth. : )

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    Posted: July 03, 2009, 1:59pm EDT
    by John
  • Choose a New Meaning

    Number of comments: 9
    I've had a Tony Robbins CD in my car for about three months now (selected disks from his Get The Edge series). I'm listening, everywhere I go, all the time. I have to say, it's served me well, and I want to share an important bit of it here [...]
    Posted: July 01, 2009, 9:21pm EDT
    by John
  • There Was A Time When Commercials Made Even Less Sense Than Usual

    Number of comments: 10
    There was a time when men rode jackhammers. There was a time when men wore black. Or brown. Or pink. There was a time when men discovered stuff like the wheel, and got eaten by the T Rex. There was a time when men couldn't find their keys. There was' [...]
    Posted: June 30, 2009, 9:25pm EDT
    by John
  • Brain to Penis: Can't We Just Get Along?

    Number of comments: 17
    Last night, as I returned to my car from a couple of hours at my favorite local watering hole, I was met by two guys in the Lexis Nexis parking lot (where I parked) that were sort of meandering around my car. As I got closer, one of them spoke.[...]
    Posted: June 27, 2009, 1:04am EDT
    by John
  • Plowed Under

    Number of comments: 14
    Start on that dreaded opthalmology template • balance checkbook • wash bedding • buy FOOD • website maintenance • get haircut • work out • buy gifts • clean car • more website maintenance • check on friends • visit family • buy new area rug • call financial advisor [...]
    Posted: June 18, 2009, 8:36pm EDT
    by John
  • Send Lawyers, Guns, and Money

    Number of comments: 19
    Well, not really. These aren't the sort of people who sue. They get sued.

    Well, not really. There was a Jim Jones Snow Cone machine. It's much easier to convince people to have a snow cone than to get shot in the face.

    Well, not really. Our hosts [...]
    Posted: June 15, 2009, 5:19am EDT
    by John
  • DAMN These Rosemary Crackers Are Good

    Number of comments: 12
    I'm not even kidding you. They were sent to my mail hole by somebody awesome in honor of my 47th trip around the sun. Get some.

    ' [...]
    Posted: June 08, 2009, 1:34pm EDT
    by John
  • Hell Freezes Over - The Dalton

    Number of comments: 13
    I don’t watch a ton of TV and I’ve never been a fan of “reality” TV, with one or two exceptions. Deadliest Catch has always been fascinating to me because it profiles an obscure and dangerous profession. I think I’m going to like the new season of the History Channel’s [...]
    Posted: June 04, 2009, 11:23am EDT
    by John
  • Give More Than You Take

    Number of comments: 8
    My summer has been escorted in by an untimely cold which has RUINED MY ENTIRE LIFE made life inconvenient and miserable since last Friday. It was a perfect weekend for Operation Lay In The Sun By The Pool, preempted by walls, unrelenting sinus pressure, snot, and food with no taste. [...]
    Posted: June 02, 2009, 1:31pm EDT
    by John
  • He Said, She Heard

    Number of comments: 14
    In the past five years, I’ve had quite a few dating …interviews. That first meeting with somebody new, whereby general information is exchanged and analyzed as to whether the other person is qualified to fill the position of Significant Other.

    I’ve failed a bunch of these for various reasons. [...]
    Posted: May 27, 2009, 2:16pm EDT
    by John
  • Nancy

    Number of comments: 9
    Before Avril Lavigne, Fiona Apple, and Courtney Love; before Pat Benatar, Joan Jett, and The Bangles; before Lita Ford, Alanis Morissette and Sheryl Crow, came the baddest bitch ever to sling an ax.

    Heart at the Charlottesville Pavilion, May 20, 2009.

    Photo courtesy [...]
    Posted: May 23, 2009, 1:11pm EDT
    by John
  • Hi

    Number of comments: 5
    Whatcha doin'? Where's that string? Got any of those chewy things I like? I gotta even those corners up on your couch, they're not quite shredded evenly. Is it fresh litter night?! Can you open the bedroom window? I'm sleepy. I'm going somewhere now.

