Phil Taylor's Blog: The Phil Factor, page 125
August 18, 2015
Top Ten Tuesday! Ten Things I Learned From Toddlers
10.A nap solves almost any problem.
9. TV shows and movies are so much better when you watch them over and over until you have the lines memorized and then you watch them some more. (I’m convinced a child invented Netflix)
8.When you’re really bored you should just lay down on the floor no matter where you are.
7. If I cover my eyes I become invisible.
6.Sliding glass doors are a really mean trick.
5.Why do something for yourself if someone else will do it?
4. Sometimes just pointing is eno...
August 15, 2015
Are the Berenst(e)ain Bears Proof of Time Travel?
“Hey Dad, I’ve got the coolest thing to tell you about. Do you wanna hear it?” Well of course, after a long work day, how could I turn down that offer? “Yes,” I replied, with as much half-hearted zest as I could muster, which wasn’t much. He continued as if it wouldn’t have mattered what I said. “Ok, Dad, how do you spell (the name of that bear family from those books you read me when I was little)?” He actually said the name. I looked him in the eyes and with as much sincerity as was possib...
August 13, 2015
Throwback Thursday! The Dependables: A Golden Boys Story
(08/09/2014) You know that movie, The Expendables? A bunch of old guys get together for one more mission, unless it does well at the box office, in which case they’ll do a few more missions. I think that’s me and The Golden Boys, except we’re not expendable. We’ve known each other our entire lives. We’re dependable. And one day we’ll be in Depends, but we’ll still be getting together every summer. Last weekend was our Golden Boy weekend. Usually these weekends involve golf, drinking, matching...
August 11, 2015
Top Ten Tuesday! The Ten Worst Ideas for Top Ten Lists
10. The Top Ten Rashes Shaped Like Presidents
9. The Ten Most Horrific Diseases You Didn’t Know About
8. Ten Ways Your Pets Might Kill You
7. The Ten Worst Ideas for Top Ten Lists
6. Ten Ways To Tell If Your Spouse Doesn’t Love You
5. The Ten Most Painful Things That Could Happen To You
4. Ten Reasons You’ll Never Really Find Happiness
3. The Ten MostUnusual Bowel Movements Ever
2. Ten Ways Your Children Will Disappoint You
1. Ten Things Living Inside Your Body Right Now
So who wants me to...
August 8, 2015
The Phil Factor, Now in 3-D! (and the extra D is Free!)
That’s right! Thanks to the new, space-age technology of the 3-D printers The Phil Factor is now in 3-D! And because I’ve made so much money from the sales of my books, I can afford to give you the extra D for free. Be honest, how many of you have yearned to hear me say that?
From now on, as long as you have a laptop or tablet with a 3-D screen you’ll be able to see The Phil Factor with width, height and depth. Just for fun I’ll be putting in pictures that look like they’re reaching out of th...
August 6, 2015
Throwback Thursday! Who Are The Golden Boys? You May Never Really Know
(Aug. 3, 2014) Who are The Golden Boys? Are they men? Are they myth? Are they Minotaur? They’re two of those three, but I’m not saying which.
Have you ever wondered if authors base their characters on people they know? Idon’t know if all of them do it, but I did. White Picket Prisons and The Sneaker Tree may be suspenseful, humorous, murder mysteries, but the real stories are about the close knit group of friends who refer to themselves as The Golden Boys. The picture above is of me, on the...
August 3, 2015
Music Monday! Halsey
I had never heard of this singer until 6 weeks ago when I saw her open for Imagine Dragons. Love this song.
Have a great Monday!~Phil
August 1, 2015
Golfing with Ghosts
“It is a talent of the soul to discover the joy in pain—-thinking of moments you long for, and knowing you’ll never have them again. The beautiful ghosts of our past haunt us, and yet we still can’t decide if the pain they caused us out weighs the tender moments when they touched our soul.” ~Shannon L. Alder
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I’m golfing with ghosts, or for ghosts or both this weekend. What I am doing is returning to my hometown to spend the weekend with two of my childhood friends. We’ve known...
July 31, 2015
July 30, 2015
Throwback Thursday! Winning!
This is an awesome classic Phil Factor post from March of 2011. Remember when Charlie Sheen went nuts?
(March 5, 2011) Charlie Sheen. There I said it. Then again, who hasn’t uttered the words “Charlie Sheen” over the past two weeks? He says he’s “winning” while the rest of the world seems to think he’s losing it. What exactly is it that he’s losing? Ok, he may lose 2 1/2 Men, but frankly that isn’t much of a loss for anyone except Ducky and the homely teenage actor who both likely won’t find...
