Phil Taylor's Blog: The Phil Factor, page 163
February 27, 2014
Throwback Thursdays! The Everyday Oscars
This post serves two purposes. First, I post this every year around Oscar time and second it’s an excerpt from my bookFifty Shades of Philwhich is available for your Kindle, Nook, or iPad for only 99 cents! It was first posted on The Phil Factor so long ago that I couldn’t find the original post.
Well, it’s happened again. I was passed over. Not a single Oscar nomination. The whole process is completely biased against people like me. Ok, I know that there aren’t really other people like me, bu...
February 25, 2014
Important: Please Help Save MORE Than a House
Please read this and help if you can.
Originally posted on Not a Punk Rocker:
December 5, 2006. I was upstairs in bed when the police came in, so I didn’t see them or know what was going on.
“We have to go,” my now ex-husband said.
We were being evicted. I found out my spouse hadn’t paid rent in close to a year and was hiding the mail from me, so I didn’t know until it was too late. The police gave me time to pack clothes for overnight and then locked us out.
Over the weeks I dealt wit...
February 24, 2014
A Bad Review for My Book: How Great is That ?
A few weeks ago the unthinkable happened. I got a bad review for my book on Amazon. Guess what? I L-O-V-E it. My thoughts are this; I’m not writing books for everyone. I’m writing books for me and for people who like to read the same kind of stuff that I do.
In my life philosophy, if people don’t get mad at you sometimes then you are obviously never taking risks with your thoughts, words, and actions. Don’t get me wrong; I don’t want a lot of people to disagree with me or criticize my books, b...
February 22, 2014
When I’m Elected President or Sexiest Man Alive… Mail from the Amish
When I’m elected President, or Sexiest Man Alive, whichever comes first, I’m going to pass a law outlawing mail-in rebates.
Mail-in rebates are the most idiotic marketing ploy ever devised. Yes, I know they work because most of you dolts buy things with the sincere intention of mailing in that form to get money back but when push comes to shove (what does that even mean?) maybe a third of you actually fill out the form, put it in an envelope, affix a postage stamp to it and then take it out to...
February 20, 2014
Throwback Thursdays! The Hamster Ball People
This was originally posted on The Phil Factor on Oct. 22, 2009.
We all know what a hamster ball is right? Generally I have no problems with hamsters or balls. What I do have a problem with is Hamster Ball People. What or who are Hamster Ball People you ask? They’re not necessarily those people who recreationally place themselves in giant hamster balls like the picture above. The Hamster Ball People are those people who move about the Earth as if they are in a giant plastic hamster ball, as if...
February 18, 2014
Who is Phil Taylor and Why Should You Read His Books?
I originally wrote this for a guest blog for Between the Pages and Beyondbut I decided to share it here as well because, believe it or not, part of the reason I blog is that I’m hoping if you like my writing enough in small samples that you’ll click on one of those books in the right sidebar and buy it to read on your Kindle, Nook, or iPad. I’m just going to put it out there: I want you to buy my books.
Who is Phil Taylor and Why Should You Read His Books?
That is the question isn’t it? This is...
February 15, 2014
Angst Away! The Cure for that Valentine’s Stench
That’s right ladies and gentlemen, it’s Angst Away! The body spray that covers up your pure hatred of Valentine’s Day! Can you smell it? A day after Valentine’s Day the smell of romantic angst everywhere is starting to fade.
Look, I don’t have all the answers in life. I’m just a boy, standing in front of a computer asking you to read my blog, which in my world equates to love. If I get that little “like” click or God forbid, (gasp), a comment, I suddenly turn into Tom Cruise jumping on Oprah’s...
February 13, 2014
Throwback Thursdays! Oh Canada! I’m Lovin’ It (1/9/2007)
Hi everyone. Happy Thursday. The title isn’t sarcastic. I do love Canada for all it’s quirkiness and for the odd fact that my high school borrowed the tune from their national anthem for our school song.
(Jan. 9, 2007) Yes, this is another in my ongoing series of posts professing my admiration for the great country I lovingly refer to as my friendly neighbor to the north. In fact, of all the countries that share a land border with the United States, Canada is definitely one of my top two favor...
February 8, 2014
Capture the Moment: If I Can Make it Here…
Have you ever been in a moment or a situation where you think to yourself, “I wish I could take a photograph of this and remember everything about that exact moment forever?” I’m rarely have my laptop handy in one of those moments, so usually I take a mental picture. Today, right now, I have my laptop, so I’m going to write about it until I feel like I’ve captured that moment, that feeling.
It’s 10:45 pm in New York City and I’m in a hotel bar with a glass of wine and my laptop. It’s a very co...
February 7, 2014
The Winter Olympics: Is That Still a Thing?
Will I watch the Olympic opening ceremonies? No. I saw the Super Bowl half-time show last weekend. That’s enough pomp and circumstance for me for the month. Is it just me or are the Olympic opening ceremonies just a cross between an elaborate drama club production and a marching band half-time show?
Not only am I not interested in the opening ceremonies, but the Winter Olympics in general are the equivalent of televised Liquid NyQuil. You can’t possibly get me to believe that virtually every O...
