Year: 2004
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You Can’t Kill the Rooster
When a hurricane damaged my father’s house, my brother rushed over with a gas grill, three coolers full of beer, and an enormous Fuck-It Bucket — a plastic pail filled with jawbreakers and bite-size candy bars. ("When shit brings you down, just say ‘fuck it,’ and eat yourself some motherfucking candy.") There was no electricity…
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Time
It is only in appearance that time is a river. It is rather a vast landscape, and it is the eye of the beholder that moves.Thornton Wilder
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Friends
Treat your friends as you would a bank account; refrain from drawing too heavily on either.Samuel Johnson
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To slay a dragon
The following email exchange happened at my office last Friday. Enjoy.FromEric D 04/02/2004 03:21:24 PMToEric BccAllSubjectRe: for those who…or at the very least a six pack.FromEric B 04/02/04 03:18 PMToEric DccAllSubjectRe: for those whoIt will probably turn into one of those exaggerated fables where it turns out that I left at 3:30 to go slay…