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• 45 Things My Eyes Have Seen
  on May 13, 2013 in HALO Coke Classic Spider-Man XBOX 360 Patriots Avengers FBI Michael Jordan CBS Star Wars Celtics Boston
  On this my 45th year on earth, I take measure–and share–what I have had the privilege to experienceAfter 45 (Gulp!) years on our little spinning blue marble, I have seen tragedy, triumph and wonder. (we all have, right?) Now, on this day of my bi...
• Are You A Butt Head?
  on Apr 2, 2013
  We've all seen it. The smokers who flick their butts out the car window that bounce in the road and send ash and burning embers everywhere. Isn't there something inherently wrong with that? I mean sure, you want to smoke and maybe you don't want them...
• Zombies Walk Among Us
  on Mar 11, 2013 in United States 28 Days Later AMC Walking Dead Apocalyptic fiction Zombie Night of The Living Dead Zombie Apocalypse
  When the Zombie Apocalypse comes,I know who'll go first.Let's face it, the Zombie Apocalypse is coming. It can't be denied. Not just because really creepy (and terrific!) TV shows like AMC's The Walking Dead, movies like Night of The Living Dead, 28...
• The Force is Wrong With This One...
  on Feb 28, 2013 in THX George Lucas the force Industrial light and Magic Disney Sith Boba Fett Jedi Skywalker Star Wars ILM Darth Vader
   A short time ago, in a place too close for comfort...  The 20th century's biggest franchise gets a new lease on life, so perplexing, so invigorating, you'll want to pull the ears off a Gundark. In one of the most dumbfounded and bewilderin...
• Super Funny... Until The Bill Comes.
  on Feb 21, 2013
  Watching people hurt themselves may seem funny,but the real cost may be more than we can bear.This week, I'm putting pop culture in my crosshairs. In particular, the TV shows that highlight human train wrecks–including UFC, "Pro" Wrestling and the...
• More Health. Less Care.
  on Feb 8, 2013 in Protein Hostess mouth-watering Protein-C sensual God Health Diet (nutrition) Nutrition Food Protein-S Arthur Eating obesity health. fitness Heart
  Maybe the fix to our health care issues is making good nutrition sound as good as a third helping. A good friend of mine–and fellow blogger–recently blogged about health and nutrition and that seemed ironic to me given the fact that; (A) I w...
• Thanks for Assuming I'm A Jacks$$. Jacka$$.
  on Jan 31, 2013 in sarcastic Elitist ding-dong subterfuge make sense? political correctness. sarcasm
  If you were articulate, clear and concise, why are you asking me if what you just said 'makes any sense?' Pet peeve rant! I'm sure to be sent to the corner for this one. This post is all about people who have the infuriating habit of talkin...
• Thanks for Assuming I'm A Jacka$$. Jacka$$.
  on Jan 31, 2013 in sarcastic Elitist ding-dong subterfuge make sense? political correctness. sarcasm
  If you were articulate, clear and concise, why are you asking me if what you just said 'makes any sense?' Pet peeve rant! I'm sure to be sent to the corner for this one. This post is all about people who have the infuriating habit of talkin...
• Best Holiday Pick-Up Line. Ever.
  on Jan 23, 2013 in Wendy's random act of kindness Mordor pick-up truck orcs Ford F-150 Christmas utility driver
  A white Ford F-150–a.k.a. the bane of my existence–took the "bah" out of my "humbug" this past Christmas–forcing me to rethink my long-held belief that giant white pick-up trucks are evil incarnate.Now before all you cowpokes get your spur...
• Before and Aftermath
  on Jan 17, 2013 in watches teens TV remote PSP ADHD TV ADD Terminator remote control Nintendo Teenagers
  So you think technology makes our lives better?Well not if MY children have anything to say about it! The photograph above is an actual before-and-after example of the war my children have declared on the technology in my home. Electronic device...
