A Stroke From the Brush...

You thought nipplegate was bad...

Wait until the FCC returns to work next week.

Tickets to the Saints vs. Eagles playoff game, 1/13/07 - $500 (guess)
Funny t-shirt - $25.00
Getting to see the word "Fuck" on TV - Priceless

Just checking in

You know it's been a long time since you've blogged if you're not sure what your user ID is.

That is all.

The final battle in this year’s “War on Easter”

Lord I love Florida: Easter Bunny mall brawl shocks bystanders

Great American Poetry, Redux

Early on in this blog, we reported on the great, untapped talent that is the poetry spammer. The poetry arrives in your inbox, hidden in a spam e-mail. But, if you only take a few seconds to unearth the hidden treasure, you will find poetry. A Stroke From the Brush... applauds this rebel poetry movement, and we give you the latest offering.

The following poetry arrives in an e-mail with the subject line: :)
It appears to be a spam e-mail to buy a diploma (Bachelor's Degree: $2,100,000
I'm assuming they are European, and think a comma amounts to a decimal in America-speak. $2.1 million for a bachelor's???)
Not one word was added, though I did remove a few, and change a few puncuation marks. And now I present you with...a poem

But, alas, it was, and the long, see-through citizen was swaying before humid heat,
by the light of the coals smouldering in the boiler,
I said, Hegemon, that the temple of the old faith would fall.
'Burn, burn, former life!'
Stranger swallowed the contents of his glass at one gulp.
The baritone belonged to none other than that evening's guest.
Now I am at peace - as I always am, incidentally, when you are here.

Squirrels are evil, part deux

Tickgirl, thanks for the suggestions regarding the squirrel invasion. I checked out an anti-squirrel spray (also anti-raccoon!) , but they wanted $30 dollars for it. I thought about mixing up my own concoction with hot peppers, but before I had a chance to make it, I came home to find a cage built around the roses. J decided to break out his new round electric saw thingie and built a cage out of plastic netting and wood. It seems to be doing the job - we have two roses blooming, as of today! It is not the most attractive of yard ornaments, but it works.

I know, I've been a bad blogger

Yea, I know, I've been neglecting my blogging duties lately. By the time I get home from work, I don't really feel like being in the same room as a computer. I've actually tried to write recently. In fact, the drafts are still sitting here waiting to be published, but they just don't live up to A Stroke From the Brush...'s standards. Not that this one does either. I'm feeling a little lazy today too, so

The Week In Review

The Good

The Office PSAs - if you didn't watch NBC's Must See TV last night, you missed these great, fake, PSAs. If you've never watched The Office, well, then you may not find them as funny.

The Bad

I hate squirrels. I used to think they were oooh so cute, running across the fence and drinking out of the bird bath. That's until they started eating the buds off my Peace roses. (Those lovely roses in the post below.) Someone in the neighborhood feeds them peanuts, which they like to bury everywhere, especially freshly planted areas of the yard.

Random Web Picture

Whew, I'm tired. Time for a glass of wine.

Green Acres Is the Place to Be...

I love this gardening stuff! We ate our first home-grown tomatoes today, on a lovely warm baguette with some olive oil, basil, mozzarella and salt. Mmmmm. Here are some that remain on the vine for a little more ripening.