Where the Walls are Soft…

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Maude on her HogPhoto copyright either My Brother the Trespasser or My Sister Tootie(Maude can’t remember who was standing behind the camera…) Look real close now… she’s not pointing at you. She’s giving you the finger.I drove down to Teeny-Tiny Town today, having had no sleep since… well, I’m not certain when, but I’ve been [...]

Muddy by the Water Muddy figured he could handle this, although he only knows the business end of a fishing rod because it’s generally the one pointing at the water.I have this buddy who is an incredible cook and a hot-shit photographer. My kid is very partial to him, because he spoils her with [...]

It’s difficult not to smile when Craig Ferguson is in the world…. Thanks for the heads-up, Mushy! Incidentally, and anecdotally to boot, this is the song I caught The Evil Hypnotist singing at the top of her lungs down the back lane behind the now condemned house one summer afternoon. She [...]

DreamyTaken August 9, 2008 with Canon PowerShot A550 …sometime this coming summer, I will be setting fire to Suzi’s back yard, in Minnesota.As I sit here at 10:14 AM, with my second Cuba Libre half-full/half-empty – pick what suits you (Now, don’t be mad, Mom. I work nights. This is my 10 PM, [...]

Happy Ho-Ho! A Very Merry Whatever-You-Celebrate from Les and Her Idiot Child. (photo courtesy of “J.W.” – The Groovy-Coolest Boss-Lady Ever, who throws incredibly incredible Christmas parties, along with her hubby, Groovy-Coolest Boss-Man, who shall be known here as “Walter”. He knows why.)

Saving Grace. My New Favourite Movie. This bit is the funniest movie scene I’ve ever played over and over and over again… which I continue to do. Random Song for the Day: “Get Down Moses” – Joe Strummer

“What Lies Behind…”Taken October 9, 2007 with Canon PowerShot A550 …it’s like he read my mind. Or my blog….My boss called me today. Asked me to come in to work to “have a little talk.” Scared the shit out of me. I LOVE my job. I want to keep my job. The only thing I [...]

“Where You Caught That Mystery Virus…”Taken December 18, 2007 with Canon PowerShot A550 “Whack job eh? Well, at least I’m in good company.”Bloggers are pretty freaking funny. Lucky for me, ‘cuz I’ve been short of time of late, and recuperating after finishing The Waitress. So I spent a little of what time was [...]

Faeries in the FlowersTaken August 9, 2008 with Canon PowerShot A550 It barfed out every kind of fluid running through its veins, through all orifices, including new and bewildering orifices that no vehicle should have.So, the Mini-Van Saga is finally over…. and it turned out to be a trilogy, at that. I was originally [...]

Ky’s into movie-making lately… she’s commandeered my movie camera, has taught herself how to use the editing software, and opened up a Youtube account. Now, she’s learned how to change the pitch on voices. Check it out… And, in case any of you were wondering…. Kyla Is LOVED. Random Song for the Day: [...]

Y’all know how much I love Kelly of the Shoes. Well, when I heard she had a cameo in the new Weezer video (along with Chris Crocker, if you can believe it), I had to go check it out, of course. And then I found this. Made my day. Not-So-Random Song for [...]

“You’re not Morgan Freeman!” The winning caption was written by Dale of Passion of the Dale, a fellow Canuckian, I might add. No, I didn’t “fix” it. I’m not that patriotic. And those that didn’t win, not to mention those that didn’t enter the contest (shame on you!), can get a copy of Natalie d’Arbeloff’s [...]

Come on; you can do it! Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Read along with Les – push ‘play’… …because of Carl, who is also cool in his own little way, I [...]

I’d say “long story short” at this point, but I guess it’s too late for that.Do you remember when I blogged about receiving an autographed copy of Natalie D’Arbeloff’s book of cartoons, “The God Interviews”? Well! A funny thing happened…. My Betchiest of Betches, Cardiogirl, was going through some tough ol’ crap at about that time. [...]

I quit. Ummm…. Again. …the thought “cigarette” sort of feels like when you repeat the same word over and over and over again. It’s kind of meaningless.So, I swallowed a big lump of pride. I’m on Day 2 of “The Patch”. The fact that I stopped smoking successfully cold turkey in [...]

She Followed Me Home… Can I Keep Her? I feel like a teenager again. Ummm… a teenager with whiplash.Meet “The Hummingbird”. Isn’t she gorgeous? I stole her from The Fly-Girl. For the moment, at least, The Fly-Girl doesn’t seem to miss her enough to send the cops after me (hmmm…. 16….. [...]

“A Little More Freedom” The Old Les would have let that deadline pass and said, “Well, shit. Dead dream.”I hold in my hand the first concrete, tangible progress in my New and Fearless Life. Today (months earlier than I expected to, I might add), I successfully completed not only my G1 Exit Driving [...]

“Neglected”Taken November 26, 2007 with Canon PowerShot A550 I snuck off to a bathroom and looked at a terrified me in the mirror and got angry.Some very, very important people, that is. Real life, off-line people. People that I’ve known since I was four years old (and that’s a lot of years, and [...]