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March 2010
7 - Worcestershire Sauce and Other Dreams
February 2010
5 - Prince Harry pics
19 - Surprising News
21 - Retirement Luncheon
January 2010
9 - The porn Eric wrote
11 - The Dialogue
20 - A few random thoughts
December 2009
7 - Uncovering Family Secrets
30 - Gossip
31 - Followup: I'm so happy for my cousin.
November 2009
2 - I'm getting my drag queen movies mixed up.
4 - Candy Tax Sticker Shock
18 - Dear Waiter
October 2009
4 - Latest Twitter Updates
7 - Autism Test
9 - A little bit of nothing.
10 - Today's Outing
11 - Lazy Sunday
15 - Gratuitous pic of my cousin Scott
25 - Latest Twitter Updates
September 2009
6 - Latest Twitter Updates
10 - My afternoon
12 - I totally hate going shopping.
13 - Success!
14 - Let down.
17 - Grandma's Boy
22 - Foreclosures
25 - Honest Answers
28 - Hot Smokin' Dude
August 2009
5 - More Q&A
9 - Weekly Twitter Updates
12 - Brief Update
24 - Writer's Block
July 2009
4 - I did paid work today.
5 - Weekly Twitter Updates
7 - I heard from my cousin.
11 - One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
12 - Johann
19 - Weekly Twitter Updates
24 - A few more old family photos
30 - Three.
June 2009
1 - Ghosts
8 - Weekly Twitter Updates
13 - More Old Photos!
14 - Weekly Twitter Updates
15 - Songs I Wish I'd Written
16 - Fog
24 - A pleasant surprise
27 - Yep. I'm pretty sure he's gay.
28 - Weekly Twitter Updates
29 - Hung
May 2009
3 - 39 Questions For Older People
4 - Smokin' Hot Monday
7 - Incurable Optimist
9 - Facebook Quandary
10 - Thanks to those who commented.
17 - This week's Twitter updates
18 - Songs I find inspiring
21 - OK, so I did it.
22 - Reply to yesterday's comments
24 - Weekly Twitter Updates
30 - Old Family Photographs
31 - More Family Photos
April 2009
4 - Abundance
5 - Songs that touch something deep within me
6 - What's Your Blogging Personality?
7 - "Rescue Me" Season Premiere
12 - ATTENTION: To All My Readers
14 - My latest Twitter updates
19 - More Twitter updates
20 - Smokin' Hot Mondays
21 - Rejection and obsession and such...
26 - This week's Twitter updates
27 - Smokin' Hot Monday
28 - Computer woes
March 2009
7 - Four, Four...
14 - Another "Four" Exercise
15 - "God Hates Dialup"
18 - You can't go home again.
30 - On this day 34 years ago....
31 - So what's the deal with Mary Worth?
February 2009
2 - Couldn't find him on Facebook...
4 - So now I'm on Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace.
5 - Jim wrote back!
7 - Havin' a heat wave....
10 - Things About to Go Extinct in America
11 - Bummed.
15 - Senior Year Quiz
17 - Today's Quiz (Stolen from Richard)
22 - 100 Truths
24 - Yet another quiz stolen from Richard
25 - It never ends.
26 - WRONG E-MAIL ADDRESS
27 - How much have you changed in 15 years?
28 - I really need to stop doing these quizzes...
January 2009
1 - Happy New Year... or so they say.
3 - Me so horny.
4 - A 13-month drought ended.
5 - Tried to call him.
7 - Now this is depressing....
8 - I'm in shock.
13 - Update
14 - Scary weather.
16 - Chicago weather. Gotta love it.
20 - Revolutionary Road
23 - Blackout
28 - No 24.
December 2008
2 - What kind of soup are you?
4 - Stolen from Richard at 3 a.m./Mischief
5 - Broken lenses and other incidents
6 - A little drunk (and lovin' it)
8 - I contacted Jim B. ! ! !
10 - How Sensual Are You?
11 - Breaking News
12 - TV shows I'd forgotten ever existed
14 - The Waters of Babylon
15 - Richard's Quiz
16 - Snow!
