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October 19, 2013
I’m Not a Doctor, but There’s an App For That!
I went to my doctor yesterday because I was bitten by a radioactive spider and I seem to have super-human strength and sticky hands. Well, that and maybe a sinus infection. So of course they decided to weigh me to decide if my sinus infections body mass index was too high. After seeing my weight I’m pretty sure my sinus infection weighs about 10 pounds.
Then I went into the holding cellexam room. My doctors office is very deceptive. They always take you back from the waiting room really quickl...
October 17, 2013
Throwback Thursdays! 30 Days Hath September? (1/31/06)
Ironically I originally posted this Jan. 31st. Or did I? And as is forever obvious to most readers, I had grandiose delusions even back then.
Jan. 31, 2006~ When I’m elected President or Sexiest Man Alive, whichever comes first, I’m going to pass a law straightening out the calendar once and for all. I’m sick and tired of trying to remember which months have 30 or 31 days. Also, why does February get screwed?
The year didn’t always begin on January 1st. Until Julius Caesar introduced his calend...
October 15, 2013
Interview with Jodyne Speyer, Author of Dump ‘em: How to Break Up with Anyone from Your Best Friend to Your Hairdresser
Hi Jodyne and welcome to The Phil Factor. Thank you for taking a few minutes to answer some questions for my readers about your book Dump ’em: How to Break Up with Anyone from Your Best Friend to Your Hairdresser.
Jodyne: My pleasure and might I just say what a lovely first name you have. I’m lucky enough to have two dads and both of them are named Philip, although one of them goes by his middle name, Donald.
TPF: Well, thank you. Although I can’t take credit for picking my name I have become r...
October 12, 2013
The Phil Factor Goes To Washington
Yes, that’s me on a Segway in front of the White House. I headed down to D.C. to see if I could help with the “Shut-down.” The company that rents the Segways made me wear the helmet. You know me, I’m a “live life on the edge” kind of guy. If the helmet wasn’t mandatory my flowing locks would have been flying free in the breeze as I busted through the door and sped onto the floor of Congress to give them the best kind ofPhilibuster.
I buzzed down the aisle on my rented chariot with security gua...
October 11, 2013
Throwback Thursdays on Friday! Britney & Kevin Sittin’ in a Tree! (4/12/2006)
Hi Everyone, sorry I was a day late on this. The week just got away from me. Have a great Friday. See you tomorrow!
(4/12/2006) God, I hope those two idiots don’t sit in a tree. They’d probably drop their baby from it. News broke today that Child Welfare Services and a sheriff’s deputy paid a visit to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Spears yesterday. Apparently last week Mr. and Mrs. Britney brought their 6 month old child to the hospital after he had fallen from his high chair. In February of this y...
October 5, 2013
The Angry Biebers!
You know how when a sitcom goes on too long and gets desperate for laughs the writers make the characters exaggerated caricatures of themselves in an effort to try to squeeze a few more laughs out of the tired, stereotyped, cliched neuroses that we originally found endearing when they were expressed much more subtly early in the show? (How I Met Your Motherfor example. Seriously, Ted should have met the mother two seasons ago and wrapped up the series then)
This past week Justin Bieber became...
October 3, 2013
Throwback Thursdays! The Ultimate Finger Food 4/23/05
This post was an original on #ThePhilFactor back in April of 2005. Here is a link to the original news itemthat sparked this post. Interestingly, as I looked up the link to the original chili-finger incident I found that the woman who had perpetrated the hoax was arrested again earlier this year for another lie and is back in jail. You can read about that here.
(4/23/05) Has anyone else enjoyed following this “found a finger in the chili” story? On CNN.com this morning the headline was “Police...
October 2, 2013
Coming Soon to Amazon!
A short story I wrote is included in this collection of suspenseful short stories by a bunch of very accomplished authors among whom I was fortunate enough to be included. Is my contribution funny? Is it suspenseful? Is it both? There’s only one way to find out! It comes out on Amazon Oct. 28th!
Tagged: Amazon, Anthology, Oct. 28th, STALKERS
October 1, 2013
When I’m Elected President, or Sexiest Man Alive…
When I’m elected President or Sexiest Man Alive, whichever comes first, I’m going to pass a law stating that parking garages can only charge you for the time your car is parked. If you take your ticket when you enter and it takes you 10 minutes to find a spot you shouldn’t be charged for that. I don’t care if they have to put a ticket machine at each parking spot. Also, if the parking garage is so full that you have to park on the roof of it with your car exposed to the elements you shouldn’t...
September 28, 2013
A Philibuster for the Philistines!
This is not going to be a political post. I have my opinions & personal politics, but they are mostly about me. This week the rancor over the funding and institution of Obamacare reached a peak when Republican Senator Ted Cruz engaged in afilibusterof over 21 hours to protest the funding of the new healthcare plan. Talking for 21 hours straight is an impressive feat or endurance. Standing without sitting once while talking for 21 hours straight as Cruz did is even more impressive. The most im...