    ' [...]
    Posted: May 21, 2009, 9:04pm EDT
    by John
  • Tattered

    Number of comments: 18
    I've had this shirt for 17 years. I remember the day I got it. It was Media Day at Kings Dominion. I was the morning man at B101.5 in Fredericksburg. The station sent me and my news person, Susan Garrett, to cover the event and have some fun. The' [...]
    Posted: May 17, 2009, 6:21pm EDT
    by John
  • Weekend Movies: The Wrestler

    Number of comments: 10
    Two Enthusiastic Thumbs Up!(except the end is rather predictable)
    — Buddha On The Road
    There is a great documentary called Beyond the Mat. In it, some of the men profiled, for whom pro wrestling has been their livelihood for decades, are rather pitiful characters. Some are destitute, drug addicted, [...]
    Posted: May 10, 2009, 10:10pm EDT
    by John
  • Mom, This is Nurse Sunshine ...Nurse Sunshine, This is My Mom

    Number of comments: 17
    Every time I see my Mom and we stumble upon the subject of my personal life, a familiar comment may be heard. "We need a nurse," she'll say, smiling, wink wink, nudge nudge …"need a nurse in the family."

    To appreciate the weight of this comment, you need only' [...]
    Posted: May 05, 2009, 3:17pm EDT
    by John
  • Everything That CAN Be Invented, HAS Been Invented

    Number of comments: 10
    Last night as I was reading The Hook (one of Charlottesville’s newspapers), I came across Penelope Trunk’s The Brazen Careerist. Her column is published every week in The Hook, and this week’s topic was entitled, “Web Reality – You Won’t Make Money From Your Blog.”

    I’ve [...]
    Posted: May 04, 2009, 2:34pm EDT
    by John
  • Weekend Movies: Mask

    Number of comments: 7
    So I was channel surfing this afternoon, looking for something to further mush my brain while in a relaxing state of collapse on my bed. I decided on Mask, which I hadn't seen in a long while. While watching, it occurred to me that I couldn't recall ever seeing an [...]
    Posted: May 03, 2009, 12:03am EDT
    by John
  • Top 10 Reasons Blogging is Dead in 2009

    Number of comments: 20
    10. That bitch Facebook is all like, “Look at ME! I’m eating ice cream! Look at ME! I’m buying concert tickets! Look at ME! I’m getting on a bus!"

    9. Blogging is so 20 minutes ago. Very much like the phrase “so 20 minutes ago” itself.

    8. What" [...]
    Posted: April 01, 2009, 3:36pm EDT
    by John
  • Pick Me

    Number of comments: 5
    Even if you're not a football fan, you can't help but marvel at this level of skill. Too bad we don't see more of this razzle dazzle in actual games. We probably would, if it weren't for men on the opposing team trying to rip the lips off these guys [...]
    Posted: March 27, 2009, 10:05am EDT
    by John
  • Blowfish Bygones

    Number of comments: 13
    I was never a fan of Hootie and the Blowfish. Ever. I spent a good part of the 90s playing them on the radio every 14 seconds.

    Nashville recording artist Darius Rucker, however, won himself a new fan with his performance last night at the Paramount.
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    Posted: March 20, 2009, 6:49am EDT
    by John
  • You Think YOU Have Issues?

    Number of comments: 8
    Demented. Hilarious. Brilliant.



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    Posted: March 15, 2009, 9:40pm EDT
    by John
  • Had It Not Been For the Hot Chicks, the Whole House Would Have Exploded in One Big Douche Bomb

    Number of comments: 19
    I was invited to a birthday party Friday night. Actually, I was invited to THE birthday party Friday night. It was my friend Darren’s birthday, and his lovely wife Wistar threw him a party themed after his favorite eye candy website, Hot Chicks With Douchebags.

    Now, before [...]
    Posted: March 14, 2009, 7:19pm EDT
    by John
  • Noise

    Number of comments: 22
    New people just moved in the apartment directly above me. A young married couple; graduate students. Nice young couple. And loud.

    They don’t seem to realize they’re being loud. They don’t play music loud or things of that nature. It just seems that their natural course of, well, living, [...]
    Posted: March 10, 2009, 4:03pm EDT
    by John
  • No One In the State Dept. Knows the Russian Word For "Reset?" ...Seriously?