17 - I'm not as virtuous as I used to be.
18 - Doubt
20 - What Board Game Are You?
21 - Surprise, surprise.
22 - First boy I loved
23 - What Holiday Cookie Are You?
24 - A Christmas Story
25 - I want a Bad Boy for Christmas.
29 - The Lord Won't Mind
November 2008
2 - Time change
8 - A cold, gloomy day.
10 - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
16 - How many U.S. states have you visited?
17 - Brian Eno -- "1/1"
19 - What a pain.
21 - The Stupid Thirty-Three.
22 - Stolen from Richard
23 - 42
30 - My fine is: $580.10
October 2008
2 - Quick update.
5 - This is uncanny .
6 - Jitters and stuff.
13 - Hotbox
24 - What a stupid movie.
27 - First taste of winter.
31 - Sex (I'm a....)
September 2008
2 - Musings at 3:25 a.m.
3 - And the big news is... I'm German.
4 - I've done it !!!
5 - And it keeps getting better and better....
6 - Latest news
8 - Should I post this or not?
9 - More cool ancestral tidbits.
12 - I wish I knew.
13 - Rain, rain, go away.
23 - Nervous attacks and ghosts and all that.
28 - Oh, my God.
August 2008
1 - Shepherd's Pie.
4 - Yet another list./Tornado Warning!
5 - Aftermath
6 - Fire in Little Saigon
11 - Moon over Wrigley Field
12 - Turkey feast.
13 - Fireworks, dreams, memories, and other musings
19 - John B. is dead.
20 - Reminiscences: Letters from Jim
21 - Under the Tuscan Sun
22 - More reminiscences: Still about Jim
30 - Songs I'd forgotten ever existed
July 2008
5 - 'My Next Life' by Woody Allen
7 - Today's random thoughts
9 - A rose isn't always a rose....
13 - I have a FAX number all of a sudden.
19 - That's Freddie Prinze, Jr.?!
21 - 100 Things About Me
22 - Sigh.
25 - Quote of the Day: Brick Walls
27 - I'm getting my movies mixed up.
28 - Yet another list.
June 2008
5 - Testing... Testing...
6 - Smokin'
8 - Flickr Meme
13 - It's official. I'm old.
14 - Video Killed the Radio Star
15 - Eating in food courts is getting expensive.
22 - Just checking in....
23 - Independence Day Quiz
26 - 100 Top Movies
May 2008
16 - There is a God.
19 - Chicago gas prices highest in US
23 - Most. Annoying. Song. Ever.
26 - Happy 60th Birthday, Stevie Nicks!
27 - From summer to winter in one day.
April 2008
1 - Let's take another survey
11 - Fog
12 - I don't think so, Eric.
14 - "An admirer is concealing his affection for you."
15 - Cops gun down cougar on Chicago's North Side
18 - Since you asked....
20 - Best Of
March 2008
1 - 50 More Questions/I need a man....
2 - A few (very brief) reflections on my birthday.
3 - I heard from Eric!
4 - Happy 171st Birthday, Chicago!
7 - I broke my sunglasses.
8 - We dodged a bullet.
9 - New sunglasses.
11 - Too much junk food.
13 - 57° today.
15 - WIPE A PIMP DOWN.
17 - Eric, where are you?
19 - Random thoughts
20 - Whatever.
21 - Snow, snow, snow!
26 - About what I expected.
27 - Another quiz....
31 - 88 LINES ABOUT 44 MEN
February 2008
2 - Sigh. Here we go again.
3 - Doctor appointment this Wednesday.
6 - Whew!
11 - Irritable.
18 - No sleep.
24 - I'm not as resilient as I used to be.
25 - I need me a hot smokin' dude.
26 - Disappearing act
27 - Reminiscences: Ron
28 - I guess it runs in the family.
29 - I lost a watch once, too.
January 2008
3 - Blood Pressure Tea
6 - A record 61 degrees
26 - Oh, what the hell.
29 - From 50 to 0 in ten seconds.
