No new content until the full scope of the horrific events in London are evident. Halfass condemns this brutal act of terrorism and states that Halfass will consider no cause legitimate, nor experience any empathy for any group or individuals responsible for this act of mass murder, regardless of the groups self-perceived motivation. The perpetrators [...]

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I don’t mean to belittle the idea of a true hate crime, so forgive the title. But I thought I’d relate a little story that happened on Saturday.
My wife and I decided to have a few people over for gumbo on a beautiful Saturday evening. Being such a nice night, we opened the “front” door [...]

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Not sure why this blank post with the above title was hangin out in my “drafts” area, but I thought I should go ahead and declare it.
Police aside, I can’t stand him.

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Once again, it’s “Secret Santa time.”http://www.thinkblank.com/santa2004/ And once again, I will reiterate that you should not do it. Two years running I have been shafted on this, meaning I bought people their gifts, only to receive none. Now I know it’s supposed to be all about generosity and all that, but it [...]

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Ooh! Ooh! Are you a good witch or a bad witch?
Strega is a special liquer from Italy. Named “witch,” it plays off of the idea that the town from which the product comes, Benevento, Italy (good wind) used to be named Malevanto, which means “bad wind,” in reference to the towns reputation [...]

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While I may not have agreed with what my neighbors pulled by developing thirty townhomes on the lot next to their mansion1, I sure am glad that they may get some justice regarding the murder of their daughter.
1 My house is most assuredly not a mansion, nor is my neighborhood very fancy. But East [...]

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