Lyme has become the center of my universe, as my wife (apl4eris, another EA poster) has been diagnosed by 2 specialists with the late stage/chronic type. She has been housebound for over 2 years. We have no idea when she got it, but we figure at least 12-15 years ago, based on symptom tracking. Here...

Ok, I haven't been around in a while, and I didn't even sign up for the secret santa thing, but I got a package in the mail and it said EA Secret Santa. Who has my home address?

Here's what was in the box:

... Of course my friend's kids would be better off with their grossly obese, physically abusive father who doesn't even own a car (but who is "highly thought of" at church in the small town my friend escaped from) than they would be with their artist-mother and her college professor husba...

I am now allergic to stinging insects such as bees and their ilk, but I love the honeybee for all it brings me, like buckwheat honey and pollenation. I say that I am now allergic to them due to a catalytic event in my life, which will make me pitch in on the side of those stating that hornets can in...

Yep! I got a '76 Kramer 650G from a pawn shop in Wicker Park about 10 years ago (cheap!). This is my favorite guitar still, as the tonal range it is capable of boggles my mind, and it is really comfortable. This one is made with bookmatched flame koa on either side of a stripe of birdseye maple and ...

How in the fuck did this thread make it 4 pages without Huey Lewis & the News? "The Heart of Rock & Roll" is the sound your flesh makes when it is torn from your body in an accident involving a meat hook delivery truck and a hot tar tanker.

Otherwise, I concur.

Hey I had a similar notion to this whole thing and started up a site at m - I *just* got the skeleton up, so don't expect much (content, design, etc), but the basic thought here is a free community resource to manage contacts, live show calendars, forums, community organizations, gallery show info, ...

When I lived in Chicago, I got my FOID (Firearm Owner Identification for you non-IL/US folks) card but never used it. This was because in the relative density of the city, things seemed oddly safe, and our house was alarmed. Now, living in another place that is father out in the country, we have pur...

So what is David Berman talking about here: 'sullen' music scene, 'sour old Louisville', etc.? I dunno, I don't think he ever liked living there. Then again, not sure what he was expecting/looking for, either. This is one of the beautiful mysteries of the city that have had me homesick for years, a...

While using a spork to attack the eyes is a decent method... the best thing to do is to place your open mouth over the person's eye, form a good seal with your lips (licking them helps!), and suck the eyeball out of the socket. No man can take the pain of having his eyeball sucked out... trust me. ...