Viva Las Vegas
I seem to have the best luck when I travel. When I went to England in my early 20s, they had the warmest weather in 25 years. I went to New York a month ago, and it was great weather. …
Panic in Detroit...errr, New York
Someone suggested I blog about this politician that switched sides. I'm just so not into politics and the BS games they play. I still laugh when I hear that goofy voice of Joe Lieberman (I just thought of something -- …
The Movie Blog
I love asking people what their favorite films are. It always blows me away when someone will say something like "I rented Fargo. I hated it. Those accents were annoying." Or a high school friend who had the best sense …
Lots of Copies, Lots of Flavors
After a lunch at Pizza Nova in Point Loma, my girlfriend and I drove past a motorcycle accident. It had just happened and was bizarre to see. The couple was just laying in the street, with the motorcycle next to …
From Preps to Pros
It seems every year there is debate about a high school basketball player that is jumping straight from prep sports into the pros. Some people bring up players like LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Garnett. They were able to …
Does a Bear Chase in the Woods?
On a few of the channels today, they stopped talking about that singer from Scotland with the eyebrows. And instead, they talked about a woman in Colorado that was being chased by a bear. When I hear about an animal …
George W. Bush Today
When the current cover story in the Reader appeared yesterday, with various writers and editors talking about their favorite drink...a few things popped into my mind. First, that I should go get bombed. I mean, it's Friday, right? Second, that …
Parents Gone Wild
Wow, I thought of that title for this blog...and immediately realized people might think it could be some link to adults at a tupperwear party that have one too many martinis and get risque. Maybe that would get more traffic …
Electric Cigarettes, Cyrus, Homeless, Chinese...Something offensive for everyone!
I couldn't decide what to blog about, so I'm just going to go with random thoughts that jumped into my mind today and things I saw. I was out running errands, and heard a DJ talking about all the various …
A Cop and Contestant in a Pagaent
I don't watch beauty pagaents. But it's always fun to read about them the day after. There was a time Donald Trump was involved in them. I see that idiot Perez Hilton was somehow involved in judging this one. The …
Commercials and Candy Bars
So, I've got CNN on right now. And there's a story about a cop that laughed at a murder victim and even talked about the victims mom. I didn't want to get into another heavy duty blog on good cops/bad …
Police Officer Shootings
I didn't start this blog because I miss Fred logging on and giving me crap. I did it because I remembered something I read in CityBeat a few weeks back. They did an editorial, and it's really a shame. That …
Big Bottoms
I was trying to decide what to blog. Someone sent me an email earlier in the day asking what I thought of the airline charging fat people for a second seat. I figured I wouldn't blog about that. But as …
Domino's (the pizza, not the game)
Ah, Dominoes. A great Van Morrison song. A great Kiss song. My least favorite Eric Clapton band. My least favorite Mickey Rourke movie. My favorite 50s singer. For me, there's good and bad associated with the word "domino". But when …
Celebrity Idiots -- The Jamie Fox and Hulk Hogan Edition
Jamie Fox has a radio show on Sirius Satellite. I'm not sure why. He's an Oscar winning actor. And they can't be paying him a lot, as those satellite stations are losing lots of money. I've heard what Fox said …
Live from New York...It's Saturday Night!
Years ago, someone at the Reader let me borrow the coffee table book on Saturday Night Live. It was a great read. They interviewed every cast member, and they all talked about their experiences on the show. The only one …
Mayday in April
When Sully landed that plane in the Hudson River, I figured we had our pilot hero for the next 10 years. I didn't think there'd be another one so soon. But all over the news on the radio yesterday, I …
Woody Harrelson -- Latest Actor Gone Wild
Well, the last Hollywood celeb to go nuts was the talented Billy Bob Thornton. And, that fiasco caused a cancellation of his opening slot for Willie Nelson in Canada. He had said that Canadian fans are liked mashed potatoes without …
Pirates
I don't usually like to blog about the big news stories. I initially figured that was Bauder territory. Then I saw that he had a bunch of blogs in a row about the Union-Tribune, so I'm not sure what topics …
Spring Cleaning -- No. Sunshine Cleaning -- Yes.
I was going thru the channels and heard someone say that a horror movie that's out right now made some outrageous amount of money at the box office. Although horror films aren't my favorite genre, part of my problem is …
Two Celebrities, Two Sad Incidents
I first heard on an AM sports station yesterday, about the rookie pitcher from the Angels. I heard he was killed in a car accident, and after his first outting in which he did well. I assumed what most people …
Fast Times at Prescott High
I saw in the newspaper that "tar balls" were washing up in Coronado. I realized I didn't have much to say on the subject, I just wanted to do a blog on it so I could type the phrase "tar …
Comedians Stealing Material
I love talking about comedians with people. It's always strange when someone tells me about a bad comedian they love. Or if I mention a comedian I enjoy, that they hate. I'm currently having a debate with my girlfriend about …
Old People Driving (nails into their face)
Yes, I know I've complained about old people driving and how they should have their licenses yanked. And so, when I saw an 80-year-old drove off an embankment here in San Diego the other day, I wasn't surprised. I was …
Crashing with Christians in New York
A few blogs back, I talked about my Christian friends in New York. Well, when I attended the surprise 50th birthday party for my friend, a few people asked me if I was going to write about it in the …
At the Movies
We went to La Jolla, since it looked like the only theatre in town showing the John Malkovich movie "The Great Buck Howard." We grabbed lunch at BJs (what guy doesn't love going there?Chicago Deep Dish Pizza, mmmm). Our appetizer …
Teleprompters and Speechwriters
I voted for Obama. I can't say I'm happy with all the things he's done while in office. I'm seeing another Jimmy Carter, but without the goofy voice. I never listen to Rush Limbaugh, and it actually boggles my mind …
Teenage Tagger Tagged
One thing I hate about traveling...okay, wait. Stop the presses. I should change that. The phrase "Stop the presses" should also be changed in this computer age. My girlfriend would say "One thing you hate about traveling?" She complains, about …
Our Idiotic Jury System
I know, I know. I often blog about the amount of money jurors award to someone. It can be a person that wasn't able to pee at a Billy Joel concert because women came into the mens restroom. Hey, it …
A Real Life Spiderman
I had dinner with some friends in New York. They're Christian. We ate at this 50s diner, and the guy asked if I wouldn't mind if they said a prayer. I said "Not at all." He put his head down, …