    Number of comments: 4
    Hillary: I would like to present you with a little gift that represents what President Obama and Vice President Biden and I have been saying and that is — we want to reset our relationship and so we will do it together.

    [presenting Lavrov with a palm-sized yellow box [...]
    Posted: March 06, 2009, 10:17pm EST
    by John
  • Gods and Rabble

    Number of comments: 6
    An interesting thing happened this past week. A virtual reunion of sorts occurred, as Facebook seemed to go viral among dozens of my high school friends and acquaintances. Virtually all online Broadway High School alumni, mainly classes '79-'82, were caught in the dragnet. It was a happy coincidence.

    I [...]
    Posted: February 23, 2009, 4:42pm EST
    by John
  • When Movies Meet Their Makers

    Number of comments: 11
    Dear God, whose name I do not know.
    Thank you for my life.
    I forgot how big…
    Thank you.
    Thank you for my…

    — Joe Versus The Volcano

    Two little mice fell in a bucket of cream. The first mouse quickly gave up and [...]
    Posted: February 18, 2009, 3:29pm EST
    by John
  • Deferring to People Infinitely Cooler Than Me

    Number of comments: 7
    Visit WistarPretty much everything you never knew you needed to know at my friend Wistar’s place — in one post. Leave her your gratuities, please.


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    Posted: February 11, 2009, 12:35pm EST
    by John
  • A Big Warm Sun

    Number of comments: 16
    Sending some most welcome warmth (65° here today) to my still frozen friends in the north.

    Warm enough to air dry after a workout.

    Unrelated, but I had to show you this. Yes, that's a normal size place setting. [...]
    Posted: February 07, 2009, 5:04pm EST
    by John
  • Dating 501 - Some People Call It Hell, I Call It Hades

    Number of comments: 19
    When I peruse my blog stats, the Dating category seems to be a magnet for newcomers to Buddha. I haven’t uttered a word about dating since July of last year. The irony here is; I’ve dated more in the past five months than the previous four years combined.

    I [...]
    Posted: February 04, 2009, 11:13am EST
    by John
  • Happy Birthday Jackson Pollock

    Number of comments: 11
    I see from my first Google search today that it's Jackson Pollock's birthday. I love Pollock. If you love Pollock, in honor of his birthday, you should go try your hand at creating your own Pollock today. Here's mine.

    I don't think anyone will [...]
    Posted: January 28, 2009, 10:38am EST
    by John
  • On Stuff

    Number of comments: 16
    On Objectivity:

    I was talking to a friend the other night and she said, “it’s so hard to talk about yourself objectively.”

    I’ve thought about this.

    The problem with objectivity with regard to ourselves is that “objectivity” implies that someone else’s opinion about us carries more weight [...]
    Posted: January 23, 2009, 1:16pm EST
    by John
  • Season 5 Episode Guide

    Number of comments: 6

    Episode 2
    New mysterious villains seeking out Oceanic Six to kill, kill, KILL! New mysterious villains hunting down island survivors to kill, kill, KILL!

    Episode 3
    Same mini storyline every 108 minutes. Push the reset button.

    Episode 4
    The ever dualistic and omnipresent [...]
    Posted: January 22, 2009, 1:23pm EST
    by John
  • O YES

    Number of comments: 12
    Yesterday was probably the best day we’ve had collectively, as a country, in many years. We all watched.

    I watched streaming video from my desk at work, eating a Hot Pocket. I should have at least enjoyed the moment with having something good delivered.

    This morning, I got [...]
    Posted: January 21, 2009, 10:34am EST
    by John
  • Halfway House

    Number of comments: 25
    So I’m shopping for a house. Well, if halfhearted efforts count, that is. If I lived anywhere else, I’d probably be more enthusiastic.

    Yeah, I know about the interest rates. Yeah, I know about the “great” buyer’s market.

    Here’s some other stuff I know.[...]
    Posted: January 14, 2009, 4:13pm EST
    by John
  • My Misspent Youth Continues

    Number of comments: 19
    Hey.

    What's up.

