05.02About
After we saw “Meet the Fockers,” my wife starting saying, “Muskrat!” when I’d say something inappropriate in front of the children. Or anyone else whose opinion had any value to her.
I started writing in spiral notebooks with Bic pens in 1984. I started typing on web logs in 2005. This site is what people call a “personal blog.” Because it sometimes contains thoughts one might think inappropriate, I named it after our secret word used in public for asking me politely to “shut the fuck up.”
This is a picture of me during Movember.
Sometimes, people interview me. Here’s a portion of my interview with James Lipton, plagiarizing Bernard Pivot, channeling Marcel Proust:
01. What is your favorite word? free
02. What is your least favorite word? tax
03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? idiosyncratic juxtaposition
04. What turns you off? vomiting
05. What is your favorite curse word? rat bastard whores!
06. What sound or noise do you love? when I pull in the garage, start up the stairs, and the baby is jumping up and down yelling “Daddy Daddy!” at the end of the workday.
07. What sound or noise do you hate? war (mortars, fighter planes, gunshots)
08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? front man for an 80′s hair band
09. What profession would you not like to do? the Army Private assigned to burn the shit in a war zone.
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? “Loved your blog! Thanks for never taking My name in vain.”
Need to contact me? I’m at muskratblog[at]gmail.com
You smell of musk, my friend. Stay off my couch.
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November 25th, 2008 at 10:11 PM
If loving this site is wrong…..I dont want to be right.
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November 25th, 2008 at 10:12 PM
Hi Muscrat – left you a message at my site, but if you don’t get back there – send me a pic, or a link to one (avatar or bigger) and I’ll do you an animation. Cheers-Bill
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November 25th, 2008 at 10:12 PM
please start using the term “WHORES!” more in your post. That always makes me smile.
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November 25th, 2008 at 10:13 PM
I’m with PRD..and expecially in disagreement with Figurehead..’rat bastard’ is 700 billion times more class than ‘whores’.
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November 25th, 2008 at 10:13 PM
you = badass
I had a fair share of 80’s hair bands too. ROCK ON.
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November 25th, 2008 at 10:14 PM
It’s uncanny how much you look like my husband.
Weird.
But I kinda dig the pedophile hairy upper lip.
Gets a girl hot. Wink.
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December 8th, 2008 at 11:19 PM
How do people put together such great blogs!
Nice work man. I found you on google! 
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February 11th, 2010 at 8:05 AM
Upper lip pubes!
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March 18th, 2010 at 9:57 PM
Merry Christmas! I am writting you to ask about the help you offered at bloggess.com…I do need help. I am trying to get a netbook, laptop, or an ipad if I am fortunate enough to receive the help, for my Mom who is disabled. She is stuck in bed several days a week and this would be so wonderful for her. Why netbook, laptop, or ipad? My Mom has RA, Fibromyalgia, IBS, RLS, CFS, Migraines, ect that causes her to be stuck in bed and the weight and easy access with these items would be really nice for her to use since her hands are so messed up. I have been fortunate enough to have some wonderful ladies pitch in with paypal and walmart ecards but I am still short…I am hoping maybe you are the answer to my Christmas Wish for my Mom and hopefully still available to help. If you would like more info on my Mom or my situation please email me, I would love to tell you more. My email is hoopershelley@yahoo.com
Thank you and Merry Christmas!
God Bless
Shelley Mae
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December 25th, 2010 at 6:35 AM