Nothing to Post, So Here's Some Pizza!

I've been digging around the archives. Man, that pizza was good. And the wings - don't get me started on the wings. Good stuff, dripped in sauce from the Anchor Bar in Buffalo - the Original Home of the Buffalo Wing. Man, now I wish I had some. filed under: Pizza, Photography

Niagara Falls Poem

Niagara Falls, Ontario - March 25, 2005 Foreign dude in his Lexus SUV Doin' everythin' not to show his finger to me But it ain't my fault the traffic sucks here Blame the casino. I almost get hit by a bus full of Americans They look like they're from Florida. Or some retirement home in Poughkeepsie or something. They wouldn't have been here years ago. Blame the casino. I watch a group of kids up on Clifton Hill. Smoking Canadian cigarettes and eating Caramel Corn. We're walking by them and my son coughs. Blame the casino. Frankenstein eating a giant Whopper Dinosaurs terrorizing miniature golfers The natural wonder up the street is forgotton. Thanks to the casino. filed under: Poetry

Glasses Under Water

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Fictional Poem #1

I don't know if I can love you anymore -- she says it like she's practiced it in the mirror' a million times over and over. Her hair is hanging in her face, her bag over her shoulder hanging like the kill of a hunt from long ago. I don't try to talk it over with her don't try to stop her as she brushes - no, she rushes - past me so she can walk out through the door. It ain't like I've been trying. Doubt I could keep her much longer. It's better this way, since I don't think I want her to be the bad guy here. It's 'cuz I like to be the villain It's more fun in a lot of ways Don't have to worry 'bout convictions Don't got the time to spare. filed under: Poetry

Lifeboat

Values Clarification? Steve Taylor was way ahead of his time, with this song from twenty years ago. Download, laugh, and wonder. This is really what it's come down to. Lifeboat on MP3 Read along with the lyrics here! filed under: Terri Schiavo, Pro-Life

Life, or Nothing Like It

A Poem Dedicated to Those Who Fight For the Preservation of Life Science Replaces Mercy... Throw 'em in the oven, Their useful time has passed We've discovered just how long a life should last. Reassurance for the uneducated masses.... If your son is born retarded Or your daughter is born blind Or if by some freak accident you find yourself brain dead - Don't you worry! You'll be guarded! It's all in your control! Waxing Philosophical on matters of life and death. We can just - throw you in the oven your useful time has passed We've got it all figured out - how long your life should last. And the fearless leader speaks.... We can't have no more Christians Need not worry 'bout the Jews The Fat and Unemployed? Gone! Just as the Old and Critical! Let's throw 'em all in the oven! Their useful time has passed This is mercy not a murder after all. The Masses Respond... Our society is perfect now We'll keep the ones we want Salute our Fearless Leader As he goosesteps past us all SIG HEIL! Written with tongue planted firmly in cheek, and with fire in the belly, by jeremy S. zehr filed under: Terri Schiavo, Pro-Life, Current Events

A Post About Not Posting

I got a job almost two weeks ago. A normal joe, 8-5 M-F gig that requires me to get up around six a.m. and go to bed at a human hour. So my internet time is pretty much cut to less than half an hour a weekday, maybe an hour on the weekend if I get to it. Where that leaves SDW is as a back of the burner gig, so the title of my blog isn't just a clever name anymore. What I've been doing the last sixteen days besides work: - Reading - I'm immersed in the One Volume edition of Jeff Smith's Bone. What a great comic - a great story. I've been picking and choosing a short story here and there, and last week I finished Sherman Alexie's Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. Alexie is fast becoming a fave - a modern day Indian storyteller, who's able to transfer anyone, white, black or Indian into the lives of a Native American in modern society. If you've ever seen the movie Smoke Signals, and liked it, read this book. It's what the film was based on, and Alexie wrote them both. - DVD's - My Blockbuster Online membership has allowed me to catch up on all the released seasons of The Sopranos and Oz ond DVD. The Sopranos seemed a little tame in it's fourth season, but from what I understand, that was just the slow boil for the fifth. We'll find out soon enough, when Season 5 comes out in June. And what can I say about Oz? It's disturbing, but fascinating. I don't think I've ever seen a show with such a strong grasp on an ensemble cast. It's like watching a comic book, kind of. A really gay, really violent, superbly cheesy comic book, but a comic book nonetheless. - Family - I've been able to cherish the moments I have with Michelle and Josiah a bit more, given my new job. I actually get home after they do, and leave before them. So when I'm home, it's better spent with the two of them than on the computer. Josiah is chomping at the bit to go outside (Hopefully with Spring almost here he'll be able to do just that), but in the meantime he's been playing hockey and football indoors. No lamps have been broken - at least not yet. He's also fallen in love with The Incredibles - particularly Baby Jack Jack. - Home Repairs - Almost three weeks ago, I fell down the stairs, breaking one in the process. A few were already cracked, and Michelle and I were kicking around the idea of replacing them for the past few months. When I fell, we decided it must be done. So we called up my brother in law, and made it a day long project on a Saturday. The stairs look awesome, a natural pine wood, and our walls going upstairs are wood as well, but they have paint on them. Given our penchant for great vision, Michelle and I have decided to strip the paint and finish the walls and stairs with a natural wood look. So far we've hit a snag with a layer of 100 year old Varnish, so, when it gets nice, I'll be able to get the rest of it stripped with a heavy duty paint stripper. - New Glasses - I have new glasses - sunglasses and regular specs. You can see my shades in my new logo. - Bowling - Mike and I decided to develop a new video game - PBA Street, where one trash talks their opponent while they try to bowl. It worked better for him than I, but it was still fun. - New Church - Michelle and I are attending a new church while still managing the Friday Night Youth Ministry here in town. It's great for young families, and we really feel good there. We're challenged, we've been befriended, and feel like this can be the one for us now. Good stuff! So that's it. I'll try to write more later, should I get inspired... Life