    I've been wanting to write for a while now, but nothing has come to me. I guess you could say I'm unmotivated. I think it has to do with fundamental changes in myself. Do you ever feel yourself changing? Your life...shifting? Some things that used' [...]
    Posted: January 11, 2009, 8:16pm EST
    by John
  • My Thanksgiving

    Number of comments: 36


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    Posted: November 24, 2008, 4:47pm EST
    by John
  • Pointless, Random Thoughts

    Number of comments: 27
    1. Yeah, I know, I suck. I’m a sucky blogger. I post nearly every day for a bit, then I disappear for three weeks. The past few weeks have been extraordinarily busy, but all the activities I’ve been involved with are either not blogworthy, or are too private to blog [...]
    Posted: November 06, 2008, 11:36am EST
    by John
  • Virtuoso

    Number of comments: 18
    I’ve loved Billy McLaughlin ever since I first saw him play Helm's Place in the 90s. Considering his personal journey, to call him a virtuoso is an enormous understatement. He was a virtuoso before.

    In 2001, he was diagnosed with Focal Dystonia,' [...]
    Posted: October 21, 2008, 1:03pm EDT
    by John
  • 999

    Posted: October 20, 2008, 12:21pm EDT
    by John
  • Rocket Man

    Number of comments: 18
    Friday night at JPJ

    Madman Across the Water ~ Tiny Dancer ~ Levon ~
    Goodbye Yellow Brick Road ~ Sacrifice ~ Daniel ~
    Sad Songs (Say So Much) ~ Candle in the Wind ~ Bitch is Back ~ Rocket Man ~ Bennie and the Jets ~ Philadephia Freedom [...]
    Posted: October 17, 2008, 11:58pm EDT
    by John
  • If the Plate is Licked, You Must Convict

    Number of comments: 19
    Tonight, and for the second week in a row, I had the pleasure of being one of the judges in Charlottesville's Top Amateur Chef Cook-Off. That's right, friends. Now, in addition to pretending to know stuff about websites, lawn mowers, hybrid grasses, oceanography, surfing, truck driving, and crocheting beautiful [...]
    Posted: October 15, 2008, 10:34pm EDT
    by John
  • Did You Know...

    Number of comments: 4
    Ray: D'you know that the human head weighs 8 pounds?

    Jerry: Did you know that Troy Aikman, in only six years, has passed for 16,303 yards?

    Ray: D'you know that bees and dogs can smell fear?

    Jerry: Did you know that the career record for hits is [...]
    Posted: October 15, 2008, 2:09pm EDT
    by John
  • Hey, I'm Down with Anything That has Penguins

    Number of comments: 12
    I love this mashup of these old tunes. Though the concept of mixing pop songs is about as original as barbed wire around the bicep, I thought this arrangement was particularly clever. Who would have EVER thought to dig up Bread's "Everything I Own" - I had to Google it' [...]
    Posted: October 13, 2008, 9:02pm EDT
    by John
  • Random Monday Stuff

    Number of comments: 12
    Last week, I heard “Thinking Out Loud” for the first time and I was totally blown away by this chick. Part Lita Ford, part Melissa Etheridge, part Kelly Clarkson, 21-year-old Lesley Roy has got it goin’ on. Check her out on MySpace.

    How is [...]
    Posted: October 13, 2008, 1:26pm EDT
    by John
  • It's 11:00...Do You Know Where Satan Is?

    Number of comments: 9
    While doing stuff around the house this evening, I started paying attention to the movie on TV, End of Days with Arnold Schwarzenegger, which I had never bothered to watch before.

    [SCENE]

    A priest is vehemently explaining to non-believing Arnold and the girl he is protecting (the unwitting [...]
    Posted: October 12, 2008, 12:00am EDT
    by John
  • Welcome To The Suck

    Number of comments: 14
    There are days and nights when time draws out like a blade.

    Like now.

