Ernest Hemingway said we all need to have a “Built-in automatic crap detector.” A severe, unswerving, unrelenting ability to try and figure out what a person is saying without any fluff. Cut it to the very marrow. Try this. Take any common daily communication and then whittle it down and […]
Monthly Archives: March 2013
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Why couldn’t we ever have a Pope called Steve? Pope Steve I. I’m not Catholic, but I like it.
I’ve recently returned to the habit of making smoothies. The delicious concoction of fruity goodness, yogurt, bananas, some protein powder, and other stuff. The smoothie could be man’s greatest invention. I’m the first to admit that the word “smoothie” just isn’t particularly masculine. The name sounds more like a salon […]
Anyone else ever throw away something vile from the fridge the night before thinking you’ll remember to take out the garbage in the morning… Then forget? It will remind you when you get home from work.
They said that the vestments are sitting in a back room at the Vatican waiting for the new Pope. Not knowing the jacket size of the new Pope until he’s elected they have several vest sizes to ensure a good fit: small, medium, and large. Unfortunately, there’s no 2XL. I […]
Observation: men over the age of 65 really seem to like their corduroys.
I’ve determined that nothing awakens your inner blood-lust and desire to kill like a fruit fly buzzing around stupidly in front of your computer screen. So dumb and little flying there in my direct line of sight. I don’t know why they make me so angry. Maybe it’s because fruit flies are […]
Peeing into a bottle on a road trip is akin to a basketball game: a slam dunk for men and more of a jump shot for women. Ladies, hope for a swish…
OK. You’re driving down a two lane road and hit an intersection. The light is red. Blocking the right lane in poll position is an eighteen wheeler. Blocking the left lane in poll position is a loaded dump truck. Which lane do you pick? Common logic says that you don’t […]