Relationships

Waiting For The Funeral

Written by Puzzlehead, in Dad, Family

My dad’s body will be flown into Dulles tomorrow. From there he’ll be transported to a funeral home in Herndon where he’ll lay and wait until his funeral. My mom still cries and my sister still utters apologies for not being able to bring him home. With the exception of the funeral we have very […]

Goodbye, Dad.

Written by Puzzlehead, in Dad, Family, General

I would like to thank everyone who has either left a message for me here, via email, on my cell phone, on the various forums I frequent. Both I and my family appreciate your thoughts and condolences. It has been a very, very difficult 24 hours. From learning that my dad’s health was so fragile, […]

God, Please Don’t Let This Happen. At Least Not Yet.

Written by Puzzlehead, in Dad, Family, Relationships

EDIT – At 10:37 this evening my oldest sister in Denver called and told me that my dad had passed away. I’m sitting here, alone in my apartment, after getting off the phone with my middle sister. Angela took the dogs with her when she returned to Northern Virginia which leaves me absolutely alone in […]

Pray for my father.

Written by Puzzlehead, in Dad, Family, General

Even though I’m not really religious, I have no problem asking those of you that are to pray for my father. And for those of you that aren’t then I beg that you wish him well. I was at an interview today (that I nailed) and I got a phone call from my sister. I […]

Reason Why I Don’t Watch ‘Dancing With The Stars’ & Why I’m Not In Showbiz

Written by Puzzlehead, in Entertainment, General, Relationships

Online Conversations I’ve Had Today: Me: Hehehe… Me: I’m trying to get Amy to bet me whether or not Heather Mills leg flies off while she’s spinning on Dancing with the Stars Wife: dude thats all over vegas Wife: she’s even been asked about it happening Me: If I were her I’d just loosen it […]

Signs That I Should Hibernate Until The World Becomes Nice To Me

Written by Puzzlehead, in General, Tobey

I was tempted to stay in bed all day today and just wait for it to pass and turn to Monday. I could have gotten away with it, too, had it not been for those two dogs of mine – Grumpy, Old Man & his sidekick Ugg Boot. The Grumpy, Old Man is my dog […]

Sweet! My Superhero Love Match Is The Invisible Woman!!

Written by Puzzlehead, in Entertainment, General, Relationships, Sex

I took the quiz at Comic Vine (http://www.comicvine.com). Sue Reed! Yay! In the movies, that would be that Alba chick. Meh. The power of invisibility and force feilds would be so cool. We could go to movies half price because she would sneak in! I could pick bar fights and not get punched! Oooh! I […]

The Husband/Wife Relationship

Written by Puzzlehead, in Entertainment, General, Relationships

Well, VD is around the corner. Yes, I meant Valentine’s Day and not Herpes. In honor of this pseudo-celebration brought upon us by retailers I thought I would take this opportunity to share some of my experiences with my lovely wife. When Creative Geeks Collide When Angela and I shared a home office in Northern […]

Percursor To My Thanksgiving Story

Written by Puzzlehead, in Family, General

First things first – the following is a conversation between me and my wife via AIM.  Many of you who talk to me via instant messengers will quickly recognize that, yes, this is how I normally hold conversations online. In an event, this is the buildup for my Thanksgiving story that I’m sure will revolutionize […]

Happy Birthday To Pooch!

Written by Puzzlehead, in Family

November 13, 1997. That was the day my Farley dog was born. He was small, slept a lot and was pretty much a lazy boy. Skip ahead 9 years and things really haven’t changed much. Except for his weight. He’s blossomed from being the 5 pound puppy to being the 68 pound puppy. Still lazy. […]

Postcard from the South (Part I)

Written by Puzzlehead, in Family, General, Work

Jinkies. This is the end of my second week here in North Carolina and a lot has happened since I started living here. Angela and I packed me up as best as we could before I left. We rented a cargo van and thought that we could put as much stuff in there as possible […]

Oh, I’m Still Alive.

Written by Puzzlehead, in Family, General, Work

Yeah, yeah. So I cribbed a lyric from Pearl Jam. Big whoop. Contrary to some of your best wishes, I didn’t fall off the face of the Earth and get smothered by a bunch of worms. Or blond women in bikinis. Damn. I would pay good money for that last part. Really. I’m now here […]

The Housing Issue

Written by Puzzlehead, in Family, General, Work

First things first: I’d like to say that I’m terribly upset and worried that Richard Hammond from Top Gear is in the hospital. Top Gear is one of the only television shows that I enjoy watching. Go and figure that it is only shown in England. Haven’t seen an episode? Check it out on YouTube […]

Why Some Animals Eat Their Young

Written by Puzzlehead, in Family, General, Relationships

It all started with an innocent thought – I think I’ll call home. I hadn’t spoken to my parents for over a week so I was pretty much due to pick up the phone and give them a holler. At the same time I was cooking dinner on our new stove while Angela was putting […]

War of the Sexes: Brain Cell Attrition

Written by Puzzlehead, in Family, General, Relationships

I’ve been married for a few years now. Hell, if you count the first marriage I’ve been in the institution of marriage for almost a decade. Being the mate of someone for a while brings out the most interesting facets of yourself. Both of you learn from each other’s experiences and wealth of knowledge. In […]

Poor Farley. He’s Diseased.

