Annoying Airline Passengers and Dead Celebs in Commercials
Southwest Airlines apologized the other day. No, not because their pilots were sleeping on the job and missing their destination. And not because they ran out of peanuts. They should apologize for the on-flight movie being The Proposal, and having …
Wee for a Wii -- Weeee! for attorneys
It’s funny. I have friends that are lawyers, and whenever I think about legal questions to ask them, I forget what they were the next time we meet up. Probably a good thing. If it’s something I remember, it probably …
Athletes Hot-Doggin' It
All over California, there's big news. The San Francisco Bay Bridge had a chunk fall off causing a closure. In LA, a shooting at a synagogue. A man opened fire and shot two people as they arrived to worship this …
6-Year-Old Evicted
I got home yesterday and turned on the TV. Inside Edition had a story about a 6-year-old girl they said was going to be evicted. Well, with a tease like that, I certainly couldn’t change the channel during a commercial. …
Stupid Cops -- The No Habla English Edition
Why do police officers surprise me by continuing to do such stupid stuff? Don’t get me wrong, I’m the biggest supporter of the police. I feel bad every time there’s a shooting, because most times, I agree with them. And …
Baby Einsteins, Dumb Pilots
I hadn’t planned on blogging about that airplane that left San Diego and was going to Minnesota, but flew to a completely different airport nowhere near its destination. Even with my friend being on a plane to Minnesota that same …
Drunks in Duluth (or The Cops Was After My Hot Rod La-Z-Boy)
I'm watching the nighttime football game, and during commercials, I'm flipping over to Cops on Tru TV. I know there's going to be a day when I do that, and actually see a former NFL player that makes an appearance. …
Craigslist Craziness -- The Costume Edition
I guess I should start this blog by saying....the number one reason people don't want to watch a David Letterman sex video is: He just coughs and laughs uncomfortably, before throwing pencils at the camera. And the next guest on …
A Naked Man. And David Letterman Sex Tape.
A friend of mine alerted me to a story in Springfield, Virginia. It involved a guy who was arrested and charged with indecent exposure. Do you wonder where he was? Perhaps in a park, wearing a trench coat. Maybe the …
The Dog Blog -- Dogfight Edition
I just got home after seeing Paranormal Activity. I hadn’t planned on seeing it, but I made the mistake of commenting on someones blog. They were saying how amazing it was. I mentioned a movie with a $15,000 budget that …
Thoughts on Facebook and ACORN
A few of my friends posted interesting things on their Facebook page. One was a list of something like 30 things that are annoying about internet technology. It had things like those words you have to type in for security …
Death
As I sat here this afternoon trying to decide what to blog, I thought about death. No, not mine. Even though I did just turn 40, and that should be a time you start thinking about it, I s'pose. But …
Music and Metallica Fans -- Dumb or Smart?
Someone I work with and occasionally exchange emails with about music, sent me this great story. He said it might have some blog material. And he was right. It was from a website called MLive.com and it had to do …
Crazy Costumes -- Target Targeted, Illegal Aliens Offended
Cheech Marin’s song “Born in East L.A.”, the parody of Springsteen’s hit, was in my head all weekend. It stemmed from seeing the story about the Target store in L.A. that had illegal alien costumes. Those had a mask of …
Judge Idiot -- Won't Let Interracial Couples Marry
A Louisiana justice of the peace refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple. Keith Bardwell is the name of this racist idiot. He said that it’s because of the plight the kids might have. Yeah. The parents …
Prince in Nigeria
Geez, that title makes it sound like a world wide concert tour by that artist formerly known as ...whatever he was formerly known as. But hey, I'm running late to go smoke a cigar with a buddy, and couldn't come …
Up, Up and Away...in a silver balloon
I was all set to do a blog on Rush Limbaugh, and how he was denied a chance to own an NFL team. But another story involving something filled with hot air came up. It involved a boy who supposedly …
Music Notes (Carly Simon, Paul Anka, Michael Jackson)
I never cared much for Carly Simon. By that I mean, I never cared much for her songs. As a kid, I remember her hit “Anticipation” was a ketchup commercial. The song “You’re so Vain,” bugged me because it’s written …
A Day of Overrated Things
Yesterday was a day filled with overrated stuff. The afternoon started with a debate I had with a few friends that loved Zombieland. This movie is getting great ratings from the critics everywhere. The film did absolutely nothing for me. …
Burglar Blog (Buy American, Steal Sweden)
I’ve listened by to my stepdad, a hardcore union man, complain for years about people not buying American cars. He claims that Japanese cars aren’t any better, and when magazines like Car & Driver dispute that, he would just say …
Stuttering Stanley and Jittery Jeremy
I had a classmate in junior high named Jeremy. He had a bit of a stutter. I hadn’t thought about him in over 20 years, but I had a few friends that recently went to the Pearl Jam concert. And …
Black Barbie (and hats off to Stew)
I didn’t think there was much of a story with the black Barbie doll that came out. I was going thru the channels, and heard the women of The View talking about it. Whoopi turned it around, joking that it …
Wright is Wrong -- Technology in Todays World
It’s funny how some people decide to use technology. I mean, even going back to the answering machine. When I was a kid and answering machines started to become popular, it was the idea of not missing a call when …
Grumpy Gus Says -- I Dare You to Sue Me!
I ran into an old friend from high school and he said something I thought was a bit hurtful. He said, “I’ve seen your stories in the Reader. The parties are fun to read about. But your blog…you kinda come …
Don't Box Me In -- Kids and Animals Do the Darndest Things
I hate when I come up with an idea for a blog, and then I get completely thrown for a loop by something else. I saw a few animal stories in the paper that were just perfect to combine into …
The Beatles vs. Dr. Dre
Cops get called out to such bizarre fights. The one in Huntington Beach the other morning at 5:20 a.m. has to take the cake. People were outside an apartment complex arguing over who sold more albums. It was the Beatles …
40 is the New...
I had a birthday party at Fillippi's. I invited about 25 of my friends. I thought it would be odd to invite everyone I knew, as some people I've had relationships with that were stronger years ago, and I only …
A Day in the Life (of traffic court)
I went to traffic court Friday. It's funny, because a guy named Ken (who's written a few stories for the Reader) sent me a certificate that gets me into one of those comedy driving schools. It was such a sweet …
The Late Extortion With David Letterman
I actually didn't plan on blogging about Letterman. I'm a big fan of his, and the story fascinates me. But I'm going to admit something. I was at an interesting party tonight, and drank way too much. I got home …
Lifting Weights and Conducting Batons -- Both Can Be Dangerous
When I write about the idiots I see on the news or in the newspaper, sometimes I have to think twice about it. For example, I heard about a guy lifting weights that dropped the thing on his neck as …
Kidnapping Your Own Kids
Remember when emailing first started becoming the way to communicate? We found out which of our friends were spell check nazis. Which of our friends had more fun typing smiley faces then actual content? Which of our friends freaked out …