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February 11, 2016
Throwback Thursdays! The F— Word
Therapists will tell you that to overcome trauma you have to be able to talk about it. This is my retelling of how I traumatized my son last February.
I said it. In the words of Ralphie, “I said THE word, the big one, the queen-mother of dirty words, the “F-dash-dash-dash” word!” It’s not news that I said it. It’s noteworthy because my son heard me say it for the first time in his life. He’s 17, so he wasn’t traumatized, but he was so surprised that he immediately went and told Mrs. Phil.
Hi...
February 9, 2016
Top Ten Tuesday! The Top Ten Perks of Being a Zombie
With the release of the moviePride + Prejudice + ZombiesI thought this would be an appropriate list.
Since we all will eventually be zombies I wanted to take a moment to remind everyone that it’s not all bad. In fact there are quite a few perks to being undead.
Picture credit: http://www.eatwatchrun.com
10. Zombies never pay insurance premiums:No health, no dental, no auto or home. Who isn’t frustrated by all the money you spend on insurance that you never get back? Zombies, that’s who!
9. C...
February 8, 2016
Music Monday: Just Breathe
This song kicks the crap out of anything Ed Sheeran has ever done. Yes, I said it. I mean it and Ed Sheeran can come and fight me if he disagrees.
I’m hoping you clicked on and listened to the song before I tell you that it’s by my son’s band, Nothing Personal. I hope you listened long enough to get to the harmonica part later in the song too. That’s pretty cool. My favorite lyric is “I’ll wear my heart on my sleeve, and when it falls you’ll pick it up for me.”
Seriously, if you listened, s...
February 6, 2016
Why American Football is Better than the World’s Football
This weekend is it. The penultimate American holiday. The Super Bowl. There are no religious affiliations. Football is our religion, so much so that we keep trying to spread it to the rest of the world that seems hooked on playing that funny little round ball kicking game. There seems to be a debate afoot.So let’s have an objective examination of the evidence in support of both.
American Football Playersare the best athletes in the world. The bigger you are, the better....
February 5, 2016
The Official Blog of The Super Bowl!
Because the National Football Leaguehas yet to issue a cease and desist order to me and because it’s funny I’m re-posting this classic that I wrote last year. Enjoy and Happy Friday!
(01/31/15) I’m not saying that The Phil Factor is The Official Blog of The #SuperBowl, and I’m not saying it’s not. What I am saying is that I want to get a cease and desist letter from the National Football League’s lawyers.
For those of you not from the States, or from the U.S. but you just don’t care, this we...
February 4, 2016
TBT! The People At Your Super Bowl Party
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(02/01/15) We may be going to different Super Bowl parties this weekend, but a lot of the people at our parties will be eerily similar and equally irritating. Read on and see if you can identify these folks at your party this Sunday. If you can’t, you’re probably one of them.
The Gambler: He may know when to hold’em but he doesn’t know when to fold’em or when to shut up. This guy always wants you to know the “over/under” and how much he’s got riding on the game. And he sp...
February 2, 2016
It’s Groundhog Day!
In case you didn’t know, it’s Groundhog Day. Who doesn’t love this movie? Especially since Bill Murray’s character was named Phil. Coincidence? I think not. This post was originally written for #ThePhilFactor onFeb. 2, 2006 and I now post it every year, over and over, just like Phil’s Groundhog Day in the movie.
(Feb. 2, 2006)Last week I waxed philosophic about the idiocy known as The Dr. Phil Show. This week, and today in particular it’s Punxsutawney Phil. Groundhog Day the movie: Good idea...
February 1, 2016
Music Monday! Nothing Personal: Poisonous
Poisonous, and your venom fills my veins with every kiss. That’s my favorite line from this song. Or another good one is Hope you know you’re slowly killing me, I’ll still play the fool foolishly. I promise that I won’t post about my sons’ bands new album every day. (This song and their entire new album Unforgettable is available on iTunes and all the other music retailers) Give this song a listen. It’s a fun, different, pop-alternative rock song. If you know anyone who works for a record lab...
January 31, 2016
Do Awesome Things! : Nothing Personal | Unforgettable
Check out this awesome interview my friend Emily from Nerd In The Brain did with my son about his bands new album!
I’m sure many of you are familiar with Phil Taylor’s very awesome blog (and his very awesome books), but did you know that his son, Liam, is also full of the awesome? So full of the awesome, in fact, that his band, Nothing Personal, just released an album. A very, very fantastic album. (Seriously…I adore every. single. song.… even if that last one does make me w...
January 30, 2016
How To Talk To A Cancer Patient (and Her Husband)
Few things make normally glib, sociable people turn awkward like cancer does. Their smiles vanish from their face as soon as the word cancer leaves our lips. A brief uncomfortable silence occurs before they think of a question or a comment. During that all too brief moment, my wife and I cringe, wondering what unintentionally insensitive question or comment we’ll hear.
I’m here to say, relax. You being awkward doesn’t help us feel any better. You know what would make us feel better? Everyone...
