I often wear this brown corduroy jacket. A couple of people have called it my “out-of-work actor” jacket. My question is this: Why does the actor have to be “out of work”? Wouldn’t you think that if I was an actor I would be gainfully employed in said profession?
I just ate a small Krackel Candy bar. It was part of a mix of mini candy bars from Hershey’s. It was delicious. Krackels kind of taste like Nestle Crunch. But you never hear of someone going down to the 7-Eleven to buy a Krackel. Snickers, sure. Kit Kat, fine. Reese’s, right on. Hershey’s bar, [...]
Mary’s brother Jim and family have been in Singapore the past couple of years and this year, they made an awesome Christmas album to send back to the states. The elder Jim plays most instruments, younger Jim plays trumpet and the whole family shares vocal duties. The entire albums is great. The standout track is [...]
I had a dream. I was in high school and wanted to go to an away basketball game. My car was broke down and couldn’t find another ride. I borrowed someones electric wheel chair and rode it to the game. 40 miles away. In the snow. My dog came with me in a basket on [...]
Despite most of my post-college career being spent as a web and software guy, I graduated from UIUC with a degree from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Somehow, no matter where I move, their seasonal magazine finds its way to my house (as well as the magazine for the dorm that I lived [...]
“I like how the email automatically says ‘sent from MacBook Wheel’, that way people know you have one“ Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard I am always impressed by the production value of these Onion videos.
I just came up with a brilliant idea for a movie. Main Characters: LMSGGwHoG – Leading Man, Somewhat Geeky Guy with Heart of Gold (he’s a Musician/Artist/Athlete) BHEGWIRHSTtM – Blonde Hottie Ex-Girlfriend Who Increasingly Reveals Her Shallowness Throughout the Movie FoLWWLtQWALoB – Friend of LMSGGwHoG Who Wants LMSGGwHoG to Quit Wallowing About Loss of BHEGWIRHSTtM [...]
A Mini Photo Journal for November 4, 2008 I remember seeing the funny name “Barack Obama” on a bumper sticker in my neighborhood in January 2004 when he was running for Senate. That was the first time I’d heard of him. Forward three years he announced his run for the presidency in February 2007. I [...]
There was an awesome underrated sketch on SNL in the 90′s featuring Garth Brooks and Robert Duval on a game show called “Who’s More Grizzled?”. It looks like NBC pulled the video from YouTube, but you can check out the transcript. Well a sure-winner on that show is newcomer to the 2008 race for the [...]
Thursday night I saw The Dark Knight for the third time. I am not that obsessed, it just happened. Mary and I got tickets for an opening midnight showing. Mary was tired and had to work super early so she bailed at the last second. I flew solo and showed up for a front row [...]
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