December 2007
1 - What a yucky day.
2 - Better day today.
3 - This new Michael is ugly.
4 - Gay social groups
17 - Dan Fogelberg, RIP
21 - "Little one, have fun."
23 - Whew! That was close!
November 2007
4 - OJ in Hell.
7 - Two freaking days.
15 - That's Peter Frampton?!
18 - In response
20 - Reminiscences: Growing up in Tremont
22 - Awaking sleeping dogs
27 - Night Attacks/Taking it slow
29 - Hot dude
October 2007
5 - Hot and humid.
15 - Ah, a dial tone.
19 - Another spawn of Satan.
20 - You gonna wait too, fat boy....
21 - AT&T is the Antichrist.
22 - Midlife crisis.
September 2007
2 - Reflections on my half-birthday
3 - Done.
10 - Taking shape.
11 - Dream
26 - A Dentist Joke
August 2007
2 - Apartment hunting
4 - Feeling the fear.
5 - Portland in September?
6 - Maybe Portland can wait.
7 - Damn.
10 - Speak gently
11 - An update
12 - Sheesh.
13 - It's all coming together now.
14 - I'm in!
19 - Highrise suicide
22 - AT&T is the Great Satan.
23 - I hope I didn't make a big mistake.
28 - Three extra days.
29 - First entry from my new apartment.
31 - I'm tired.
July 2007
5 - Victory.
7 - Dangerous heat?
8 - I survived my first Open House.
9 - Thai feast
15 - Smoking section?! WTF?
16 - Gypsy Woman
17 - Aspartame in LifeSavers?!?
21 - Tammy Faye Messner dies at 65
22 - More on Tammy Faye
25 - Whole Foods Grand Opening
29 - Wake up Georgie girl
30 - Beyond the Rocks
31 - It's over.
June 2007
4 - That's IT?!
5 - 25.
6 - Dining solo in the Heart of Italy
7 - Reminiscing: Girls and Boys
12 - Crash
13 - Yet another blast from the past
14 - Egads.
15 - Now this is too funny.
17 - Mmmm... Thai food!
18 - One Life To Live
19 - Still gettin' nothin'.
20 - Looking at apartments
21 - A new apartment, maybe?
22 - Well, whaddya know....
24 - Anthem
25 - And the saga continues....
26 - Downpours. Floods.
28 - I made $5 today.
29 - Realtor visit
May 2007
4 - I'll keep this brief.
7 - Moon rising.
9 - I'm hot, baby!
10 - So far, so good.
12 - Intense. Satisfied.
13 - Pigging out.
15 - The Midnight Sun
19 - Oh-oh babe, we're gonna love tonight.
20 - Crazy weather.
22 - The 4-Hour Workweek
24 - Maybe it's time to move on.
25 - Update
26 - Dude, get a revolving door.
27 - I am such an idiot.
28 - The visit
April 2007
8 - [PRIVATE]
9 - Sigh. Here we go again.
10 - Dance... Dance, Dance, Dance.....
11 - Blood pressure update, etc.
14 - Barkeeper's Friend is a miracle product.
20 - My old apartment building.
22 - You'll never see me again.
23 - Yeah, man.
25 - Stuffed.
26 - Nightmares and other ramblings
29 - Thunder and lightning....
March 2007
4 - A little rambling.....
9 - Blast from the past
10 - Well, I wrote him back tonight.
12 - I don't think so.
15 - Older Than Dirt
18 - Pink Lightbulbs
22 - What was that all about?
25 - 79° in Chicago today.
31 - Mmmm... Hibiscus tea.
February 2007
5 - Coldest day in over eight years
9 - A balmy 17 degrees.
10 - Some thoughts on Spartanism
20 - Warm weather, free pizza...
25 - A few random thoughts
26 - Music television.
January 2007
9 - New Year's Update
10 - I'm bummed.
13 - Craigslist paid off tonight.
14 - Afternoon fun
15 - Straight dude
16 - Feeling restless
17 - Trip to Cleveland
18 - Free cable!
