R.I.P Mr. Droolface

Adale and I took Mr. Droolface to the vet and had him put to sleep this afternoon. He's been pretty sickly for few years and recently took a turn for the worse, with his hips and/or legs making it difficult for him to walk or even get comfortable lying down. This is something we've been talking about for several months but with his leg problems it seemed like it was time. I don't know what else to say...it's really sad not having him around...usually at this time of night he would be sleeping & purring on top of me while I lie on the couch. He was cranky, whiny, and usually smelled bad, but I loved the little guy. He curled up with me when I was alone in Binghamton after my marriage ended and has been with me ever since.

Xtra Christmas Bonus Photo #3

Big gingerbread village, originally uploaded by El Grande Mono.

Big gingerbread village, originally uploaded by El Grande Mono.

I was going through my pictures and found these from a gigantic gingerbread village at the Robinson Town Center Mall.

Xtra Christmas Bonus Photo #2

Big gingerbread village, originally uploaded by El Grande Mono.

DATELINE: Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport

As I was walking through the airport on the way to the rental car shuttle I noticed this fancy bank of vending machines.

I was looking through my pockets for change to buy a pop when I smelled hot dogs. After looking around for a hot dog cart I finally realized that the scrumptious smell was coming from a hot dog vending machine!! This is next level shit. Pittsburgh doesn't have one. I feel good about our future.

DATELINE: My couch at home

Sorry I've been a little light on posting. I've been reworking my resume because Senator Larry Craig is taking applications for interns.

I've been home with no a lot of work to do, which has been nice because I needed a break. My hives have calmed down 90 percent or more (although they did pop up last night). We went to gay bingo last weekend. It was pretty fun even though I didn't win anything. I kind of got the bingo bug and may start hitting the local churches. Winning $$ and snackbars are a winning combination in my book.

The big news is that Adale found out in 24 hours between late Sunday night and Monday afternoon that she has 3 interviews for academic jobs!! She is a rock star.

It's pretty cold here with some snow flurries and doesn't make me want to leave the house. I'll try to write something else later on tonight. Chau.

He's got my vote

I didn't know Stairway to Heaven was originally a Beatles song

DATELINE: Chili's Bar & Bites, Charlotte/Douglas International Airport Charlotte, NC

I had a quick trip to Dallas this week (Wed & Thurs) and am awaiting my flight home, having to switch planes in Charlotte. My flight out of Charlotte is delayed and I've taken the opportunity to have a few beers and fajitas at Chili's. I had very disappointing fajitas last night in Dallas and knew that Chili's would address my need for tasty fajitas. I was disappointed because the peppers & onions are frozen, but overall I would give them a B-, while last night's fajitas at Tio Joe's got a C.

I'v got to finish my beer & roll out to the gate, but this is kind of weird. I can see who comes to Business n'at (their ip address, city, state) and how they got there. In addition to my loyal readers who have Business n'at as their homepage I thin the number #1 search term that brings people here relate to the whole Brandi M / Purely Pamela / Rock of Love businesses. Tonight I noticed a weird one - someone from Omaha, Nebraska was searching for "hives while talking on the phone" and ended up here. I can't imagine what they were looking for. Do phone lines or cell phones cause hives? Is it a fetish? Maybe there's a movie scene where someone breaks out with hives on the phone. Beats me.

I'm Audi 5000 friends.

Omaha Nebraska United Statesip68-99-5-165.om.om.cox.net (68.99.5.165) [Label IP Address]
www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=hives while talking on phone

Inspirational Video for Monday Morning

I'm desperately in need of a little inspiration myself.
Or coffee. Make sure you've got the sound on.

BREAKING NEWS: Mr. Peaches loves everybody

MOST ROMANTIC

Goes to Raekwon from Wu Tang Clan, who explains what Valentines Day means to him:

"It's a special day. It's a day to understand the person who means the most to you." So how to celebrate?

"I'm the type of dude who may be in a helicopter over the city having sex."

ELECTION ADVICE, v.14

As you all know, I am here to help. The election season can be confusing with all sorts of information you have to keep track of, so much so that it can be difficult to decide which candidate you want to support. In this volume of Election Advice I would like to direct you to this website which provides a host of impartial data on Senator Barack Obama that will help you better understand what he stands for & why he wants your vote. As always, the information provided in Election Advice is merely for your education and should not be viewed as an endorsement.

HOTEL REVIEW: Best Western Eastern Shore Inn Exmore, VA

Two Stars (out of Five)

Overall this was a pretty low-rent place. Sure I had cable tv and the internets, but the pillows were flat & the sheets were old. Sometimes the cleaning people didn't empty out, let alone wash my little coffee pot. The people who worked there were very nice & helpful, and since the hotel was only 20 percent full they took care of me as much as they could. I think I can best express myself through a haiku...

Buffet serves despair
lukewarm, stale,the sheets are rough
only go if must

Lil' J, you had me at motherfucking myspace

DATELINE: EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA

Sign at the Maryland / Virginia border

Top 4 best store of all time?

Fierce Hair-dos available 24/7

DATELINE: Eastern Shore of VA

Hey all, I'm about to leave the hotel this morning & will be posting again later tonight. For those of you who expressed concern the super-duper hives outbreak in the photos below was reversed by last Sunday morning thanks to various injections and pills.

HIVES!

This is what I was plagued with last Saturday. Looks bad, huh?

DATELINE: Eastern Shore, Virginia

I'm back in VA and rolling through my second week of interviews. The weekend in Pittsburgh was nice except for the extreme hives attack on Saturday. Adale and I went out to some junk stores and my face started to itch & the bumps began to show up. It wasn't long before I looked pretty fucked up but I had planned on going to the doctor later in the day I didn't worry about it. It finally was too much and we went to the doctor where I realized that the hives were out of control.

Saturday was a little chilly so while we were running around I was bundled up, but when I got into the examining room I took my jacket & sweater off & saw that the bumps were all over my face & the parts of my neck & shoulder exposed by my t-shirt. I took my shirt off and Jesus Christ if I wasn't covered completely in red welts...I took my pants off and I was covered head to toe. I got a little hyped up while talking to the doctor because I was a little worried that these things wouldn't go away before I left the next day for a week of travel, or if they did go away they would show up Monday or Tuesday.

The doctor gave me three shots and a mess of new pills. Thank god the bumps were gone by Sunday morning. I'll have to ask Adale to send some of the pictures she took with her phone

I don't what caused them. They're doing allergy tests on my blood to find out but I am a tiny bit worried that it'll be something I don't want to quit eating, like tomatoes (no pizza!) or wheat (no Wheat Thins!) . The hives started my second week in Maryland (I think) and the weekend before that second week I had some octopus, so maybe it's seafood. An allergy to seafood wouldn't be the worst thing, not like an allergy to pizza or beer or donuts.

A few bumps came back tonight on my face but not too bad. Hopefully thees new steroids & anti-histamines will take care of them.

Until tomorrow bitches.

I'm rolling out to work & will post something this evening. Until then, stay icy.

DATELINE: Chincoteague Island, VA

Abandoned Roller Rink

I'm rolling out tomorrow, back to my baby. The good news is that I finally got an upgrade to First Class!!!! I'll be enjoying free cocktails all the way to Charlotte (where I switch planes and back to coach). Have a Fun Friday and I'll talk to y'all over the weekend.