How I love ya
Yeah, I'm a real sensitive guy.
My daughter Megan had a friend over for dinner recently. I was on one of my rants − I really really hate the “Christmas Shoes” song − and for emphasis I said that, given the chance and a time machine, I would totally kill the Christmas Shoes guy before I killed Hitler. It was a variation on the “shoot the lawyer twice” joke, I thought, and not a revelation of my shallowness and insensitivity.
It was pointed out then − and has been pointed out thoroughly since − that this kind of utterance is in bad taste. Even when the dinner guests are not Jewish.
Yeah.
But what if my words were somehow made tangible? What if instead of having my tasteless joke float away into the atmosphere I was left with a statue of Hitler and I laughing while shooting the “Christmas Shoes” Bastard (CSB)? Read more
Dad’s Diner
OK, I might need a better name.
I go into a lot of restaurants as part of my job. Oftentimes the place will be run by a couple who “always loved to cook” or “got this great recipe from their grandmother” or, my personal favorite “Some friends tried my (insert mundane food here) and said I should open a restaurant.” By the time friends I’m cooking for actually get fed they’re usually loaded, but I guess those are just my friends. Read more
I don’t wanna cause no fuss…
You can't have it.
You know you’re getting old when minor trespassing gives you a thrill. True, it wasn’t a significant blood-pressure increase but it was enough to begin to shake the weekend ennui out of my head. It was also enough to get me to rethink my resistance to becoming a Delmartian.
Car Insurance Fraud Protection
Beating the system
In these difficult economic times we all know how important it is to protect ourselves against the Swoop and Squat insurance scam. This widely-hyped con, purportedly on the rise as people look for ways to make money that also involve potential life-ending injury, consists in the scammer pulling directly in front of a car and slamming on the brakes causing an accident that appears to be the victim’s fault.
She’s in Love with the Boy
Method acting
The bitter-sweet romantic comedy based on Trisha Yearwood’s hit She’s in Love with the Boy is an exploration of the hopes and dreams of recent high school graduates with no foreseeable future. If you were disappointed that Pretty Woman and Something to Talk About didn’t fully explore their titular depth, this movie is for you.
Stalk me
