Category Archives: Life, the Universe and Everything

2009 Christmas Loot Review

Christmas has come and gone, and tomorrow I get to go into the office and celebrate peace on earth. I’ll be pretty much the only one there, as everyone uses up their vacation time for the year. I like this … Continue reading

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Well, I hope you kids have learned something about the dangers of gambling.

When I got into the cab to come home Saturday, my driver asked me where I was headed. When I said, “Orlando,” he replied: “Ah, right from one tourist trap to another.” Um, no. In the world of mindgames, the … Continue reading

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So…how was your zombie day?

World Zombie Day has come and gone, and I got to watch a whole team full of them lose a baseball game! Sweet. I’m thinking that I need to start watching football, but then what would I do with my … Continue reading

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Curse you, iPhone!

As the Facebook and Twitter folks have seen by recent status updates, we had an automotive issue last night. What started out as a simple trip in pursuit of a cheesesteak sammich wound up costing us hundreds of dollars and … Continue reading

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No sock puppets were harmed in the making of this vacation.

Unlike our last trip five years ago, which was recounted in the gripping, eight-part series The Adventures of Bobby Sock and Friends, we did not include sock puppets in our entourage this time. (There was an evil, mind-reading bunny, but … Continue reading

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This one time at church camp…

I went camping with the church youth group this past weekend. Yes, that’s right. Mr. “I Hate Nature” purposely subjected himself to a heaping dose of it. I could tell you all about the horrors of the wilderness, but it … Continue reading

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Saturday night rambling

Some days are weird. OK, most days have their own weirdness, but today was especially filled with psychic bizarritude that I don’t expect anyone else to understand. We saw UP this morning, and that’s one tear-jerker of a kids’ movie. … Continue reading

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Facebook ate my blog

While I’m not shutting the doors on this thing officially, it’s pretty obvious that the bulk of my online spewage has been shoveled over to Facebook. I’m too busy giving thumbs up to people’s posts and pictures, making snarky comments, … Continue reading

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Bell out of order. Please knock.

Where are you in the movie? is a cool (and kinda scary) way to look at your life… If we started a movie on the day you were born, and stretched it over your lifespan, this is where you’d be … Continue reading

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Whoa. Didn’t see that coming.

Fidrych killed in accident I had just made a post on a forum in response to the lack of fun characters in today’s baseball vs. years past, where I recounted how much fun it was to watch that old Mark … Continue reading

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