I know I’m coming very late to this party, but I have to say that I just don’t get why anyone gives a crap about people who are famous just for being famous. It used to be that you became famous for accomplishing something, or discovering something or even just surviving something. And I don’t… Continue reading October 16, 2013
Tag: irony
October 5, 2013
In an effort to hopefully increase the number of people who read my blog, I am going to make sure I post every Wednesday and Saturday. The Wednesday blog will be more of a thematically connected one (as if it were one long essay that I was breaking up into 1,000 word sections) and the… Continue reading October 5, 2013
September 28, 2013
I’m a big fan of The Far Side cartoons, certainly one of my favorites that have been out there. I remember when I was in high school I had a Far Side day-a-page calendar and on October 26 (my birthday) there was a drawing of a short order cook throwing a couple of guys out… Continue reading September 28, 2013
September 25th, 2013
I know that many of you are breathlessly awaiting my next chapter into validation, acceptance, self identity and the internet (at least that’s how I’m referring to it this week) but I saw an ad in the local paper today and it made me want to write about something different. (To show that nothing ever… Continue reading September 25th, 2013
Spetmeber 21, 2013
My friend Carl made an interesting about my last post. He referred to what he called social currency and compared the internet to being like the modern day water cooler or bar-the place we go to talk about life. I certainly think that is true on several levels and to a certain extent, but to… Continue reading Spetmeber 21, 2013
notes from the road
The monitors weren’t working on the airplane on the flight up from Miami to New York. It didn’t really bother me-I’m not a fan of “The Office” and that was what they were showing when they eventually got fixed-and in fact no one really seemed to notice. It only got brought to someone’s attention because… Continue reading notes from the road
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