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Added plants and some fish today. Hit the link for more pics.

The 20 gallon tank I bought was nasty ass dirty. I spent all day yesterday cleaning it and getting it ready. I had to go out and buy a piece of acrylic to cover the top so the cats can’t get in. But, predictably, the guy at Lowe’s cut the piece 1/4″ to 1/2″ shorter [...]

Oooooh. Craigslist! $20!

I moved to a bigger desk at work and realized that I have more than enough room to fit a small fish tank. I used to have aquariums back when I lived in New Orleans. I bought a 55 gallon tank used but never had the time, space, or money to really set it up.. [...]

Someone posted this on a cell phone forum I’ve been hanging out in: I hesitate to tell this story, lest it seem self-congratulatory, and if it does I apologize. But it’s Diamond-related and I got such a kick out of it, I had to tell somebody….. By way of background, I’m retired and while not [...]

There was a yarn winding festival in Danbury this weekend. It was a last-minute, improvised festival. But a festival nonetheless, I assure you. It was wonderful, my friends.

I am now pluralizing all my curse words. This is a major step for me, but it was one that was long overdue. It must be taken. It’s for the best, my friends.

So I just went to my local polling place wearing my handy dandy “Independents = Independence” shirt and almost got thrown out, because I was, and I’m not making this up, endorsing the Bull Moose Party at an election polling place. After I kindly informed the woman that the shirt is not an endorsement of [...]