Thanksgiving is like any other holiday. To derive maximum enjoyment from it, you need to follow some rules. Food is the central component in every Thanksgiving celebration, so prepare your plate properly to get the most taste satisfaction possible out of your meal. First, certain foods on your Thanksgiving Day […]
Gary Scott
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I frequently get requests by people that go something like “Don’t you think that (fill in the blank band) is great?!” Bands like Steely Dan… Rolling Stones… The Beatles… And my answer always is the same, “Sure they are a perfectly serviceable band to provide sound in the background of […]
There are a lot of things in the world that it would be fun to be for a day: tiger, eagle, killer whale, Ferrari F430 GT, and maybe an oak tree. But there are about a million things that would also suck. Here’s my list of top five living or […]
New relationships are akin to boarding an airplane. We’ve all flown before. And, you know that sometimes a checked bag or two is necessary so you can have all the stuff you want with you when you get where you’re going. Bags are a part of travel and a part […]
Sometimes I’ll cue up a song and play it over and over again, often ten or twenty times or more in a row. I’ve found that it’s a process of emotional focusing. A certain song will elicit a feeling that I want to duplicate and maintain for an indefinite period. […]
I’ve had a recent life event that really made me analyze trust and what it means to a relationship. It’s hard to define – maybe best done by analogy… Trust is like a balloon. It’s a source of fun and joy. You can rub it on your head and make […]
Throughout my life I’ve read hundreds of books on philosophy, religion, comparative religion, healthy living, and spiritual growth. These are topics that fascinate me. So I read and study. It’s not a lifestyle for everyone but it’s the one I’ve chosen. I own it, I live it, and it’s mine. […]
Men are dogs, women are lizards. I’ve come to this conclusion after years of careful scientific study. In fact, I have proof. Just watch any couple as they find their way to a patio table with an umbrella. The dude will invariably go directly for whatever narrow band of shade […]
Ok. So, there’s this asshole who lays on his horn every day before leaving the parking structure under his building across the street from my office. I know that he’s just trying to alert pedestrians before he pulls out onto the sidewalk. However, he blasts his horn twice for about […]
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 […]
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 […]
What’s up with schools and the current trend of preemptively canceling classes for the threat of inclement weather? For fear of sounding like my dad, they never cancelled classes due to the threat of bad weather when I was a kid. I remember once, it was 385 degrees below zero, with a dark side […]