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    Posted: October 10, 2008, 4:13am EDT
    by John
  • Else If

    Number of comments: 19
    Hey Peeps,

    What have I been doing? This:

    Which is less exciting than:
    base diving
    masturbating
    watching presidential debates
    cleaning my shower
    watching paint dryI’m learning to design in WordPress. Not to be confused with learning to blog in WordPress, but designing blogs and/or [...]
    Posted: October 09, 2008, 4:20pm EDT
    by John
  • Heappy Friday

    Number of comments: 13
    Well doggonit, I just wanna say that ya’ll have a nice weekend up der in wherever y’ar, up der. And if ya feeel like doin somthin,’ doggonit, you should just go ahead and beee a mehvrick like meee and John McCain, and doooer! Yer darrn toootin! [...]
    Posted: October 03, 2008, 11:21am EDT
    by John
  • A River Runs Through It

    Number of comments: 8
    For the past several months, my reading has slipped. Not just slipped, but fallen off the map, really. My practice (meditation) has also been more intermittent than I know it should be, and the whole time I've known that this lazy combination was not conducive to being where I strive' [...]
    Posted: October 02, 2008, 7:15am EDT
    by John
  • Suckage and Injuries

    Number of comments: 13



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    Posted: September 30, 2008, 8:16pm EDT
    by John
  • Sides

    Number of comments: 21

    We'll start with the basics and work our way in.

    My Masculine Side: Could this be the first Redskin team in 17 years worth watching? If they beat Philly next weekend, I'm digging out the burgundy & gold.

    [...]
    Posted: September 29, 2008, 9:53pm EDT
    by John
  • What Color Is Your Bungee Cord?

    Number of comments: 18
    I’ve caught myself jumping to a lot of conclusions lately.

    About 10 years ago, my ex and I lived in Northern Va. I was working for a large printing & graphics company in Falls Church, very weird hours, basically a graveyard shift. As I was [...]
    Posted: September 25, 2008, 3:22pm EDT
    by John
  • Took Me Out To Wine Dine 69 Me

    Number of comments: 11
    ...but didn't hear a damn word I said."

    Last Thursday night while I was seeing The Eagles in Nashville, I was MISSING Alanis Morissette here in town (why do the music gods do this to me?). I heard her show was fantastic. Pics courtesy of Jack Looney © [...]
    Posted: September 25, 2008, 10:02am EDT
    by John
  • Stronger Robot Chicks

    Number of comments: 10
    This is one of the most creative displays of performance art choreography I've seen. I can't even imagine how long this must have taken to get it perfect - WATCH. : )



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    Posted: September 22, 2008, 6:49pm EDT
    by John
  • Miracle Monday: A Post From Buddha

    Number of comments: 21
    Okay first things first. No, I'm not dead. No, I'm not in a funk. No, I wasn't abducted by aliens. No, I haven't been earning a degree from Strayer University. No, I'm not engaged in a porn fest. No, I haven't shaved my head and joined a monestary. Yet.
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    Posted: September 22, 2008, 3:09am EDT
    by John
  • Dirty Work

    Number of comments: 24
    I was going through some drawers yesterday when I found this little jewel. 25 years ago, doing stuff like this was part of my job description. Take away the mud and the 4,000 people watching, this might have actually been fun. Oh, alright. According to my fuzzy memory, it was [...]
    Posted: September 08, 2008, 9:11am EDT
    by John
  • Dogtown: Saving the Michael Vick Dogs

    Number of comments: 18
    This story is currently airing on the National Geographic Channel and should be available very soon on DVD.

    Check it out on the Nat Geo ChannelIn 2007, people were shocked and outraged over the discovery of "Bad News Kennels," an illegal dog fighting ring covertly [...]
    Posted: September 06, 2008, 9:48pm EDT
    by John
  • New York Doll

    Number of comments: 4
    This is another great documentary I saw last night on Sundance Channel, and it's available on Netflix. It's the story of Arthur "Killer" Kane, a quiet, unassuming church library clerk who took public transportation to his humble job every day until his death in 2004. Oh, and did I [...]
    Posted: September 06, 2008, 9:44pm EDT
    by John
  • Sam

    Number of comments: 9
    I miss this guy. Nobody ever made me laugh so hard. Though he was nothing if not controversial, I find it strange that he’s virtually disappeared from our culture (at least to my knowledge; I don’t recall a single recap of his comedy career since his passing in ’92). There [...]
    Posted: September 04, 2008, 12:10pm EDT
    by John
  • A Non-Post Post

