Conspiracy Theory
Idiots that don't believe we landed on the moon, or that think the Bush Administration was involved in plotting 9/11.
I was having Thanksgiving dinner with some friends. And, one of the guys I didn't know real well started complaining about the war. When he said something about Bush and Cheney knowing about 9/11 I had to stop him in …
Writers Get No Love (even in death)
The death of two guys heavily involved in TV commercials.
I don't know when I started reading obituaries. Sometime in my 30s, knowing that I could be one of the dudes listed there. Or, maybe it was the time I was glancing over them, and saw a friend I went …
Donuts and Downloads
Radiohead releasing a CD online, and nobody paying for it.
I'm kind of old school when it comes to music. I don't download songs. I just go out and buy the CDs. If I'm at a show and I like the bands new stuff, I buy it at the merch …
Fake Friends
The girl that killed herself from a phony friend on Myspace.
So, the other story that really got me bothered was this girl in Missouri that hung herself. She was 13. I had a classmate named Michael, that hung himself when he was a year younger. What makes this story so …
Love Thy Neighbor (with a shotgun)
Two burglars shot dead by a neighbor.
Two news stories that better result in some jail time. If not, I say we get a posse and go over there and do some Charles Bronson type of vigilante justice. Anyone in? First, there's this idiot that called 911, …
Cheerleaders That Aren't #1
Kids being suspended, and the parents that support them.
Sometime around Halloween, a school in the Poway district had a story come out about a student that wore a ghost costume to school that his aunt made decades earlier and had been in the family for years. When a …
Blood Makes Noise.
The Suzanne Vega concert. And the idiots in the crowd.
Blood Makes Noise. And so do concert goers. I left an amazing party in the SDSU area, to go see Suzanne Vega at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach. I met a few friends there, and near the merchandise …
Clothes vs. Chocolate
How many T-shirts do you need in your closet?
My friends say I'm like a chick. No, I don't have man boobs. It's just...I can't do things like program a VCR (TiVo now). I can't work on my car. And, I've always loved shopping for clothes (save the posts, …
Do You Really Wanna Hurt Me?
Boy George and other 80s stars that make the police blotter.
So, Boy George was arrested the other day for chaining a guy up in his house. I laughed so hard when I saw them hauling him off. I couldn't decide which movie it reminded me more of...the scene in Pulp …
Ho Ho Ho!
Being offended by Christmas related things.
My friend just sent me a story about a Santa Clause in Sydney, Australia that was told not to say "Ho Ho Ho" because it might be offensive, since a "Ho" is sometimes what people call prostitutes. If this isn't …
Dumb Deaths
Unnecessary deaths, from airports to Yosemite.
In the newspaper today, there were three deaths all on the same page, all of which were dumb. One of them was the lady in the Phoenix airport. The woman "accidentally strangled herself" after the police arrested the intoxicated woman …
House of the Rising Harriers
A local running club, and one of their other chapters that got into trouble.
I've gone to two parties that the local chapter of the Hash House Harriers have put on. Some crazy folks there. They call themselves a "drinking club with a running problem," and do runs all over town. The most popular …
The Divorce Song
Divorces in songs, and with celebrities.
There are a lot of great breakup songs, but The Divorce Song by Liz Phair is the best. Go find it. Download it, or buy the CD (Exile in Guyville). I also like Carole King's It's Too Late; but I …
A Ketchup Calamity
My thoughts on ketchup, the best of all condiments.
I was at a sports bar with friends today, watching the Chargers try to give the game away. And I realized, ketchup bottles are always empty, or on the verge of running out. What's up with this? And, why do …
Reality Killed the Video Star
Reality shows have now taken over MTV and VH1.
Remember the song Video Killed the Radio Star being the first thing shown on MTV back in the early 80s? Well, now it's reality shows, that are killing MTV and VH1. And, I'm sure the folks writing sitcoms are worried. …
I Wanna Be a Gangsta
Try being quiet in the movie theatre, or I'm going to get all up in your face. And you're not going to like it.
You're all idiots. It's really the only conclusion I can come to. The ones that are loud in the movie theatres. And, the ones nearby that do nothing about it. Which is everyone. I went to see American Gangster the …
My Love Letter To Pam Grier
I thought about actress Pam Grier while watching American Gangster last night.
When my friends go ga-ga over someone like Angelina Jolie, I can never figure it out. I’m more into someone I see in a movie that is hot, but mysterious. Someone I know nothing about. I remember watching Cocoon, and …
The Sting
From The Police, the group...to the real police, to Ozzy and OJ, everyone's got a "sting".
I remember as a kid seeing The Sting on HBO. I hated that Chopin piano playing every 10 minutes. As a teenager I watched the movie again, and loved it. I liked the twists. I liked the old time feel …
Write Here, Write Now
The writers strike in Hollywood.
I can't believe I woke up at 6 a.m. Well, I went to bed at a reasonable time last night, because I didn't watch the Daily Show, or Letterman and Conan. I'm addicted to those guys. Oh, and Kimmel. He's …
They Call Me The Hunter
My take on hunting.
Okay, that title is misleading. It's from an old blues song that Paul Rodgers covered about 20 years ago, and Led Zeppelin stole part of in How Many More Times? (side note: what song didn't they steal something from?) I …