Where I go, for the inspiration...

This morning, I had an opportunity to have an in-depth conversation with Kell Zubic:

Chip

got to be a macho man

7:59am

Kell

got to. not on a boat by the way, may go to work as supply chain manager of a rig repair shipyard down in galveston. you teaching yet?

8:00am

Chip

no, the long term sub job starts around the first of april, until the end of the semester (may 22nd)

i'm miserable!

8:02am

Kell

i know the feeling. my domestic engineering days are screaching to a halt. i couldnt find anything to do yesterday, so i ripped up the perfectly good caulk in the master bath and put new in.

8:03am

Chip

ha ha ha! yeah, i can't tell you the number of times I've looked at our guest bedroom and thought "...green...nah, that blue looks nice, wait, maroon! no, anna'd be mad...blue's fine, really, it's fine..."

8:05am

Kell

i made a standard grocery list with our everyday staples sorted by pantry, freezer, and fridge. even had a write in section for the occasional oddities. then had it laminated so that you can check the box when it needs to be replaced.

8:06am

Chip

I've got a two headed cow...

oops, not really...you win

8:07am

Kell

well, i am actually doing baseboards today and then going to walk down and catch the metro to go and pick up the tahoe. she had an alignment. have a good one.

8:08am

Chip

you too, pal...talk to ya soon...can i publish this conversation?

8:09am

Kell

if you want. i am sending you the grocery list now on rovensail

8:09am

Chip

awesome, i'll attach it

yahoo account

8:10am

Kell

i dont know. i might try and sell it for profit.

8:10am

Chip

it'd pay for the alignment...just a thought

The Shoulder Bone's connected to the...

Dear Kell, Hope things are going well! From the looks of it, you're on a boat with steel toes, a hard hat, and brass balls...this is just what i gather, but nonetheless that must be nice! I've had a good week overall. I've managed to tear a sheath on a tendon in my right shoulder, you know, the one I punch people with, and so I've been having to nurse it for the last two weeks or so. It's starting to feel better, but now my non-punching shoulder is hurting and i reckon that is from having to over-compensate...I guess there comes a time when we all have to do that...anywho, I'm looking forward to St. Patrick's Day, and all of the festivities planned to go along with it...the green poo and all. Hope you and Fiona have a good weekend! Your Friend, David Hodo (figure that one out)

Letter explaining my absence of absinthe...

Dear Kell, I'm sorry I've not written to you since the 18th. I've actually been drunk these last two weeks. I hope all has been well. I'd have really liked to have gotten a picture with you while you and Fiona were on the gulf coast, but I'm afraid I'd left my camera at the zoo. I intend on continuing the letters, but times have been rough the last few weeks. We found out that our grass has weeds, and that the privacy fence, intended to keep our privacy, has been in fact, telling all of our secrets to the neighbors...I'm afraid the only thing that's been able to shake my soul has been the whiskey...things are better now...things will continue as planned. Your Friend, John Daniels

Week Ending Feb. 15th, 2009

Dear Kell, I guess all of my other letters got lost in the mail...I feel you deserve an update on things that have been happening in my life over the last week. Not a whole lot is really worth mentioning, but basically, the radio on my boat shorted out last week sometime, so I had to order another one. I had some lunch with our friend Sonny, a couple of times, as well as with Ryan McRee. Boy that guy never does get old! So on Friday, it started raining and it wasn't gonna stop. We'd planned, on Thursday, to go to Destin for the weekend, so pulling out of town friday afternoon, we hoped surely for sunnier skies...that was certainly not the case, as it rained on us in Destin just about until we left on Sunday. On the way home, Anna and I stopped in at the Marble Slab...I've got a picture for the rest of that story...anywho, all is well here! I don't do Spanish so I'm not sure what that says down there, but could it be something about a new house? Your Friend, Mr. Baskin Robbin

I've failed him...but for good reason, I swear!