    Number of comments: 37
    Honest to God, how much of a misfit do you have to be to feel like you don't even belong in Bloggyland. Please don't interpret that as an insult; it isn't meant that way at all. I think it's fairly common knowledge (amongst ourselves anyway) that we're a pretty atypical [...]
    Posted: September 02, 2008, 10:26pm EDT
    by John
  • Los Angeles, Virginia

    Number of comments: 15
    It's days like today I wish I had Dave's toon skills, but I don't so you'll have to use your imagination (I can see Dave tooning what I'm about to describe so perfectly).

    My friend and I arrive at Scott Stadium to watch Virginia's home football opener against [...]
    Posted: August 30, 2008, 11:36pm EDT
    by John
  • We Interrupt Our Regularly Scheduled Program...

    Number of comments: 14
    Sir Karl of Tryptophan has kindly invited me to be his guest on Secondhand Radio tomorrow (Thursday) night. I was surprised by Karl's magnanimous gesture, after I soiled his blog with my enchanting tale of incestuous castration guest post less than a month ago. This can only mean [...]
    Posted: August 27, 2008, 9:56pm EDT
    by John
  • Are Ya Ready For Some Football!

    Number of comments: 24
    Hey everybody. I have been bogged down in work and nothing else, as I have no life. No life, no posts. *sigh*

    However, a holiday weekend is coming. : ) Goodbye summer. Hello football season.

    I am a college football fan. Specifically, I am an ACC college football [...]
    Posted: August 25, 2008, 8:51pm EDT
    by John
  • B.B. King

    Number of comments: 11
    From the Charlottesville Pavilion show last week. The man will be 83 next month. Amazing.

    Photos courtesy of Jack Looney Photography, click to enlarge. © Copyright 2008





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    Posted: August 18, 2008, 4:39pm EDT
    by John
  • Cause There Ain't No Ass To Kiss, When You're Livin' Life On The D List

    Number of comments: 27
    Here in Charlottesville, Virginia, where I live, we have a few local newspapers. My favorite is The Hook. The Hook is a weekly publication, and every week, they run a piece called “Hot Seat,” whereby they profile some local person of considerable stature and ask [...]
    Posted: August 17, 2008, 11:07am EDT
    by John
  • The Great Interview Experiment - Manager Mom

    Number of comments: 12
    As part of The Great Interview Experiment, it is my great pleasure to interview Manager Mom. I didn't even have to subpoena her.

    Click for the Manager Mom interview.



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    Posted: August 15, 2008, 9:32am EDT
    by John
  • Good News, Bad News

    Number of comments: 23
    Hey everybody. I've been layin' kinda low. It's been sort of a surreal week. I have some good news and some terrible news.

    The Good News
    I didn’t get in on the ground floor of Neil’s Great Interview Experiment, but I did sign up for round two, and [...]
    Posted: August 13, 2008, 9:28pm EDT
    by John
  • I'm Not Home Right Now

    Number of comments: 12
    I am blogsitting for Sir Karl the Second, of Tryptophan.

    Cool monkey tat by Sir Dave II.

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    Posted: August 09, 2008, 12:05am EDT
    by John
  • Mini Med

    Number of comments: 15
    If you actually do this, in two minutes you’ll feel better.

    Sit up straight. Feel the air streaming through your nasal passage while you inhale. Feel your belly contract while you exhale on the count.

    Ready?

    Breathe in…………………………[1]

    Breathe in…………………………[2]

    Breathe in…………………………[3]

    Breathe in…………………………[4][...]
    Posted: August 07, 2008, 2:19pm EDT
    by John
  • No More Ugly Americans

    Number of comments: 11
    I am not a fan of the Olympics any more than curling is a sport. But here in the U. S. of A., cloak any crap in the Olympic flag, and by default, it’s practically deified. At least by the media anyway.

