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June 19, 2015
The Friday Poll! If You Had a Superpower…
In last weeks poll of brains vs. beauty the voters overwhelmingly chose to have brains over beauty. This week the question is, if a genie popped out of a bottle and offered you a choice of two superpowers…
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June 18, 2015
Throwback Thursday! Two People I Hate
(June 21, 2014)Typically I’m all about suffering fools gladly because I am so wise. Today, not so much. Well, not so much the suffering fools part I mean. Of course I’m still wise. That’s why you read my blog right? The Phil Factor: Where Wisdom Gets Drunk and Let’s Its Hair Down. Here are two people that I hate with the white hot intensity of a thousand suns.
No ice guy:Hey, everyone who goes to a fast food joint or restaurant and orders your beverage with “No ice please”, what is wrong wit...
June 17, 2015
Wordless Wednesday! Street Art
I don’t know the story behind this one. I just turned a corner and there it was on the side of a building with a fox. Have a great Wednesday! ~Phil
Tagged: mural, Street art, Wall therapy, Wordless Wednesday
June 16, 2015
Top Ten Tuesday! The Ten Funniest TV Shows of My Life
As always, if you can think of others on you’d add to the list, please add them in the comments. I could use some good shows to watch over the summer.
10. M*A*S*H:I totally wanted to live in that tent with Hawkeye and Trapper. No, I wouldn’t have been Frank Burns. (True story: The real life Gooby, who is a character in my two novels, used to have a picture autographed by Larry Linville, the actor that played Frank Burns)
9. Cheers:Every episode Norm had something funny to say when they greet...
June 15, 2015
Music Monday: Time of Your Life
This is one of my favorite songs by my favorite band, Green Day, and last week it was part of a wonderful moment. Sadly, one of my neighbors passed away too young due to cancer. My son, his son, and his brother in law played this song on acoustic guitars, with my son singing, before the internment at the cemetery and the crowd of about 60 mourners sang along together and raised a glass in toast at the end.
Have a great Monday! No, correct that, have the time of your life! ~Phil
Tagged: Good...
June 13, 2015
These Glutes Are Made For Walking!
That cartoon above will be me one day. My favorite post every three months is this one. Since I started doing this two years ago I’ve seen others do it too. I’d like to take credit for being the first. You’re welcome. If you come from outside the blogiverse to read this, what I’m talking about is the fact that in our control panel we get to see what search terms people type into Google that bring them to our blogs. So uh, yeah, you may have gotten here by accident, but we know exactly what k...
June 12, 2015
The Friday Poll! Brains or Beauty?
First off, the results of last weeks poll are in and in a surprise upset love beat out money. For a while it looked like romance was dead, but love made a late comeback to win the day.
Once about 60 years ago Marilyn Monroe sat next to Albert Einstein at a dinner party. The following conversation is alleged to have happened:
Marilyn: “I want to have your child. With my looks and your brains, it will be a perfect child!”
Einstein: “But what if it has my looks and your brains?”
This weeks ques...
June 11, 2015
TBT! I’m Freshly Pissed!
(Published on June 14, 2014, this was and still is one of my most popular posts ever. Please feel free to re-blog and keep the vitriol going.)
This blog is dedicated to myself and all the other erstwhile bloggers who have toiled long and hard writing interesting and engaging blog posts but have nary an official award to show for it.
For my friends who visit me here from Facebook or Twitter,Freshly Pressedis an honor awarded to people who aren’t as brilliant and funny as I ama blog post by th...
June 10, 2015
Wordless Wednesday: A Scuplture
I find this sculpture eerie because the head is suspened in air. Sadly it’s suspended by it’s own tears. I came across this in an office building and as I was taking a picture of it a woman who worked in the building came up to me and commented that she didn’t like it but was stuck seeing it every day outside her office.
Hopefully you have a cheerier day than the subject of this sculpture! ~Phil
Tagged: sculpture, The Phil Factor, Wordless Wednesday
June 9, 2015
Top Ten Tuesday! The Ten Scariest/Creepiest TV Shows Ever
There’s nothing I enjoy more than being on the edge of my seat. I’m not talking horror or gore. I’m talking pure, can’t take your eyes off the screen, I can’t believe this is happening suspense. With the news that the early 90’s classic Twin Peaks would be returning next year with eighteen new episodes I began re-watching seasons 1 & 2 from 1990 and 1991. I also got to thinking about the best suspense TV shows I’ve watched. I’ve watched 8 of the 10 on the list and included the two others on r...
