Jul.20 Mom

For thirty years, mom has been my encouragement, my voice of reason, my teacher, my diplomatic adjudicator, my support, and the quiet president of my fanclub. I love you mom.

Jul.19 "Inhale Most Hay"

Hamilton Hayes; the funniest farmer I know. Cottonballs, stuffed in his ears, he drives fabulous old beater cars, wears ridiculous hats, and takes six weeks to hay a few acres!

Jul.18 Floyd Scholz

If I could take a few pages out of his book, I'd be a rich bastard. Granted, Floyd's the best carver alive, but he also knows how to sell himself.

Jul.17 George McNeff

My grandfather lived out his life in New Hampshire with constant respect for the Good Book. He worked his tail off, fathered too many children, and told stories to everyone!

Jul.16 "Bear Mate Elk"

In high school, we were introduced to writing poetry by Meleta Baker. I composed the most cliche-driven piece of garbage about love ever to be created (before or since)!

Jul.15 Michelle

Ten years ago, I spent an evening making out with a waitress on a lifeguard stand. This summer, I ran into her and couldn't even remember her name. How embarassing...

Jul.14 "Not Messy Bird"

I wonder if Mindy Bossert ever cries. When I knew her in college, she was the perpetual picture of bright, sunny, beautiful happiness. All smiles and giggles. I mean,.... ALWAYS !!!

Jul.13 Mimi

When I was growing up, I thought that my great grandmother Mimi would live forever, or that she'd at least live to see 100. I was shocked when she died.

Jul.12 "I no like eat"

While visiting a castle in northern Wales with Katie O'Neil, a friend's girlfriend, I bought an expensive scarf simply because she said the color matched my eyes! What a sucker!

Jul.11 "Fern War Nooky"

Kenyon Farrow, a "long lost" friend from my college days, is one of the most interesting and provacative writers that I know of. Find out what I'm talking about... www.everyshuteyeaintsleep.blogspot.com/

Jul.10 Professor Prairie

Okay I'll admit it... I hit on one of my professors during graduate school. It's a good thing she knew where to draw the line, because I certainly wouldn't have.

Jul.9 "Dull Tawny"

I'm back in town and Dawn Tully, the beer lady, is hooking me up with some select brews from around the world... that is, when we're not talking about wine.

Jul.8 Hillary

Hill's got skillz you betcha life - like the lights above, they shine, they bright - scoopin' skills so ill and tight - all the folks around be watchin' like, - "Oh my God........"

Jul.7 Great Grandmother Creteau

The only things I remember about her was that she lived in a small apartment that I disliked, and that she had a huge old television with a small screen.

Jul.6 "Duck"

Donald is a first class crazy man with a big heart... seriously. One minute he'll will be spraying fire out of his mouth, and the next, giving you a hug!

Jul.5 "The Sorority Slag"

There was a girl in college that everyone called "Hiv" (phonetic pronunciation of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Abbreviation) because she'd slept with "everyone." When she propositioned me, I steered clear.

Jul.4 J. Osborne

As an undergraduate, I was drawn to the plutonic friendship we shared, but she really ticked me off when I felt like she was "mothering" me about morals and whatnot.

Jul.3 "Only Red Nose"

Rodney Olsen spends every autumn banding raptors with disabled teenagers, and I can't think of a better person to work with this demographic. His kindness is overwhelmingly genuine and pure.

Jul.2 Uncle Wally

I remember catching frogs in his pond, chasing chickens in his barn, petting his goats and dog, looking at pictures of women in swimsuits on the walls of his garage...

Jul.1 "Job Card Anus"

I'd describe Jacob Andrus as a strange cross between an old man and a little girl. This young man simultaneously entertains me with lightheartedness, and infuriates me with ignorant consumerism.