• Shouting at The Shouting Box
  on Jan 15, 2013 in Television program comfy Entertainment Reality TV NetFlix Shouting Shout Factory Television Film Movies Snuggie HULU TV Realist Arts
  With it's bright lights, colors and amazing sounds, television and the internetDEMAND a response from us all. It's just NOT the one we think. Ever catch yourself talking back to the television? Or screaming at your laptop while watching HULU or...
• Five things to remember when you know everything
  on Jan 8, 2013 in parents snacks Home internet MnMs Online Communities Twitter baseball YouTube kids Facebook Television know it all empowered generation Funyuns Recreation
  An open note to all children: Don't wait another moment! Go conquer the world while you still have it all figured out.So, it's 2013 and children are smarter than ever. It's true. Empowered by the internet, those born after 1992 in this coun...
• My Random 2012 Rewind
  on Dec 31, 2012 in Whitney Houston Barack Obama Mitt Romney Psy Honey boo-boo Curiosity Clint Eastwood Lucas White House YouTube Gangnum Style The Avengers Mayan calendar
  Time once again, for some of my most random thoughts – from the 'funtastic to the fantastic', here are 12 things we all lived through in 2012, through the eyes of those of us in the corner. Gangnam of Thieves – Korean rapper Psy's Gangnam Style h...
• A Lion In The Dessert
  on Dec 27, 2012 in Library Benjamin Franklin girl-crazy Teenage girls Christmas Dessert Literature smile Black Eyed-Peas Pick-up line World Literature Henry Wadsworth Longfellow America Lion Arts
  If your life isn't all that its cracked up to be,maybe you should hang out with our family more often.Life is for the living. I could quote Benjamin Franklin, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow or Charles Boudalaire but today I quote the like of teenagers in...
• Time To Face Our Demons
  on Dec 20, 2012 in guns mental illness killing gun violence President Obama .223 Bushmaster Sandy Hook
  Family members grieve upon getting detailss about last week's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown ConnecticutThis week we lived the horror, once again, of gun violence vented toward innocents in one of the most unlikely places. Folks, it's t...
• Reviewer Misses The Target On Badass Game
  on Dec 14, 2012 in Gen-X Playstation Zombies Borderlands 2 Game Informer X-BOX 360 Star Wars FPS Lucas Wall Street Journal MArio Bros ClapTrap Gamer Gearbox
  Better then Ever! Gearbox's Borderlands 2 brings us back to the brutally fun world of PandoraMY GAMERLIFE POST #1: Gearbox's BORDERLANDS 2, is bigger, stronger and faster—hell, it is downright badass! But if you're not careful, you'll miss the poin...
• Heroes: Saving the Day!
  on Aug 3, 2012 in Teen Titans Marvel George Perez Stan Lee Black Panther The Dark Knight Rises Iron Man Green Lantern Thor
  The present surge of super-hero movies is an uplifting indicator that imagination is alive and well in all of us! You've read some of my rants concerning heroes. I mostly feel like it's an overused–and sometimes misunderstood–word. However, the m...
• Rise of The Machines
  on Aug 1, 2012 in 2001: A space odyssey Rollerblades Technology iPhone walkman Smatrphone Stanley Kubrick Star Wars VCR 1970s surf video games The Jetsons Tokyo
  Technology: Taking us where no man has gone before...  We all take technology for granted. But what does technology take from us?Today's world is a wonder of things undreamed of when I was a child. Having grown up in the 1970's, I was a card-car...
• Murder in Colorado
  on Jul 27, 2012 in tear gas sorrowful MSNBC media Homeland security
  Senseless slaughter at the hands of a deranged madman turns a harmless fan event into a night of terror, mourning and loss. I often don't write about current events in this post. The folks over at CNN, the Huffington Post, CNN, FOX News and MSNBC hav...
• BUSTED!
  on Jul 13, 2012 in Phoenix naughtiness Dad Notorious B.I.G. Gotcha fingertips porn modern technology. alert Can you hear me now? URL Art Museum Hooters ISP 2012 detective work
  "Can you hear me now?!"Modern technology helps tip me off to what my children are REALLY up to! While I am not convinced that the end of days is coming (it is 2012 after all), I am convinced that our world has changed so drastically, so quickly, that...

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