For those of you who aren't me…and I've noticed a surprisingly large number of people who aren't.
Dear friends, I was wondering… No, that’s a bit too formal. How about; Listen up minions I have a command… Nah, this greeting might be offensive to some folks. Let’s try; Howdy folks, I has me a question… Nope, the cowboy thing went out in the nineties. Wow, those writing teachers are correct. The first …
No More! Well, it’s official. I am never listening to the ‘so called’ experts ever again. There is only one expert whose advice I’ll always heed. That’s the guiding words of the great sage, Charles J. Daughtridge who once said, “What are you asking me for? Do whatever the hell you want. See if I …
Continue reading Ignoring the Experts: A Comedic Take on Self-Help and Positive Thinking
Here I am From time-to-time I like to let you all in on the gloriousness it is to be me. Wow, that was a bit over-bearing. What I mean is; I don’t often talk about myself. Today I’m changing all that. You see, I was asked a question. A question that struck my very identity. …
Continue reading The Origin of Mr. Ohh!: A Comedic Revelation
Snowed In In the past two weeks, we have had two major winter storms. We’re currently under two feet of snow. For those of you who don’t know what that means, Congratulations. For those who do, I don’t need to explain it. Either way, I’d rather not talk about it. In truth half of the …
Continue reading How To Cope with Winter Storms: A Humorous Journal
Problem Maker If you know anything about me, you’ll know I’m a problem solver. It’s right there on my resume. The second bullet point under the heading of ‘Personal Characteristics’ That’s right at the top below my name, phone number, and the cat’s name. I had to put Capn’ Blood’s name near the top or …
Continue reading Understanding ‘From Scratch’: Baking Myths Debunked
An old beginning “In the high and far off time, oh best beloved, the elephant had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot, which he could wriggle about from side to side. But he couldn’t pick up things with it.” These are the opening lines to The Elephant’s …
Continue reading Finding Creativity in Chaos: A Writer’s Journey
Worth the trip The other morning, I got up, dressed, jumped in my car, and drove for fifteen minutes to a hamburger stand. Why would I do this? They don’t serve burgers in the morning. What they serve is mediocre breakfast sandwiches. But they also serve an actual, honest cup of coffee. Some of you …
Continue reading Old-Fashioned Coffee And Computers vs. Modern Complexity: A Personal Take
No thanks, I'll do it myself I was recently involved in a discussion about Self-driving Cars. My friends were discussing their pros and cons versus Idiot-driving Cars. Frankly, I went with the idiots. Computers wear out and fail. Whereas there seems to be a never-ending supply of idiots. I was driving the other day to …
Continue reading Why We Need Idiots in a Tech-Driven World: The True Story
Confession I don’t mean to alarm any left-thinking folks out there, or cause woman’s rights activists to march on my house with torches and pitchforks. But I going to say something controversial. Wow! Look at me doing cutting edge journalism. Okay so, here’s my confession; I like to look at pretty girls. Not in any …
Continue reading Navigating the Internet’s Pretty Girl And Kitten Phenomenon
It's all fun... I was listening to streaming audio today and heard something more idiotic than I am. It was an ad for a pharmacy telling us they provide immunization shots. Instead of saying, “Hi folks. We give shots, so come on in, and get one.” They told us a story: Mom is all enthusiastic …
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