INFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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Why haven't you updated this journal lately?
How is softball going?
I said, how is softball going?

Yes, thank you.  How are you and Beth doing?
Do you have any plans to do any other writing?

How is your cat doing?
Where is this so-called Credits Page?
Have you always been a prick?

Paper or plastic?
Do you have anything important to say today?
Anything else?

 

 

Why haven't you updated this journal lately?

Well, you can just blow me, okay?  Christ, I’ve sorta been a little busy lately.  I’ve been playing about 47 softball games a week and then there’s that whole work-sleep-eat trinity too.  Plus, I’ve made a feeble attempt to Get A Life by latching on to Beth and not letting go.  Hopefully, one of these nights she’ll actually let me in her condo instead of making me sleep on the front step.

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How is softball going?

Painfully.  Let’s see, my right ring finger hurts, my right ankle hurts, my left side hurts, my forehead hurts, and my hemorrhoids are flaring up.  Speaking of flair (Ah Glenn, what kind of crap-ass transition was that?), a certain girl seems to think that I wear a wristband when I play because it looks cool.  She thinks it’s just flair.  But I disagree: It’s utilitarian.  I use it to wipe away sweat.  Or to scratch my crotch when no one’s looking.

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I said, how is softball going?

Oh, sorry.  Well, the Hawks are still in first, but only by a thread.  We play our so-called rivals the Squids in our final two games to determine second place.  The churchy team is also in second and also still wearing jaundice-colored jerseys.  The Thursday’s team is pretty much done.  Modell’s is in second or third place, I think.  Most of the teams are winding down, but the Modell’s team is playing in a mid-summer league and the churchy team doesn’t finish up until January.  Does that answer the question?

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Yes, thank you.  How are you and Beth doing?

Surprisingly, pretty good.  She keeps threatening to kick me to the curb, so I’m finding ways to make myself indispensable.  Like letting her doggy have full use of my backyard and lending her use one of my bats that she likes.  And also putting her down as the recipient of all my organs should I get into a bad car accident.
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Do you have any plans to do any other writing?

Yes.  I’ve been looking to do some freelance articles for magazines and on-line publications and such, but I don’t have the time right now.  Maybe in the winter when I’m not playing ball.  They don’t pay very much and some don’t even pay cash (some only pay in a free subscription to their magazine or just give you the honor of a byline), but it’s a good way to get some things published before I write my huge best-selling children’s story (“The Oven And Other Fun Hiding Places”).

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How is your cat doing?

Cat?  What cat?  You mean the one that got tossed outside during a thunderstorm?  Oh, wait.  That was me at Beth’s house.  The Crazy-Pissin’ Cat is fine.  For now.

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Where is this so-called Credits Page?

Go to the April 16th entry (“Fine.  Here.  Enjoy ‘Em.”), scroll down, click on “way out in left INTRODUCTION”, scroll down again, click on “MAIN page / PAST days”, reboot your computer, and then find it your damned self.
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Have you always been a prick?

No, I used to be a bastard, but that required too much effort and a certain lack of legally married parents.  Actually, I used to have the He’s-Such-A-Nice-Guy Syndrome.  And since they say that nice guys finish last, I decided that last guys shouldn’t nice.  So I became a prick.

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Paper or plastic?

Plastic.  If you use paper, she’s bound to get pregnant.

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Do you have anything important to say?

As usual, no.  But since two of my peeps have been wanting me to mention them in the journal, let me throw them a bone:  Matt and Barney.  Matt and Barney.  Matt and Barney.  Matt and Barney.  Kiss off.  Happy now, guys?

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Anything else?

Yeah.  I’m looking for someone to do a Guest Journal Entry.  Obviously, judging from my own entries, any kind of writing skill isn’t required.  Of course, if I don’t like it I’m not going to post it.  And I may edit it so much that you won’t even know that it’s your writing.  But if you’re interested, email me something and I’ll be sure to make fun of it.  Have a day……

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