My Deepest Dreads!

[Everyone has fears because everyone is, in fact, a big ol’ baby and we are all laughing at each other. This is an improvement over killing one another but just barely. Anyway, I felt that I should open up to the world, bare my soul and maybe show you where the horse bit me…] I […]

Fun Facts!

REM’s pop song Shiny Happy People was written by Michael Stipe after his high phosphorous diet caused him to glow in the dark. Did you know that rattlesnakes and Swedes do NOT get along well? When reading a name in Russian literature, most English-speakers do NOT pronounce the names in their heads. They just replace […]

Valentines Advice (Part Two): For Women

[I offer a glimpse into the minds of men concerning Valentines Day. Who are you to say, “No”?] Sex: By that I mean sex, sex, sex, sex, sex! If you don’t feel like having sex, may I refer to the first item? The only men who really get into Valentines Day are 80’s movie serial […]

Why Popeye is Better Than Spiderman

Popeye got his strength from touching the head of a wiffle hen… and, later from eating spinach, the finest of the leafy vegetables; Peter Parker got his strength from a lousy bug-bite. Popeye goes by his birth name, “Popeye”. Peter Parker invented the persona of Spiderman to keep from complicating his personal life. How’d that […]

Valentines Advice (Part One): For Men

An intelligent, well-made and romantic movie is often just the thing no matter how excruciatingly awful the ordeal of sitting through it is… Why buy your beloved candy when you can make it? Nothing says, “I love you” better than a paper plate covered with oozing, crystallized chocolate abortions. And, don’t say that flowers are […]