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  1. Hardware RemovedApril 11, 2008After laying on the couch for seven days watching movies and Anthony Bourdain reruns I'm experiencing a little bit of cabin fever. Last Thursday, I had…
  2. Helping Hurricane Katrina VictimsFebruary 23, 2007On my way to work each day I ride up the Old Santa Cruz Highway, now known as Glenwood Drive. For the past two years I've seen this trailer parked on the…
  3. Dead iPodFebruary 13, 2007This morning my iPod died. Such a sad day. It froze last night on a Santana song on the way home in the rain. I put it in the dock to charge it and this…
  4. The RingFebruary 12, 2007In late July of 2000 I bicycled solo over 500 miles around Lake Ontario heading east out of Toronto towards Kingston. I crossed by ferry over Wolfe Island…
  5. Teddy BearJanuary 12, 2007by Red Sovine I was on the outskirts of a little southern town, Trying to reach my destination before the sun went down. The old CB was blaring away on…
  6. Growing a BeardJanuary 13, 2006I've been having trouble with in-grown whiskers after shaving my face for a while so I went to see a dermatologist. I was diagnosed with folliculitis. I…
  7. Santa Cruz SurferNovember 9, 2005Sunday we took Justice for a walk along the ocean near the Lighthouse. I took a few photos. I'm going to start mixing up my long commentaries with simple…
  8. PapaOctober 13, 2005On Thursday my Grandfather passed away. BELL, Gene - Peacefully at the General Hospital with his family by his side on Thursday, October 6, 2005 at the…
  9. The High Cost of UnderwearOctober 1, 2005I'm back. I guess it's a good time to replace your underwear when you can see daylight through the crotch. I'm 35 and my mother still purchases my…
  10. Patriotism out of Fashion?July 5, 2005In honor of Independence Day this year I decided to hang the American flag I had bought for Sharon for our second wedding anniversary. Second anniversary…
  11. EsalenJune 22, 2005Last Thursday I called the Esalen Institute to book a late night hot bath atop the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur. Sharon's friend,…
  12. Hey! I'm on the Radio!May 19, 2005This morning on my way to work I was listening to the Greg Kihn Show on 98.5 KFOX. He was talking to callers and trying to guess what kind of accent they…
  13. Love on the Rocks, is Hard on my Back.April 21, 2005Last Friday, Sharon, her friend Amy and I went to the Catalyst in Santa Cruz to see Super Diamond. They are a Neil Diamond tribute band. The crowd…
  14. Keeping Abreast with Motley CrueMarch 31, 2005In November Motley Crue announced that they would be touring in the new year after a five year hiatus. I was quite happy. I was the biggest Crue fan in…
  15. Mile Marker 35March 9, 2005Tomorrow is my 35th birthday. I know one thing for sure will happen. My mother will phone me in the morning and sing "Happy Birthday" to me. When this…
  16. You Must Bend the Body to Untangle the MindJanuary 10, 2005This past weekend Drew and Jackie visited us. Drew came to the area to play a gig in San Francisco and to teach some Bikram Yoga in Santa Cruz. Sharon and…
  17. New Year's EveJanuary 7, 2005On New Year's Eve we rented a room at the Los Gatos Lodge. This is a motor lodge not a ski lodge type of inn. That evening we joined Jim and Jennifer and…
  18. Dismembering the TreeDecember 29, 2004It was just like a scene from the Sopranos except I was dismembering a Christmas tree instead of Richie Aprile's body. I took my 11.8 amp DeWalt…
  19. Christmas Eve DrunkDecember 25, 2004My benefactor Mister Richard Skrenta has inspired me to write tonite. My QWERTY fingers dance, fueled my Mr. James Beam and Coca Cola. My respected…
  20. Here Comes Santa Claus...December 20, 2004Christmas is upon us. So, I organized a little field trip for us and our neighbors to ride the Roaring Camps Railroad Holiday Lights Train through Santa…
  21. When the Headlights Hit Your Eye like a Big Pizza Pie...December 14, 2004Last night Sharon made a very good homemade pizza with Trader Joe's pizza doe. She put prosciutto that we had in the fridge on it. Prosciutto is the best…
  22. Day oneDecember 1, 2004Day one: a Burnszilla story by Stephen Burns, December 2004.
  23. I'm going publicDecember 1, 2004I've decided to start blogging. Perhaps this is a redundant statement. The purpose of this blog is to inform, entertain and perhaps educate. I've been…