Today I was going to visit Franz Kafka's grave, which is but a short walk from phonemonkey and antiquated_tory's place, but arrived to discover that the Jewish cemetary closed at 2 so folks can get ready for shabbas. So instead I wandered back through the Christian cemetary with its ivy-covered tombstones and flowerbeds maintained by loved ones. Some of the sites are fascinating, so I thought I'd show you guys one that's bound to have a story behind it:



Perhaps that is Josef Barak, but there are lots of other Baraks in Prague, so I could be wrong.

MOST of my posts not discussing either my horrible marriage or the size of my butt are going over at fancycwabs.com.

So on a whim I checked prices to go visit antiquated_tory and phonemonkey at the end of March, and they were more than reasonable.

Slow week! Time to spice things up by fabricating (positive) stories!

Y'all should know how this works by now: Comment (screened) with something both untrue and lovely about somebody else, and in a day or two I'll reveal your brightest secrets! And remember, the more lies you tell, the happier everyone around you will be.

Examples from the last go-round here, if you forgot how to lie.

Poll #1348831 When the contractions are ten minutes apart, head to the hospital
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

Which way do you do it?

( I chose... )

Anyone up for a FOTC roadtrip to St. Louis April 30? Anyone?

You may have heard. Dr. Trent Pierce was seriously injured when a bomb exploded in or near his car yesterday morning in West Memphis.

I knew the guy. When I lived in midtown and worked in West Memphis, he was the closest thing you could call to my doctor, although I almost never go to the doctor--I think I saw him more frequently socially than as a physician--he'd come to plays in town, he went to the same church as my then-girlfriend, and you'd run into him at the occasional charity fundraiser. Realistically, he was the only doctor in West Memphis with a family practice--nearly everyone in town knew him, and as far as I know everyone in town liked him. Great bedside manner, affable, easy to talk to.

Needless to say, the hospital they took him to isn't exactly safe. Hopefully they'll bear that in mind and actually post someone at the door. He'll never make a full recovery, unfortunately, but here's hoping for the best for him.