Travels with Grumpus

They nurtured his mind, fed his imagination, and paid for his degree, but this is why Grumpus doesn’t give money to his alma mater.

“This is unbelievable.

“Imagine the gall of the United States to make ILLEGAL entry and ILLEGAL employment in the United States felonies. I mean, it’s not like these illegal immigrants are breaking the law, right? And illegally entering the United States, as we all know, is a basic human right enshrined in the constitutions of every Third World country.

“This kind of thinking reminds me of the protest by truck operators in Manila against the enforcement of the load limits for trucks using the North Expressway because it adversely affected the truck operators who weren’t following the load limits.

“Feel free to post on the blog.”

Oh, how yellow!

Mickey: I don’t think I’d make a good priest.

Maya: Why not?

Mickey: Well, for starters, I’m very judgmental, so I wouldn’t hear confessions very well.

Maya: Ok …

Mickey: And then I don’t really love my fellow man. In fact I’m a misanthrope.

Grumpus and I saw this movie last Saturday and enjoyed it very much, thank you. Enough so that we’re tracking box office numbers again. After the obligatory rant on Mr. Lee’s flirtation with pretentiousness, down to his calling a movie a “joint”, we agreed that we both found his 2003 film engaging and compelling. I caught the beginning on cable and couldn’t stop watching.

Anyway, this new one has the same insistent quality that keeps you hooked. I couldn’t stop wondering how it would end, and had a big smile on my face when it did.

go together like witches and stoning, this lawyer says. I recognize Grumpus in this article, and also a lot of what puts the grumpy in there: “Few professions combine as much creative talent with so much mind-numbing work,” he says, and continues that the lawyerin’ profession has one of the lowest levels of job satisfaction. So now we ask the chicken-and-egg question: what came first, the grump or the lawyer?

Healthy pork exists and may be just around the corner for consumers, says the New York Times. I’m still waiting on my healthy cigarettes and alcohol, but this is a good start.

Maya: What do you think would happen in a Clint Eastwood-Chuck Norris showdown?

Mickey: I hate to say it, but Clint Eastwood would be dead.

Maya: Really?!?

Mickey: Yeah. I mean he’s scary and intimidating, but he doesn’t have mad martial arts skills like Chuck Norris.

Prince, baby! New album! Surprise performance in a music store!

(Sing it) I just want your extra time and your …

Ducky turns 32 today and he wants some Apple bling for his birthday. Will he get it? Well, he’s been a good ducky and is soon to leave the warmth and comfort of the place he’s called home for the past 5 years.

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