tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39944332008-11-18T23:57:56.974-05:00Troubles Braidsand I lay by a cypress
as quiet as a stone
'til the bleeding stopped
I blew the weather vane
off some old road house
I build a fire in the
skeleton back seat of an old Tucker
and I pulled on trouble's braids
--Tom Waits--Troubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.comBlogger279125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-78936140466944190682008-11-11T13:38:00.002-05:002008-11-11T13:44:08.632-05:00Notes on Men-men
Men-men is my youngest's imaginary friend. At first I thought it was totally adorable, but Cassidy is far too clever a child to have an imaginary friend. I don't mean to say imaginary friends are a bad thing for a child, but in this case, where Men-men is responsible for her not eating her fruits and veggies, leaving large messes all over the house and forcing her to say things Troubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-7514041156386125222008-11-11T13:20:00.002-05:002008-11-11T13:26:19.029-05:00On the Election
Congrats America on voting in as your president a man with some brains. Its been many years since we've been able to say that. I don't know whats worse; a blunt prez or a robot prime minister.Troubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-43357585735480308762007-12-03T08:35:00.000-05:002007-12-03T08:46:55.965-05:00Le School
Just finished a big research essay on Liberia and "conflict" resources. What an eye-opener and how utterly depressing. What freaked me out is that people actually believe that if we didn't have a shithole in the world to plunder our lives would be way less cushy. Stupid humans. I thought that gun runners like Victor Bout would be more responsible for the problems, but it is foreign Troubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-70931579669015673132007-11-21T10:02:00.000-05:002007-11-21T10:17:46.668-05:00Thoughts on Procrastination
Get back to me tomorrow, k.Troubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-17863524272286955502007-11-12T09:32:00.000-05:002007-11-12T09:39:08.895-05:00A Wisp of Willow
Met my niece in person yesterday which totally rocks. Holding a newborn in your arms brings back so many memories. The next best part of meeting Willow is talking with my sis about the awesome power of creating life. Its an exclusive club this baby making and you can try to explain to a non-parent what the deal is, but they can't grasp it beyond a concept. When you talk to Troubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-53876944729310739922007-11-10T10:31:00.000-05:002007-11-10T10:38:00.097-05:00Mr Prime Minister
Recently I had to take part in an "re-enactment" of the 1968 French demonstrations that nearly saw the government of France toppled. It almost worked, but when crunch time came the protesters missed their moment with no clear plan of what to do next. I got to play Prime Minister Pompidou and scored one of the highest marks in the class. When asked how I accomplished such a highTroubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-54740708709502052832007-11-06T13:24:00.000-05:002007-11-06T13:35:59.584-05:00Back....Maybe...Who Know
I have forgotten about my blog as some have noticed. And to those who have not noticed, you aren't reading my blog anyways and therefore not reading this now, so there is no point in addressing you further. You can always count on me to throw something nonsensical into the mix. I digress. School has pretty much taken over that other part of life not inhabited by family Troubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-84680191092067283772007-08-18T01:37:00.000-04:002007-08-18T01:41:46.614-04:00Meh
Same old Braids huh.Troubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-16829981915024969152007-07-14T01:30:00.000-04:002007-07-14T01:37:04.300-04:00When My Especial Lady Gets Tired
Theo: I just watched a new episode of *insert home decor show name here* and it was amazing. They did this kitchen up so nice. I want to get a kitchen in my window like on the show.
Braids: A kitchen in the window huh.
Theo: Ya and the bedrooms. when they redid those they looked so much more facious.
Braids: Oh more facious. Very nice.
Theo: Ya and what a Troubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-46195517392678303512007-07-10T11:45:00.000-04:002007-07-10T11:52:44.342-04:00When I grow up...
Braids: Eat your carrots, hon.
Cassidy: Ok daddy I eat my carrots so I grow big like mommy?
Braids: Yes.
Cassidy: *cupping motion on chest* And I will grow breasts?
Braids: Yea sure.
Cassidy: Yea, I grow breasts like mommy and wear boulder shoulder holders.
*Mrs. Braids turns beat red*
Braids: Maybe not as big as mommy, kid. But, eat those carrots for sure if you want Troubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-41489741300826238982007-07-09T19:32:00.000-04:002007-07-09T19:41:56.113-04:00Oh no. Oh no no no.
Some friends from Toronto visited us recently and stayed 3 days fully enjoying themselves. When it came time to leave I drove our friend and her 5 yr old daughter to Hamilton to catch the GO train back to Toronto. As we neared the GO Centre in Downtown Hamilton we were treated to a grown man deficating on the sidewalk. You might think this is too gross a thing to post on the Troubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-76439942317754715682007-06-21T16:37:00.000-04:002007-06-21T17:03:00.548-04:00My Scholastic Clusterfuck Experience
I deleted the long version because nobody would read it. I know I wouldn't if I weren't me. Long story short: I got rejected, felt very upset, called to question decision, all spots filled, I demand appeal, no appeal allowed as spots are full, I demand to know why I was not accepted, application is checked and am told incomplete, I say it was complete, they Troubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-74507225865186708232007-06-13T14:08:00.000-04:002007-06-13T14:13:51.475-04:00Paradise Lost?