Written by Puzzlehead, in Family, General

My poor pooch. For those of you don’t know Farley dog is my dog. I’ve had him since he was 12 weeks old and just a little lump of pup. Now he’s creeping up on 9 years. I brought him to the vet on Saturday and got some pretty bad news: the pooch has Lyme […]

Post Traumatic Sex Disorder

Written by Puzzlehead, in General, Relationships, Sex

Angela and I were watching the first episode of an anime called ‘Rec’ yesterday. The plot summary is as follows: Matsumaru was stood up by a girl whom he had asked to go out with him. When he was trying to throw away the movie tickets, a girl blamed him for wasting the tickets. So, […]

The Dog As Practice: Why I Shouldn’t Be A Parent

Written by Puzzlehead, in Family, General

Oh, boy. Certain recent events remind me why I don’t have kids yet. Many people know that I completely love and adore my dog, Farley. He’s been with me through several rough times, numerous great times and an infinite number of hours just lounging around. Yesterday was an absolute banner day for me and my […]

Michael, Thy Name Is Lust. My Last Of The Seven Deadly Sins.

Written by Puzzlehead, in General, Relationships, Sex

Lust. Me. Lust. Boobies. Lust. Bad things to eat. Lust. More boobies. Lust. Stuff. Lust. Car washes with slinky, young co-eds. Lust. Shiny, new gadgets. Do we see a connection here? According to the website 7 Deadly Sins “Lust is an inordinate craving for the pleasures of the body.” I’ll admit that I lust over […]

Life, Love and…Crappiness: The Seven Deadly Sins – Pride

Written by Puzzlehead, in General, Relationships, Work

According to http://deadlysins.com/sins/, Pride is excessive belief in one’s own abilities, that interferes with the individual’s recognition of the grace of God. It has been called the sin from which all others arise. Pride is also known as Vanity. Yesterday, May 4th, 2006, was 36th my birthday. It seems like it took forever for me […]

The Timing of Life & Death

Written by Puzzlehead, in Family, General, Relationships

Another tragedy strikes my family just as suddenly as my parents finally make it home to Va. Beach. Whereas this past weekend we celebrated my Mom & Dad making it home and my father surviving his ordeal, I just got word from my eldest sister that my grandmother had a stroke and probably won’t make […]

Welcome Home, Mom & Dad

Written by Puzzlehead, in Family, General, Relationships

My parents finally made it home from the Philippines last week. They got to their house in Va. Beach and we finally got to see them for the Easter holiday. Oh, man. You can tell they missed being here in the comforts of their own home. One of Mom’s biggest pet peeves was that television […]

What it means to be a man. Part I in an occaissional series.

Written by Puzzlehead, in General, Sex

What does it mean to be a man? Not a superhero or a celebrity, just a regular guy. There are many types of men, of course, so choosing the base characteristics of manhood seems to be an almost impossible task. Studies throughout the ages have defined the traits across almost every culture and period of […]

Update on my dad…

Written by Puzzlehead, in Family, General

Here’s an update on my dad from my sister: Dad is now having cardiac rehab/physical therapy every other day. He did well after his 1st day but slept most of the night because he was tired from exercising. He’s still too weak to walk on his own but he does sit in chair and is […]

Scoop out my brains. Now

Written by Puzzlehead, in Entertainment, Relationships

I’ve got three words for you: The Wedding Date. I love Debra Messing. I think she’s hot. Well, I thought she was hot. After a few years she really can’t get away with playing the cutesy, cosmopolitan chick like she did on Seinfeld or even the early years of Will & Grace. But, man…decided to […]

Must. Not. Kill.

Written by Puzzlehead, in Entertainment, Relationships

Update: I text messaged my sister, who is with my parents, in the Philippines yesterday. Since my dad was too fragile to undergo a triple bypass they ended up giving him an angioplasty. They were able to unblock and open up one of three blood vessels (the other two were too small an may have […]

Please, come home soon.

Written by Puzzlehead, in Family, General

Many people are remember that my father went through some really tough times in 2001. He was in the Intensive Care Unit at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital from February through August of that year. It was a very rough time for the entire family but we all had faith that he would pull through, even […]