http://web.me.com/slengesser/iWeb/VFTC/Blog/Blog.html Email me. I stay up late. Johnnyobannion@gmail.com iWeb 1.1.2 http://web.me.com/slengesser/iWeb/VFTC/Blog/Blog_files/MyPicture.png http://web.me.com/slengesser/iWeb/VFTC/Blog/Blog.html 60 Email me. I stay up late. Johnnyobannion@gmail.com Email me. I stay up late. Johnnyobannion@gmail.com http://web.me.com/slengesser/iWeb/VFTC/Blog/D52AA6F3-4D65-4371-AEFA-43501E021646.html http://web.me.com/slengesser/iWeb/VFTC/Blog/D52AA6F3-4D65-4371-AEFA-43501E021646.html Sun, 8 Apr 2007 20:16:23 -0400 A while ago, when I used to go driving around the country for no particular reason, I often found myself in Idaho. There was a place I used to stop, a little mom and pop motor inn, made out of logs. At night around nine they’d turn the generator off and everything would go dark, and silent, and I wo 00:03:21 A while ago, when I used to go driving around the country for no particular reason, I often found myself in Idaho. There was a place I used to stop, a little mom and pop motor inn, made out of logs. At night around nine they’d turn the generator of A while ago, when I used to go driving around the country for no particular reason, I often found myself in Idaho. There was a place I used to stop, a little mom and pop motor inn, made out of logs. At night around nine they’d turn the generator off and everything would go dark, and silent, and I would sit on a little bench out back, on the bank of a river, and listen to the quiet and watch as the stars began to come out. The river would burble and splash, and the frogs and crickets would begin to sing, and I would think about how free I was, and how I could do anything I wanted. And then I would become certain that a bear or some other form of large predator was about to emerge from the undergrowth and tear me apart and devour me, and I would hustle back into my little cabin and lie on the cot and wish my life had turned out differently. I am perhaps a little too high strung for wilderness contemplation. But I can tell you this: they used to have pickled eggs at that place, in the little store attached to the motel office. A big glass jar of them, and for 25 cents you could hoist one out and bite into it, right there - sweet and tangy and delicious. I’ve heard that doctors now believe eggs are the perfect food - they have all the nutritional content we need, are easy to produce, and easy to safely prepare. But to me? They stink of fear. Fear and loneliness and bad decisions. So Happy Easter, everyone. http://web.me.com/slengesser/iWeb/VFTC/Blog/FBF800C0-6F55-47BF-9532-EE6E0ACB6B95.html http://web.me.com/slengesser/iWeb/VFTC/Blog/FBF800C0-6F55-47BF-9532-EE6E0ACB6B95.html Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:51:05 -0400 The other day I was walking down Fairfax, heading for the Farmer’s Market to pick up some vegetables, when I was hit by a car. It all happened so fast. I was down for the count, bleeding all over, broken hips, my hand smashed in five places, and I think I was on fire. Then along come a couple of old http://web.me.com/slengesser/iWeb/VFTC/Blog/CB624FB4-56C4-4880-BB99-0E8B9E79201B.html http://web.me.com/slengesser/iWeb/VFTC/Blog/CB624FB4-56C4-4880-BB99-0E8B9E79201B.html Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:20:57 -0400 It has often been said that food is what keeps us alive. I couldn’t agree more. Just the other day, I ate some food, and after that I felt rejuvenated, energized, and full of vim and vigor. Now, does that prove it was the food that made me feel good? From a scientific perspective, no. After all, wh http://web.me.com/slengesser/iWeb/VFTC/Blog/CD8D34FB-AEE5-4BE3-AAFD-DCF12F40AE8C.html http://web.me.com/slengesser/iWeb/VFTC/Blog/CD8D34FB-AEE5-4BE3-AAFD-DCF12F40AE8C.html Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:12:25 -0500   Let’s face it, you don’t get to sit astride a diamond-studded saddle in the Stardust Rodeo by being weak, sick or ugly. How do the stars stay radiant and taut, especially when they live on liquor, drugs, sex, and exotic rainforest-derived hallucinogens? It’s simple – when you become a celebrity, http://web.me.com/slengesser/iWeb/VFTC/Blog/700DBFBB-2ED5-44E7-8FD7-12D387E5690D.html http://web.me.com/slengesser/iWeb/VFTC/Blog/700DBFBB-2ED5-44E7-8FD7-12D387E5690D.html Thu, 8 Mar 2007 21:00:44 -0500 The world is going to hell in a Pullman car. Swing a chain, toss the clock into the blender, give the chicken back it’s head, pour gas on the fire or get out of the way, whatever you do Old Scratch is on the hoof and the darkness gathers all around. Anyone who points you to safety; anyone who takes