    The only [...]
    Posted: August 06, 2008, 1:06pm EDT
    by John
  • BLT and CSN

    Number of comments: 19
    Thanks to my friend Mrs. Kyra Savy, I am now hopelessly, stone cold addicted to BLTs. Kyra sent me a wonderful Box-O-Food from Dakin Farm in her home province of Vermont, Canada in exchange for a little design help with her blog. I clearly [...]
    Posted: August 04, 2008, 9:32pm EDT
    by John
  • For Our Furry Friends

    Number of comments: 9
    This morning, a lady in Cape Cod, whom I have never met or heard of, took the time to call me and express her appreciation for the Charlottesville SPCA website. She's a former resident of Charlottesville (where I live) and very involved in animal causes. She said the site [...]
    Posted: August 02, 2008, 7:29pm EDT
    by John
  • Whee Doggies!

    Number of comments: 10
    Believe it or not, some people DID invite me to their fair city (even to their house for that matter) and who am I to refuse such generosity. But the best part is…you’re invited too! And let me tell ya…I think it’s gonna ROCK.

    The lovely Ginger [...]
    Posted: August 01, 2008, 8:13am EDT
    by John
  • Ovah and Ovah. And Ovah.

    Number of comments: 15
    Okay, what are your Top 5 movies that are on TV like three time a week, that you've seen so many times you actually know all the dialogue. I'm not talking about necessarily your absolute favorite movies, but the ones that are on ALL. THE. TIME., and you just never, [...]
    Posted: July 30, 2008, 11:12pm EDT
    by John
  • The Politics of Blogging

    Number of comments: 12

    I loved Neil's post from yesterday, "The Great Interview Experiment - Six Months Later." I loved it because I'm always extremely interested in someone else's perspective on the blogosphere. Because my own perspective is constantly in flux and evolving. On Neil's post, I commented in part that I thought [...]

    Posted: July 28, 2008, 8:30pm EDT
    by John
  • Coming to a City Near You. Or Possibly Your House.

    Number of comments: 16
    Okay, so I'm sick and tired of sitting around here by myself week after week working and exercising and working and Zening and trying to think of something to write and working while the rest of the WHOLE FREAKIN' WORLD is living life in a Budweiser commercial. The one with [...]
    Posted: July 28, 2008, 12:27am EDT
    by John
  • In Memoriam

    Number of comments: 12
    This past Sunday, my friend Sherry Cermak passed away. I call her my friend, even though I never met her. I certainly thought of her as a friend, and I'm shocked and tremendously saddened by her sudden passing. Sher had a wonderful and popular blog, [...]
    Posted: July 25, 2008, 1:58pm EDT
    by John
  • Shifting Her Shape

    Number of comments: 14
    Well, her shape needed no shifting at all. But together, we created a new aesthetic more befitting the lovely and enterprising Kyra. My friend asked me if I would help her with some nips and tucks on her blog. I was pleased to help and I think we met [...]
    Posted: July 23, 2008, 7:13pm EDT
    by John
  • I'm Not Dead...And Daughtry's In Town

    Number of comments: 9
    This post is really just to let you know I’m still alive. It has little entertainment value. Plus, it's 1:37 a.m.

    Wah. What a week. I’d like to tell you I’ve been in California catching waves [READ: trying to drown myself with a surfboard tethered to my ankle] but [...]
    Posted: July 22, 2008, 1:26am EDT
    by John
  • I Made My List. I May Check It Twice.

    Number of comments: 0
    I’ve never been big on making lists. Outside of occasions when my To-Do gets too big to keep organized in my noodle, or the occasional handful of hard-to-remember grocery store items, I've never had much use for lists.

