http://www.publicjourinal.com/blog Taking the piss out on... everything Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:43:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There's a natural order to shoes. Well-heeled shoes stay useful and youthful into the ages with light duty; they enjoy pampering and sometimes a bit of a nip 'n tuck to an entire undercarriage overhaul. Athletic shoes live only for their sport. Specialty athletic shoes are rendered useless in as ... http://www.publicjourinal.com/blog/2008/09/06/these-shoes-werent-made-for-mowin-but-thats-just-what-theyll-do/ The kids decided to have dinner elsewhere so I decided to make a little something for myself [gallery] http://www.publicjourinal.com/blog/2008/09/02/confessions-of-a-husky-boy-dinner-alone-duck/ mixing milk and meat, life and death, moist and juicy... forbidellicious http://www.publicjourinal.com/blog/2008/08/19/the-clash-of-life-and-death/ http://www.publicjourinal.com/blog/2008/08/15/pink-or-blue/ I am a trusting person and I hold a lot of faith in the good of mankind.  I trust that nobody wants to enslave or be enslaved, I trust that we all have it in us to resolve conflicts through compromise, I believe that there's a surplus of kindness and ... http://www.publicjourinal.com/blog/2008/08/06/two-minutes/ I wrote on twitter: eee! The print of an administrative assistant's skirt has an unfortunately placed dragonfly. You cheeky chinese sweatshop I took a "discrete" snap: http://www.publicjourinal.com/blog/2008/08/01/cheeky-sweatshops/ whatevs I caught this double rainbow which is novel... but I was in a patient's room in a hospital. I'm just testing out the new wordpress iPhone app. http://www.publicjourinal.com/blog/2008/07/23/yay/ I cannot attest to the Butter Nut Bakery in Metro-Detroit, but according to this sign they are worth risking their shelf-life. I have decided that today, is not the day to find out. http://www.publicjourinal.com/blog/2008/07/09/tales-from-the-coffee-station/ I was warned about leaky valve cover gaskets.  I should have known, oil leaks off of the valves and onto the top hose of the radiator.  Oil causes the organic compounds in rubber to break down, leaving it brittle and prone to cracks.  I was driving home and heard a ... http://www.publicjourinal.com/blog/2008/07/07/i-can-be-butch-too/ Since I have been going to the Detroit Festival of the Arts, I have been fascinated by William Colburn's sculptures. This year, with a home and expendable income I finally purchased a piece. http://williamcolburn.com [gallery] http://www.publicjourinal.com/blog/2008/06/07/william-colburn-jr/