January 2009
10 posts
01/31/09 - Lesser Known Legends... Pt. 1
Lesser Known Legends of the Old West, Pt. 1
LEGEND #1 - THE CO-DEPENDENT RANGER
One of those “on a quest for justice with an ill-defined conclusion” types, the Ranger was first sighted in New Mexico in 1883. His sidekick at the time was Troutslappy McPeterwhite, but their partnership would soon come to an end. In the following six years, the Co-Dependent Ranger would go through over...
01/29/09 - Catching Up In Fishbowl City
Catching Up In Fishbowl City
What do you do when you run into someone from high school?
According to my calculations, I’ve lived in the Wichita area 78.8% of my life. (Yes, I had the time to figure that out…) In that time, I’ve made my share of friends and acquaintances. What’s “my share”? Let me put it this way: I find myself playing the Name Game way too often… You know, the “I Don’t Know This...
01/26/09 - Random and Recent 1
Random and Recent 1
INAUGURAL THOUGHTS
There have been many terms used to describe last week’s inauguration of President Obama—“glorious”, “monumental”, and especially “historic”. But one term you might have missed was coined by the spokesman of one the companies that provided Port-A-Potties for the inauguration, who called it “the largest temporary toilet event in the history of the United...
01/25/09 - A Prayer For Patrick Swayze
(originally written in June ‘08… but hey, he’s still got it…)
A Prayer for Patrick Swayze
Ladies and gentlemen, for those of you who weren’t aware, Patrick Swayze has pancreatic cancer. Please, hold your applause until the end… Now, I know, it’s easy to poke fun at Patrick Swayze, because his last name’s Swayze…and yes, that is funny. But there’s more to it...
01/22/09 - LOST: Who Could Follow THAT S#!t?
LOST – Who Could Follow THAT S#!t?
So, the new season of LOST started last night… Now, I won’t give away anything for fans that haven’t seen it yet… but IT WAS AWESOME!! It kicked so much ass I almost went blind. It was insane. When it was done, I almost picked a fight with my TV, it was that good. I started stepping to it, all “Why you gotta be so good, LOST? Huh? You think I can watch...
01/19/09 - This One's About Sex -You Should...
This One’s About Sex – You Should Probably Stop Reading Now
Is it wrong to envy David Duchovny?
Let me explain… Mr. Duchovny is a noted actor and sleepy-eyed, tree-sloth-looking-dude best known for his role as Agent Fox Mulder on The X-Files, and his current Showtime series Californication, wherein he portrays a writer grappling with a sex addiction. And in the spirit of Stanislavsky and the...
01/17/09 - Counts and Dukes
Counts and Dukes
Alright, before we get started, I want to clear up something real fast… a “Count” is an order of aristocracy specifically used in Continental Europe, corresponding in rank to a British Earl. There are no Counts in British aristocracy. The term “Duke” is used both in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe—on the Continent, a Duke refers to the sovereign ruler of a duchy, or...
01/14/09 - Snapshot
Snapshot
I’d like to paint a picture for you real quick—a little snapshot of life from my perspective (or, as my old buddy Johnny would say, “from the Gates of Jamestown”)… I was sitting at home the other evening with my flatmate/rapist-in-the-night Jared, and we’re watching Entertainment Tonight, because hey, I like junk food for the eyes, too. Anyone else watch Entertainment Tonight? Oh,...
01/12/09 - Celebriticians
Celebriticians
So, last week Dr. Sanjay Gupta was nominated by the Office of the Transition to be the Obama administration’s Surgeon General… in case you’re not familiar with the man, for the last several years Dr. Gupta has been the chief medical correspondent for CNN. Alright, let’s go ahead and back up over that again—the nominee for Surgeon General is “That Guy from CNN”. Now, to be fair,...
01/08/09 - 2009 Resolutions
2009 Resolutions
So here we are again, in the first few days of January… when we all lurch in from the month-long sugar and stress parade we call “the Holidays” and blearily stare the New Year in the face. And you know what that means—Resolution Season! Yes, that time of year when we plant the seeds of self-improvement and good intentions that we will carefully watch rot on the vine as the year...