The Power Dump Diaries

Welcome to the Power Dump Diaries. There's nothing more cleansing than a good poo in cyber space. So sit back, relax, have fun, and try not to strain yourself. Let me do the straining for you. Tell your friends and don't forget to flush on your way out.

Friday, October 06, 2006

Grandpa Jim has a stroke

I’ve been really caught up in “For Better or For Worse” the past few weeks. FBorFW is a secret vice of mine. I read it every day and can’t...

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Mircale of the Big O

I don’t often watch Oprah, but the past few times that I’ve caught her show, it seems like one big product placement or another commercial f...

Sunday, September 17, 2006

Lucille Ball and the war on drugs

Hey, if TV sitcoms can take a hiatus, so can I. I'm back, tan, rested and relaxed for a new fall season in one of life's longest-run...

Friday, June 30, 2006

So long to Aunt Flow

After spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on sanitary napkins, tampons and Midol, my Aunt Flow failed to show up at the Greyhound bus ...

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Judy's Rainbow connection

This story originally appeared in the Pioneer Press, June 23, 2005. It has been revised for publication in “The Power Dump Diaries” and is d...

Saturday, June 17, 2006

Fighting over the potatoes

There is something about planning a funeral that reduces everyone to their former rank in the family hierarchy, no matter how accomplished o...

Friday, June 16, 2006

Anchors aweigh to an old sailor

It has been quiet around my house. My cell phone isn’t ringing incessantly throughout the day and there are no panicked trips into the night...

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