Where I live is an eden. I have little cottontail bunnies roaming around. Squirrels hopping over my feet as I rest on a chair near the pool. Robins who just left the nest on our deck a month ago chirping on our fence. Grackles grabbing drinks of water from our pool when it is unattended. And that my friends is the beautiful fantasy. The reality? Cottontails are eating our garden. Troubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-2730353220733343582007-05-29T14:33:00.000-04:002007-05-29T14:51:04.151-04:00Fare Thee Well, Charles
Charles Nelson Riley passed away last Friday at the age of 76. I grew up watching him on tv Saturday mornings on the kids show H. R. Puff 'N Stuff. With his openly gay persona he was years ahead of his time and most likely his career suffered due to this. Over the top sporting big glasses and ascots he was never without a double-entendres for his audience.
Troubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-43455788886183587262007-05-29T11:28:00.000-04:002007-05-29T11:53:00.694-04:00Facebook
Following the lead of my darling sister, I signed up for facebook. It's freaking me out. I think I prefer a modicum of anonymity with the blog over airing it all out on facebook. Maybe if I was drunk I would like it more. We shall see.Troubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-31822910931784974152007-05-22T12:55:00.000-04:002007-05-22T12:57:48.952-04:00How to Properly Excuse Yourself from Dinner
Braids: Cassidy, stop watching the movie. It's time for supper.
Cassidy: Uh Dad, I'm not so hungry. I'm feeling a little gassy.Troubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-59525664997853380742007-05-21T01:07:00.002-04:002007-05-21T01:15:38.460-04:00On the Environment
I would like to write about issues of environmental import to our world, but then most of you wouldn't read it anyways.Troubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-9769374665975041922007-05-18T13:53:00.000-04:002007-05-18T14:03:36.780-04:00Geriatrich Wisdom
See, we are having company over this long weekend. Mother-in-law, brother-in-law with his girlfriend and the dogs. Seeing as how my wife's family isn't all that enamoured with me anyways, I thought this would be a good time to build that addition to the fence. I am picking up my building supplies shortly and should be busy most of the weekend and my wife won't say a thing Troubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-92096524111542166972007-05-16T12:42:00.000-04:002007-05-16T13:04:11.862-04:00Troubled Youth
My wife, being a teacher, keeps me in the loop about the goings-on of today's youth. Yesterday she told me about a teen boy who was found in his garage dead hanging from a noose. It was first thought to be a suicide, but it cam to light that this boy and his friends often played "pass-out". Not the drinking game I played in my youth. No no. This game consists of cutting off Troubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-32511942056357381132007-04-30T11:03:00.000-04:002007-04-30T11:50:39.924-04:00A Bligh Upon Humanity
I can talk movies all day long. You want to talk contemporary film, I can do that, although my fave era is that of the black and white film. Bogart, Bacall, Hepburn, Tracy. Flynn, Turner, Stewart, O'Hara. Grant, I can go on for a lot longer. I tend to give directors more importance in film over the last 20 years than I do prior whereas I tend to celebrate the celebrities ofTroubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-80525282546891325562007-04-25T15:05:00.000-04:002007-04-25T15:13:15.085-04:00Rekindling the Influence
My darling sister posted on her blog about the Beatles to which I had to respond. When I started writing I remembered a movie (mockumentary) called "The Rutles" that I had watched ages ago and since have always equated the two "groups" together. Best viewed (if memory serves) under the influence of some form of narcotic (not the sleepy stuff) I wonder if it is as funny Troubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-55764406555536842962007-04-21T12:44:00.000-04:002007-04-21T12:57:25.719-04:00How Does One Cope
People ask me all the time "Braids, how does one cope with this world and all the horrible things people do"? I have no answer to these types of questions other than producing a copy of this picture and stating "It aint that bad at all my friend".
Notra Tom II and Madelaine: Purple hair is pretty.
Troubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-70604112340594092622007-04-16T17:24:00.000-04:002007-04-16T18:01:32.465-04:00Guns 'R' US
Please don't misinterpret this post as making light of the shooting spree at Virginia Tech. These are senseless horrid events and I wish we had the ability to go back in time and wipe out these murderers before they could kill our brothers, sisters, children, parents, loved ones. It is just the responses by administration that freak me out.
"Today, the university was struck with a Troubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-14938437394171772692007-04-12T15:15:00.000-04:002007-04-12T15:25:10.807-04:00The Chronosynclastic Infundibulum
Goodbye Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Thank you for creating a place where all the truths funnelled together and fit for even a brief period.
Troubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3994433.post-21971958519810728772007-04-03T13:41:00.000-04:002007-04-03T13:55:35.832-04:00It's All Happening
I have applied to transfer schools from York U. to Laurier and so far everything looks good. Laurier has a campus in Brantford which is close to us so the commute will be done over the course of the next few years. One year and I have my degree and another for teachers college. When I picked up my youngest this afternoon I sat waiting for her teacher to escort her out and it Troubles Braidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638620434433604542noreply@blogger.com6