Sometimes things Out of Context Can be funny!

Stupid Comic Frames Man, this is probably the funniest thing I've ever since on the internet. It's odd how a word and it's meaning can change over the years, isn't it?

Cold Weather is Inspirational!

The Dinner Party Tuesday night, our furnace broke. The guy said he'd be able to fix it Wednesday, but no dice – the part would be here today instead. I live in Upstate NY. It's March. It's 20 Degrees outside. A broken furnace is a bad thing. A really bad thing. But having good enough forsight, I bought a service agreement from the local heating/cooling place, and the entire repair job was covered. But two nights without a furnace and with a three year old could prove deadly here. So Michelle, Josiah, and I, packed up a few small bags, and stayed in a hotel. Both nights. It was kind of cool – Josiah hadn't been in a hotel since he was nine months old, so it was a little adventure. For me, it was cool because I got to watch Smallville. For Michelle, the drive to work was cut drastically. And hey, they had a pool. So last night, we're laying in bed, and we're flipping around the channels on cable – a luxury we can't afford at home. On AMC, we found The Breakfast Club, probably my favorite teen drama of the eighties. It's portrayal (as unrealistic as it can be at times) of teen class war is poignant, funny and provocative on a lot of levels. And, as with every time it's on, There's been a number of rumors of a sequel, or even a remake, done by John Hughes. A remake would suck either way, but a sequel? What are the possibilities? So here's what I think happened to the Breakfast Club, in a movie I've called The Dinner Party: The premise: Principal Vernon is dead. The Club comes to his funeral, not to dance on his grave or anything, but all of them remember their day back in 1984 and want to pay their respects. Claire Standish - “The Princess” - Married and divorced with a child or two. Her husband couldn't handle her constant demands financially, especially after he loses his job. He leaves her to “find himself” and she's been stuck with mounds of debt and the need to move back to a cheaper home in Sherman. Her parents are still helping her, but she has a need to do things on her own. Her time with Bender was nothing more than a high school “fling”, but she still has unresolved feelings for him. She runs into him while dropping off her son for school, where he's a janitor. Andrew Clark - “The Athlete” - In a nod to Emilio's other famous role as a hockey coach, Andy is now a high school wrestling coach and gym teacher – at the same school. He'd tried a career as an amateur wrestler and in the fighting Octagon, but a knee injury forced him into retirement. He's depressed and alone, and has remained single without any meaningful relationships. He's pining over Allison, who he discovered works at the same school as a Psychologist. John Bender – “The Criminal” - Much to the chagrin of people who'd hoped John would end up breaking the cycle of his criminal past, Bender has become the high school janitor. He doesn't remember Andy until he's reminded by him while cleaning up the gym after a wrestling practice. Allison Reynolds - “The Basketcase” - Allison is a school psychologist, who fooled all of her detentionmates back in 1984. Her family wasn't nearly as screwed up as hers, and she used her experience in Saturday detention as the basis for her thesis on child development and the family. Old feelings are rekindled when she sees Andrew in the faculty lounge. Brian Ralph Johnson – “The Brain” - Brian is the one who has changed the most. Rebelling against his parents wishes, he goes to school for Communications and is a popular radio DJ in Chicago. When he hears about Principal (Superintendant) Vernon's death, he travels to his hometown for the funeral. The Outcome: Bender and Claire share a moment, in reverse of the original film – passionate kiss in the beginning, horrible argument in the end. Allison and Andy start over, and Brian does a nice little wrap up on his radio show. Just as in the first film, Brian is the “narrator”. There you have it. “The Dinner Party”. Yeah, it would suck, but most sequels do. filed under: Movies, The Breakfast Club