Wimbledon is broadcast live in the mornings as I learned this very morning, drinking coffee and waiting for my back to loosen up. Serena Williams was playing Bethanie Mattek in the quarterfinals, and I was sucked in immediately for two reasons: … Continue reading
I’m sorry, but I gotta do it. Gotta talk politics for a moment. Otherwise I’ll just keep mumbling to myself like some dude pushing a baby carriage full of stuffed monkeys down the street wearing pants with a big ol’ … Continue reading
There’s a new slogan up on my neighborhood church advertising board already. This is the same god marquee that I mentioned a couple of days ago. As near as I could tell, the saying they had running then was simply … Continue reading
Yes I did. I watched The Two Coreys on A&E Sunday night. Corey number one being Corey Haim, who I’ve never seen in anything and Corey number two being Corey Feldman, who I’ve also never seen in anything, but I … Continue reading
There’s a church by our house that always has one of those light-up boards in front of it with pithy little pro-church sayings on it. It’s like a tiny little theater marquee, except it’s on the ground and doesn’t actually … Continue reading
I don’t do obits, and I don’t do celebrity news, so I’ll be quick: George Carlin died yesterday, which you probably know. Thing is though, there are thousands of sites that will sing his praises, and that’s not so much … Continue reading
My fellow Americans: hiya. I come before you tonight to say “yes.” Yes, the rumors are true. Yes, I will be running for office. Yes, I’ll pause for your applause. Tonight I’m officially announcing my candidacy for local office. Office … Continue reading
How cool is that? So cool. Because I never win anything in random drawings. Free drawings, benefit drawings, lottery drawings. Nothing. Ever. Never ever. Except jury duty. That drawing I seem to be pretty good at. Not that I’m bitter. … Continue reading
Yeah, about that. I’m not entirely sure about all that. I know this: I like to write. What exactly it is that I’m writing here, though, well that’s a good question. I’m sort of hoping it will reveal itself as … Continue reading
I really like Rush. Not that stuff in a tiny bottle that was popular in discos and the gay community and had names like Locker Room (there’s an evocative name) and Bolt and (obviously) Rush. That shit is amyl nitrate, … Continue reading