Monthly Archives: December 2009

THREE-WORD THURSDAY: Flasks. Yule. Baste.

Just got out of the new Alvin and the Chipmunks movie with Tax Deduction No. 2 and I gotta tell you, watching a bunch of little hairy butts running around the screen while listening to 78-rpm voices has Fish Hack re-instituting the Flask System for rating kid movies. Alvin ain’t no Shrek. Three Flasks. FLASKS. [...]

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HAIKU MONDAY: On Bad Poetry, General Excess and Holiday Poaching

Welcome back to Haiku Monday, where Fish Hack is still trying to recover from the Fish Wrap Christmas party. If the Fish Wrap giveth, then Fish Hack must taketh away, as much as possible. Excess is this address. OD on Christmas:/Over-eat, drink waaaay too much ./Sounds like a good day. You remember Haiku Monday. Fish [...]

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THREE-WORD THURSDAY: CRAP. PARTAKE. IRONIC.

A bit of holiday shopping by Fish Hack and Tax Deduction No. 2 provided more than a little insight into the expanding mind of my soon-to-be 10-year-old daughter. It brings us the first word of today’s Three Word Thursday. When my kids are shopping with me, they find it slightly irritating that so many people recognize me for the Fish Hack [...]

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HAIKU MONDAY:On The Rig, Icy Roads and a Faithless Tax Deduction

Welcome back to Haiku Monday, where Fish Hack continues to be like garlic and good whiskey — best when taken in small doses. Fish  Hack and garlic:/Just a pinch is all you need./Too much makes you gag. You remember Haiku Monday. This is when and where Fish Hack busts a few non-rhymes in the form of Japanese [...]

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THREE-WORD THURSDAY: New Flotsam to go with the old Jetsam

Welcome to the inaugural entry of Three-Word Thursday, the Fish Hack’s end-of-the-week answer to Haiku Monday. You cyber-Fish Wrappers have asked for more regular drivel than just a few non-rhymes on Mondays, so here it is. Every Thursday morning, yours truly will post three words, and Fish Hack will wax-on, wax-off about their alleged relevance to [...]

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HAIKU MONDAY: On Leeches, Tiger and Health-Care B.S.

Welcome back to Haiku Monday, where Fish Hack is realizing  just why this-here country has a health-care crisis. When it costs $2,769.75 to extract one fly hook out of Fish Hack’s palm, it brings a whole new meaning to the term LEECH. Docs think too highly/Of their impact on our lives./Stop over-billing. You remember Haiku Monday. Fish [...]

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