Jan 02
pic nicked from here After months of fucking about, fooling around and figuring things out, my migration to a site that’s mine –all mine– is finally complete. This journey began when WordPress blocked me out of my own site for “objectionable content.” It is now, hopefully over. So now I have to give some props. …
Dec 27
I’ve been experiencing some technical problems here at The Grumpy Owl. Some of these are related to a behind the scenes overhaul (this hopefully won’t impact you) and some things have something to do with other things. The worst problem has been fixed –I can post again– but, even so, there are still problems to …
Dec 11
Brace yourself ladies: I’m getting married. Holy fucking matrimony, Batman! I dislike marriage. Not because my heart lacks love or that I fear commitment. Not for any notion popularized by romantic comedies. I’ve just never believed my feelings needed the approval of the State/Church. Boy, was I wrong. Turns out they do. I’m in the …
Nov 29
My morning routine, which actually takes place in the afternoon, is usually rock solid. I wake up and have coffee and a smoke in front of the computer. I look at email. But I’m not quite ready to answer. Mainly I’m just deleting the bullshit. (Invites, sales pitches, your last email etc.) Then I have …
Nov 24
Being a teenage romantic and believing in hell, he’d always thought that five minutes after his death he’d wake up with a fresh lease on life. But at age fourteen, only ten minutes into his first bottle of cheap scotch, he got on the phone, called everyone he knew and told them he was now …
Oct 31
Most of what you need to know about anything you can learn from baseball. In real life, when asked for advice or insight or just feeling a need to offer it, I’m prone to telling a short story about baseball players. Having trouble adapting to something? Well, let me tell you about Travis Snider and …
Oct 27
I’ll try anything once (especially things I don’t like) so last week I tried advertising on this blog. It wasn’t for me. Some people can happily advertise away and get something out of it. Money, I suppose. Maybe even a fair bit. Not me. I got squat. Apparently my roughly 700 unique visitors a day …
Oct 17
pic nicked from here I miss the old logo. But this would be a decent new one.
Sep 30
Not that it’s any of your business but I’m heading into the country for a few days. Hopefully, I’ll get to go swimming. I went all summer without swimming and I hope that I won’t go all fall without swimming too. If you’re all that interested in my business, twitter is your best bet. My …
