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September 9, 2014
The Baltimore Rays & NFL's ongoing disgrace
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Lots of outraged people responded to the release of the brutal Ray Rice video — let’s charge him with attempted homicide — by issuing angry tweets.
Me, I sold two Pittsburgh Steeler season tickets/seat licenses that have been mine for 25 years and in my family since 1950.
Take that, Roger Goodell!
Of course, one didn’t have anything to do with the other. It was purely
Lots of outraged people responded to the release of the brutal Ray Rice video — let’s charge him with attempted homicide — by issuing angry tweets.
Me, I sold two Pittsburgh Steeler season tickets/seat licenses that have been mine for 25 years and in my family since 1950.
Take that, Roger Goodell!
Of course, one didn’t have anything to do with the other. It was purely
September 8, 2014
What to say when you see a parent mistreat a child
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I finally, after years of awkward fuming, figured out what to say to a parent who’s abusing a child in public.
And, no, it’s not, ‘You’re under arrest.”
I only wish I had the power to send abusive parents to jail.
Or straight to hell, really.
I must not have been paying attention when parents were told it was okay to physically and verbally abuse children, usually
I finally, after years of awkward fuming, figured out what to say to a parent who’s abusing a child in public.
And, no, it’s not, ‘You’re under arrest.”
I only wish I had the power to send abusive parents to jail.
Or straight to hell, really.
I must not have been paying attention when parents were told it was okay to physically and verbally abuse children, usually
September 7, 2014
Re-run Sunday: Mimes, all mimes
A bunch of people from France were checking out this one from '12 and it reminded me of its charming nonsense, as good a reason as any to run again. These are often my favorite kinds of posts. Just silly little diversions that never really go away. Makes me glad I'm not a political pundit.
Enjoy your Sunday!
I told a friend that careful mimes can be safe, but never sound, and he
Enjoy your Sunday!
I told a friend that careful mimes can be safe, but never sound, and he
September 5, 2014
Time for Jay Leno to guest on David Letterman
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Our problems seem intractable. Bitterness and vituperation reign. Common sense solutions seem evasive.
It’s time two contentious factions for the good of the civilized world put aside their differences and embrace.
Obama and the GOP?
No.
Dave and Jay.
It’s time David Letterman invited Jay Leno to guest on “Late Show.”
Wouldn’t you love to see these two old
Our problems seem intractable. Bitterness and vituperation reign. Common sense solutions seem evasive.
It’s time two contentious factions for the good of the civilized world put aside their differences and embrace.
Obama and the GOP?
No.
Dave and Jay.
It’s time David Letterman invited Jay Leno to guest on “Late Show.”
Wouldn’t you love to see these two old
September 3, 2014
August tweets were very good. Honest!
Here’s are 30 8days2amish tweets from what I consider my strongest month since November. See if you can guess my favorite (answer at the end).
• Can anyone explain to me how The Weather Channel let a reporter named Hanna Storm get away?
• I may not be the best father in the world but I never said, “I have a good idea! Let’s let The Stooges babysit the kids!”
• I haven't researched it
• Can anyone explain to me how The Weather Channel let a reporter named Hanna Storm get away?
• I may not be the best father in the world but I never said, “I have a good idea! Let’s let The Stooges babysit the kids!”
• I haven't researched it
September 2, 2014
Let's make the Bible fun to read!!!!!
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Did you know keyboards prior to 1970 didn’t even include an exclamation point? Before that you had to type a period, backspace and then type an apostrophe above the period to make “!”
It’s true!
Maybe that’s one reason why there are so few exclamation points in the Bible.
Who knows? Maybe the typewriters used to create the Bible didn’t even have backspace keys. That
Did you know keyboards prior to 1970 didn’t even include an exclamation point? Before that you had to type a period, backspace and then type an apostrophe above the period to make “!”
It’s true!
Maybe that’s one reason why there are so few exclamation points in the Bible.
Who knows? Maybe the typewriters used to create the Bible didn’t even have backspace keys. That
September 1, 2014
From '08: Worked to death
This was the 23rd blog post I’d ever written. It’s from way back in July ’08, before even I started using pictures to illustrate. I say that like it’s a really heirloom piece of writing but, geez, I’d been writing for 25 years prior to that so it’s not really that big a deal.
I’m struck by how at the end I sort of foreshadowed what would happen with the crayon book.
Happy Labor Day!
I’m struck by how at the end I sort of foreshadowed what would happen with the crayon book.
Happy Labor Day!
August 31, 2014
RRS: True room service ... sex with the maid
Some Sundays I select a re-run candidate because the stats pages show other readers have been flocking to it, a case of the cart leading the horse (and let’s not extend that analogy to horse manure).
Sometimes there’s an anniversary link; sometimes a related news story.
Today, it’s all about public service. It’s for anyone who’s ever wondered how to score sex with the maid.
A
Sometimes there’s an anniversary link; sometimes a related news story.
Today, it’s all about public service. It’s for anyone who’s ever wondered how to score sex with the maid.
A
August 29, 2014
Stop buying Rolling Rock! It's made in Jersey!
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He was a nice earnest young man, very polite and friendly. Exactly the kind of person no one should want to murder.
But that was my instinct for reasons that will be clear to anyone who cares about things like truth and tradition.
He was drinking a Rolling Rock. Bragging about it.
We were making idle chatter at the Pour House, an outstanding Irish pub in Carnegie,
He was a nice earnest young man, very polite and friendly. Exactly the kind of person no one should want to murder.
But that was my instinct for reasons that will be clear to anyone who cares about things like truth and tradition.
He was drinking a Rolling Rock. Bragging about it.
We were making idle chatter at the Pour House, an outstanding Irish pub in Carnegie,
August 27, 2014
Arnold Palmer (& you?) starring in my next video promo!
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As far as casting concerns go, I’ve already secured what to me is the Brangelina of cheesy YouTube promotions.
That’d be Arnold Palmer and Doc Giffin (Palmer’s assistant for the past 45 or so years). Both men on Monday filmed their 20 second parts to appear in my new production.
Now, with those two in the can, I believe others will be more eager to participate.
See,
As far as casting concerns go, I’ve already secured what to me is the Brangelina of cheesy YouTube promotions.
That’d be Arnold Palmer and Doc Giffin (Palmer’s assistant for the past 45 or so years). Both men on Monday filmed their 20 second parts to appear in my new production.
Now, with those two in the can, I believe others will be more eager to participate.
See,