    I talked to a friend this morning that I hadn’t seen [...]
    Posted: July 14, 2008, 2:40pm EDT
    by John
  • Bella Morte

    Number of comments: 8
    Home boys coming to a city near you this summer.



    www.bellamorte.com

    [...]
    Posted: July 10, 2008, 10:04am EDT
    by John
  • On The Air

    Number of comments: 23
    Most of you who have spent any appreciable amount of time here know that I was a radio deejay for 15 years, until 1996. I prided myself on doing a professional show, every day, on whatever station, wherever I happened to be all through those years. [...]
    Posted: July 09, 2008, 10:25am EDT
    by John
  • 90 is the New 80

    Number of comments: 24
    I've been to two high school graduations this summer. One for my niece, and one for some friends’ oldest daughter. These events were perhaps as significant for me as they were for the graduates. I was just about to end that last sentence with, "for [...]
    Posted: July 07, 2008, 9:59am EDT
    by John
  • Waste

    Number of comments: 17
    Let me preface this post by saying thank you SO MUCH much for all your nice comments on Buddhapalooza I. I really, really appreciated it. To my American friends, I hope you all had a really wonderful Fourth. : )))


    There's a Blimpie [...]
    Posted: July 06, 2008, 11:02am EDT
    by John
  • Buddhapalooza I

    Enclosure: [download]
    Number of comments: 32

    A message to my blogging friends. Please disregard my messy office.

    Still here? Oh good. : )

    Given my blogstipation of late, checking off this first year seems a little anti-climactic. Kind of like winning a race under a caution flag. But I [...]

    Posted: July 03, 2008, 10:06pm EDT
    by John
  • Four Score and More S'mores Schnapps

    Number of comments: 12
    Click to enlarge.


    P.S. - Screw you guezz, I'm goin' home!

    [...]
    Posted: June 30, 2008, 10:32am EDT
    by John
  • Symptoms Include Blogstipation...

    Number of comments: 5
    Despite ingesting copious amounts of Phillips, I am still suffering from blogstipation. Is that too personal? More information than you needed? I just can't write ...you know.... no ....words. Perhaps I'm on the wrong medication. Crystal Meth would probably be much more effective. But then [...]
    Posted: June 28, 2008, 9:28pm EDT
    by John
  • Learn To Be Still

    Number of comments: 28
    Kapgar inspired me to write this post. Thank you Kevin.

    People ask me how I came to, and why I practice, Zen Buddhism. Well if you're interested, here is my story. I kept it as short as I could without losing any context.

    ~~~
    In my late [...]
    Posted: June 24, 2008, 11:14pm EDT
    by John
  • Yes, We Have No Lasagna

    Number of comments: 20
    I don’t have a damn thing to write about and don’t see that changing before Independence Day. I’m on semi hiatus right now, but I wanted to let you know that my one-year blogoversary is coming up on July 4th, and I would love to have [...]
    Posted: June 23, 2008, 4:45pm EDT
    by John
  • Annual Review With The Bobs

    Number of comments: 28
    Buddha On The Road turns one in two weeks. Hopefully, it'll return for Season 2, but it's not really up to me.

    Bob 1: Sooo...you take an idea, just, haha! somethiinnnggg... KOOKY...that is rolling around in your brain...and you attempt to translate it into [...]
    Posted: June 18, 2008, 9:09am EDT
    by John
  • Dating 403 – The Dating Zone

    Number of comments: 22
    The formulation of this post has been rolling around my subconscious for weeks now, so I thought I would take a stab at articulating my thoughts.

    Ashes to Ashes
    The past five or six weeks has been charged with new introductions. In that time, I’ve become acquainted, to varying [...]
    Posted: June 13, 2008, 4:08pm EDT
    by John
  • Blahgers Block

    Number of comments: 20
    Post Draft One:
    I do believe the lazy, dog days of Summer are upon us. Seems lately that the…

    * ugh, God. This reeks. Where are you going with this? What the hell are you even talking about? You have no idea do you. *
    Post Draft Two:
    So ladies, [...]
    Posted: June 09, 2008, 5:17pm EDT
    by John
  • From Virginia, Where DAMN It's Hot

    Number of comments: 10
    For all you "the hotter, the better" people, I hope you're satisfied.

    [...]
    Posted: June 07, 2008, 10:27pm EDT
    by John
  • Twofer Tuesday - Cat's Meow

    Number of comments: 8
    My good friend and professional photographer Hal Looney dropped off this gorgeous print for me this evening. A Canadian Lynx he photographed at the Triple D Game Farm in Kalispell, Montana in January. I swear, I have more beautiful prints sitting around on my floors waiting for a proper [...]
    Posted: June 03, 2008, 7:51pm EDT
    by John

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