October 2010
55 posts
Anonymous asked: What happened to your old blog?
“The Monarch’s comment that his effort to defecate was “all sound and...”
– From The Wikipedia entry for The Venture Brothers Episode - Tag Sale - You’re It
In case you didn’t know this, I enjoy reading Wikipedia entries for things I love (and that includes the Venture Brothers) just to see what they would sound like if they were described in the least...
Twenty Years.
I was there for this…IF it happened.
slackmistress:
There’s a longer post to be written about this, but the one thing I know is that everyone’s got their own bullshit. And they’ll make room for yours if you make room for theirs.
Also: the most effective way to deal with a douchebag party crasher is to point out over the loudspeaker that he is obviously too poor to afford a ticket.
Not...
“I’m sorry your feelings were hurt by my comments. No, wait. I’m not. Gay kids...”
– Dan Savage, in response to a letter. (via spytap)
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Good Enough For Goodbye
This very short story I wrote a few months back is part of a larger collection that I am working on at a frustratingly slow pace. Today I feel like telling this one, the others are literally stories for another day. When I went to sleep on Thursday the last place I expected to be three days later was back home on Long Island to mourn my father. The phone call that woke me at 3AM on Friday changed...
September 2010
22 posts
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If you think this is about you...you're probably... →
“This is not a love letter to the Internet. The Internet is a tool.
This is a love letter to the people who have learned to use that tool.
You have made my life so wonderfully full that I’m fit to burst.”
- Slackmistress (my wife, who I met on the internet)
“It’s been 35 years since “Rocky Horror” was released, and yet...”
– Scratchbomb
We've all stood in line, tempted...
urban-mermaid:
Never knew who the people were who bought DVDs at the grocery store. Then today came, we found Ladyhawke and we became those people.
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Never Forget →
September 26th will now always be the day we found out that Jon Wurster lost that awesome salmon pink shirt. We must never forget the shirt or where we were on this day.
Jon Wurster’s diary of Superchunk’s Majesty Shredding tour is required reading. Check it out here.
The Last Time
The last time I spoke to my father was just over a year ago on a Sunday afternoon. When I called him after the Jets beat the Patriots (by the score he had predicted) we did not know that it would be the last time we’d speak but I couldn’t have hoped for a better last conversation. After discussing the game we ended on this note:
“It’s too bad you’re not here dad,...
“I bought a travel shoe shine kit today, this makes me feel very grown up. I feel...”
– BeTheBoy
Urbaniak: Alternate History →
jamesurbaniak:
A Republican lawmaker, impressed by John Voight’s Tea Party activism and public support of Arizona’s immigration law, invites him to speak at a Congressional hearing on illegal immigration. In his appearance, Voight, an actor, employs humor to deliver his message entertainingly. His opening…
Netflix To Stream Every Episode of SNL So We Can... →
The best thing about this is that it gives us the opportunity to see the only SNL appearance by The Replacements, including the drunken but wonderful rendition of Kiss Me on the Bus that has been out of circulation since it’s original broadcast.
I Can See How This Looked Worse Than It Was
For a brief time my father lived in a very small house, across the street from my elementary school. The house was barely visible through the trees from the asphalt of the playground but from the top of the slide I could see the his roof. Every day I’d look at the roof until I was told to stop holding up the line and slide already. I knew he wasn’t home because his car wasn’t there but it...
“Watching “Shit My Dad Says” and can’t help but think it would...”
– The esteemed Jay Bushman
My father would be flattered. When this show happens I’ll be sure to include this story. 