19 - Hot studly barber
20 - Going with the flow
21 - I am such a pig.
22 - Exhausted.
25 - My Cleveland trip
26 - Some thoughts on Cleveland
27 - Weirdos
29 - Soapnet
30 - Robbed!
31 - Brrrr!
December 2006
3 - No cable.
5 - The cable guy came today.
13 - In a nasty, foul mood.
15 - Near-riot on the bus today.
16 - OK. Just to clarify....
17 - It's official. I have a cold.
29 - 2007
30 - I look under 30?
November 2006
1 - Running with Scissors
3 - Crabby and uncharitable.
5 - [PRIVATE]
6 - I'm pissed!
8 - I had sex tonight.
11 - Clogged drains, birthdays, and all that
12 - My experiences with the Ouija board
24 - On Monogamy
October 2006
2 - Yucky weather.
4 - The Rines Are Crossed!
5 - I am so dumb sometimes.
6 - Favorite Foods
12 - Snow!
16 - Four.
17 - "The Queen" and other random thoughts
19 - Gah. No cable.
21 - Crisis. Panic. Relief.
23 - Crisis update. Sloppy Joes.
29 - 5:30 pm, and it's dark outside.
September 2006
2 - Pigging Out
3 - Dinner with Kathleen
5 - Nip/Tuck Season Premiere
7 - Feeling better
10 - Andrew: The Early Years, Volume I
12 - Exhausted.
14 - Cruel Intentions
20 - OK, OK.....
22 - Just about done.
August 2006
5 - Transsexual hen?
20 - Vegan restaurant outing
24 - The Hog Trough
27 - Chicago meetup
30 - Rainy days and Mondays...
July 2006
3 - Solitude vs. Loneliness
4 - Home alone.....
13 - Forever Young
16 - Hot weather, free candy...
31 - Hot, hot, hot!
June 2006
3 - I'm back.
4 - My first erotic fiction piece.
5 - Fire!
9 - Fire update, and other stuff.
10 - Afternoon outing.
17 - Electronics Behaving Badly.
27 - My last visit to Mars... Ever.
May 2006
2 - Money for nothing....
April 2006
3 - Jury duty
5 - Be careful what you wish for.
6 - Restless. Empty. Unsatisfied.
8 - Good news from New Jersey...?
9 - Good news and bad news.
17 - I hate tax time.
18 - A gorgeous spring day.
27 - A hot time. A new friend...?
March 2006
5 - My neighbor is HOT.
13 - Yucky day.
24 - Stomach virus.
February 2006
1 - 1:15 am. Eric... finally.
15 - Déjà Vu
22 - Tired.
26 - Sex in the suburbs
January 2006
1 - Happy New Year!
3 - David Lee Roth and synchronicity
4 - Perspective (at 2:00 am)
6 - Remembering.....
9 - Remembering..... (cont'd)
11 - 20 Questions
13 - The Curse
16 - Jewel songs, memories, and fantasies
19 - Some of my recurring dreams
20 - Psychic Dreams
27 - 2:56 am. Sigh... Missed booty calls
30 - I'm now officially middle-aged.
December 2005
3 - Sex, Vietnamese food, and hibernation
4 - Lazy day
7 - Deep freeze
13 - I did paid work today.
15 - Warmup
18 - Feeling a little down....
19 - Followup, Brokeback Mountain, and more
26 - Happy Birthday, Gram!
27 - I hate cooking.
November 2005
16 - Hot smokin' dudes
17 - More hot smokin' dudes
18 - This 'n' that
24 - Thanksgiving with strangers
27 - Reminiscences
29 - Eric stopped by tonight.
30 - A dude named John
October 2005
17 - Rant
August 2005
8 - On solitude and strangers
16 - My first writing gig?
17 - My first published piece!
July 2005
22 - Ten Years!
23 - This commercial cracks me up.
24 - It's HOT outside today.
March 2005
3 - Chicago: The Friendly City.
February 2005
10 - Ah, the joys of dining well...
September 2002
10 - My first entry
11 - One year ago....
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