The Last Chance Texaco

A Speedy Reply

Chris — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:51:39 +0000

To say that things at home have been tense is something of an understatement. One of the roommates has some pretty execrable behavior involving other people that I have grown very tired of. To paraphrase Elvis, a little less drama and a little more action, seem to be in order, yet there is very little [...]

How to Make a Motorcycle

Chris — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:11:36 +0000

When I was 12 I lived around the corner from Kris. He was the most naturally athletic kid I’ve ever met. He was fantastic looking. He had 3 older brothers and they all had ‘toys’ – motorized toys. Dirt bikes and snowmobiles and ATVs. He was fearless and he was cool and I was intensely [...]

Ignostic

Chris — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:46:34 +0000

What then, brethren, shall we say of God? For if thou hast been able to understand what thou wouldest say, it is not God. If thou hast been able to comprehend it, thou hast comprehended something else instead of God. If thou hast been able to comprehend him as thou thinkest, by so thinking thou [...]

The Scarlet Letter

Chris — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:59:48 +0000

A. Atheist. Two and a half years sober and I find myself so fucked off about the conception of god that I got sober with that I can’t live joyfully. In all likelihood I just haven’t given myself enough time to heal or something but at the moment it seems like the “power” that got me [...]

Signs and Highways

Chris — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:05:36 +0000

“You’re out there walking down the highway and all of the signs have been blown away. Sometimes you wonder if you’re walking in the wrong direction.” -Patty Griffin Someone else’s experience and writing are much better than my own this morning so I’m sharing an email. “did you ever see “planes, trains & automobiles?” the scene where [...]

A Sinner Among the Saints

Chris — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:44:50 +0000

It is so strange, and so strange that it is comforting to be again in the company of my family and among people who share my religious heritage. The Church (of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints – the Mormons) take a very dim view of homosexuality and of drug addiction. Now that [...]

Reunion

Chris — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:17:44 +0000

It’s been almost 2 years since we were all together. Grandma’s funeral doesn’t count, but 2 years ago my entire clan got together for a reunion (you can read about here) and we’ll be together again in a couple of days. For the first time in decades I’ll actually get to SEE my father on [...]

A Poor Connection

Chris — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:26:24 +0000

Since even before I got sick I felt like I was suffering from a poor connection with HP. Looking back, it appears that I’ve been running on self will for some time, but I’ve been sober so something must be going OK. I think. Anyway, illness has left “that which is lacking” in in even [...]