Dear Kell, I've failed you...I was supposed to be writing to you this whole week, but I was out of town and I didn't have Bernie Mac with me. I went to Pensacola on Tuesday to work at Wes Dannreuther's new store, Intracoastal Outfitters, and we worked like the devil trying to get some slat-board on the walls at that place. We managed to finish up with that and on Wednesday afternoon I headed on home, just in time to go to a wake in Moss Point. It was a friend of ours' dad that passed away, so I wanted to go and offer my condolences. After that, I had some dinner with my mum and wife, and then went home for a long winters nap, mainly because I was tired. Thursday night was pretty uneventful, went over to Mobile and had some BBQ at Dreamland, and woke up Friday morning to greet the weekend. Friday night, we went to ye old downtown jazz club for some drinks...then Saturday, Anna and I went on a long boat ride with some other friends, and ended up back at ye old downtown jazz club, but not before we went to Preservation Grill to tell a horrowing tale! Whatever it is, A-Rod is a great fraud of a player, and right now, as much as I love the game, MLB as got some serious soul searching to do...Your Friend, Bart Giamatti

02.02.09

Dear Kell, I didn't do shit today. Your Friend, Gary Gagliano

01.29.09

Dear Kell, Hope you had a good day. I had a very tiring day, but at least I got both boats back into the water...now, I can go boat riding. I ate a hamburger at Kevin's for lunch, and then had BW3 for dinner...tonight was $0.40 boneless wings...Your Friend, Capt. Edward Smith

01.28.09

Dear Kell, Man I just made it, a shade under midnight! I had a fair day, had to run to mobile for some boat parts, for Sonny, ate at Cheeburger Cheeburger, and then tonight, Anna and I took the moms to an excellent Chinese/Japanese/Sushi buffet in Gulfport called Panda Palace...it was delightful! Alright, well, hope you had a good day. Your Friend, Phu Mang Chu

01.27.09

Dear Kell, Well today has been pretty uneventful. I went over to my buddy, Daniel's house, and we smoked a couple of cigars. I smoked a Rocky Patel 1999 Connecticut, and I'm not sure of the stick he smoked, but nonetheless, a good time was had by all. Hope you are doing well...Give my love to Fiona. Your Friend, Arturo Fuente

01.26.09

Dear Kell, I missed a letter yesterday, and for that, I am eternally sorry...I had to go shopping at the local Walmart! It's a store, here in Pascagoula, and a few other places, that you can buy most anything you need...a one stop shop, or sorts...ha, wow, say that fast! Anywho, I got most everything needed for the week, for lunch and dinner. Last night, Anna and I had a Betty Crocker Complete Meal, called Three Cheese Chicken, and it was delightful! The prep time is only like five minutes, cook it for about forty, and then partake! We really enjoyed it...really, really did. Alright, well, I've got some things I gotta do now, so I'll write you another letter, later. Your Friend, Betty Cocker

01.23.09

Kell didn't get a letter today because I was on vacation, and drunk...Your Friend, Chip Cole

01.22.09

Dear Kell, Well, we made it to Destin...safe and sound! I hope you had a good day, mine was delightful! I ran some errands for our friend Sonny Landsiedel, and ate at Wendy's, picked up the shower curtain and the clothes at the dry cleaners, and then got my oil in my jeep changed, and the tires rotated, and then took the long way to Destin! We had dinner at Lulu's and it was tasty, tasty! I reckon it's time for bed, so I'm outta here. Have a great night! Your Friend, Rip Van Winkle

01.21.09

Dear Kell, Wow, today has been a busy day for me. I started out doing some cleaning around the house, and then took a shower. After that I worked on some employment applications, and then got all of my errands lined up for a day in town. I went to see Kathy Ruckdeschel to see if she could embroider a shower curtain for Anna and I, then I went to the cleaners and dropped off some clothes. The lady there told me that I had a cool name, so I got that going for me. Then, lets see, I paid the wind pool insurance, that sucks, then the car notes, then went to the post office to drop off an envelope of magic for someone, then, off to the fairgrounds to file a little homestead exemption...boop boop! After a little r&r, Anna and I went to my mom's and I fried some chicken for dinner. Hope you had a nice day, tomorrow, I'll write you from sunny Destin! Your Friend, Colonel Harland Sanders

01.20.09

Dear Kell, Hope you enjoyed the long weekend, and the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Today, I had a really bad headache, so I made myself a sandwich and watched the inauguration. I sure am looking forward to getting rid of this headache. Anna and I are having a couple of Hebrew National hotdogs tonight for dinner, maybe even with some chili and cheese. That dog is CRAZY!?!? Your Friend, Brian Fellow

01.16.09

Dear Kell, I hope things are going well for you. I went to Mobile today to get a scratch buffed out of my watch. Then I went to a bar that some old friends of ours are opening in Mobile, and drank a nice, cold yuengling beer. Your Friend, Chip "Half Beard" Cole

Introduction...

Ok, look...I may have said some things about your house flooding during Georges and made fun of you for having to live at LaFont while it was being repaired, but I had a Maxima, with racing stripes, and you burned half of my beard off with a lighter at Elias' house that night...can we call a truce, now? I'll write you letters everyday for a year...