March 2011
February 2011
I’m in Salt Lake for a quick business trip. When the woman at the car rental desk and the woman at the hotel’s front desk asked if I needed directions I felt inclined to tell both of them that I would be fine because I’m from here.
I’m from here.
Then it occurred to me that I’ve lived away from Salt Lake for one-third of my life. How long until home stops being...
sistacrumpet replied to your photo: People are talking about rugby? I can do that….
Heart for rugby and you. Never for England.
The Welsh — or as my mom almost called them and would have if I hadn’t have been there to correct her, “the Welch” — take their rugby seriously.
Help Team Grits 'n' Green Jelloton Raise Money for... →
I want to thank everyone who has already donated to the spinning marathon my wife, parents and I are riding in to benefit Pattison’s Academy, a South Carolina-based center that runs activity outings and camps for children with disabilities. We’re looking to raise $1,000 and have just $250 to go (the total you see at that link doesn’t include offline donations).
We have nine days...
hemirt5pt7 replied to your post: By the way…
Do you consider all women who date younger men to be cougars? At what age does cougarism begin?
I don’t consider any woman who dates a younger man to be a cougar. Hell, I’m married to an older woman. The term, as far as I’ve known it, has little or nothing to do with love and relationships and more to do with the power dynamics...
terrybain replied to your post: By the way…
Bahamas?
Yes, Bahamas. The answer was right in front of my wrinkled, sun-leathered face.
lafix replied to your post: The Cougar Conundrum
Maybe the ladies are looking for someone with better than average taste in cuisine. That would be indicative of some refinement. Cougars are out for a hook-up. I think these ladies may be looking for love. Or they’d be at Applebee’s .
If “better-than-average taste in cuisine” was what women wanted in men, I’d be Brad...
On madonna and gaga.
dearcoketalk:
What are your views on Madonna because it seems that you don’t care for lady gaga?
I love Madge, and actually, I think Stefanie is incredibly talented. I just wish she’d spend more time crafting quality music instead of grooming her persona. She’s too much sizzle and not enough steak. Madonna earned her icon status over decades. Gaga seems to think it can be done in a year.
In...
By the way...
I know that people think that “cougar” is a sexist term. Fine. You’re probably right. But note that it’s also very specific: older women aren’t cougars just because they’re older — they’re cougars because they’re after younger men. I’m more than happy to label the male equivalent something humorous as well because I find it equally bizarre on a...
The Cougar Conundrum
Sometimes my wife and I pretend that we’re still in New York and we order takeout from the Asian fusion restaurant by our house and eat our pad thai and curry out of styrofoam containers while watching The Office on DVR.
The place has a nice patio bar as well, but we generally steer clear because said patio bar has attracted a cougar-esque crowd. That probably sounds sexist but if you were...
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I've never been anything
I’ve never been focused enough to be a nerd. I’ve never been style-conscious enough to be a geek. I liked goth, but I couldn’t manage the whole fashion statement. Plus I like rap, metal, pop, classic rock, and whatever else. I went to Dead shows but being surrounded by drunk and high people pisses me off. I had a skateboard but was never good enough to be a skater. I lettered in...
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The Human Mind
Almost 14 years ago, a friend and I put together a benefit concert for the local branch of the Humane Society. It was called “Heavy Pet-ing.” Yep. We had two stages and were recruiting about 12 bands to participate. We knew plenty of local bands and asked them outright but also got a number of unsolicited demo tapes. One came from a band whose name I don’t recall but the first...
CSI: Domestic Edition
Wednesday: White male, mid-30’s, comes home from work, puts down his keys, goes into the bathroom. Wet towels ring the commode. “What happened in here?” he yells to his wife. “Toilet backed up,” she says. He finishes urinating and absentmindedly flushes the toilet, which purges a telltale belch. “Oh shit! Why didn’t you tell me it was still clogged?”...
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squibble replied to your post: I’m not sure why I asked to see naked pictures of…
I was gonna upload a video of me naked and singing Lady Marmalade but now I’m not gonna do it anymore.
Be honest — you’ve videotaped yourself singing naked to the entire Moulin Rouge soundtrack.
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Harry Truman
He’s my favorite president. He was at the helm for one of the greatest transition points in U.S. history. End of WWII. End of the FDR era. Start of the Cold War. Conflict in Korea. Job shortages and supply shortages. Shift from urban to suburban. And of course, the fateful start of the Atomic Age and arguably the biggest single decision any president has ever had to make as Commander in...
A Collection of Uniformed Words on the Middle East
For years, the Western world has referred to the Middle East in collective terms — “Middle East” itself collects nations that span from the shores of the Atlantic to the peaks of the Himalayas. There’s a lot of difference in there. But there’s a lot of the same in there, too. See, as we have referred to them collectively first as simply “the Middle East” and...
The worst thing about living in my head is knowing when I’m being a bore and still not being able to stop myself.
First Post-Workout-Backsweat-at-the-Office of the...
Damn sexy, I know. You’re welcome.
The Day the Movies Died →
longreads:
“Fear has descended,” says James Schamus, the screenwriter-producer who also heads the profitable indie company Focus Features, “and nobody in Hollywood wants to be the person who green-lit a movie that not only crashes but about which you can’t protect yourself by saying, ‘But at least it was based on a comic book!’ “
By Mark Harris, GQ
Fantastic, if depressing, look at the...
Action at a Distance: On Apple's subscription... →
actionatadistancermg:
Apple finally launched the long-rumoured iOS subscription pricing for content producers. The important bits are:
“Apple today announced a new subscription service available to all publishers of content-based apps on the App Store, including magazines, newspapers, video, music, etc.”
“Apple…
Richard has many many smart things to say about technology. You should...
Is/Are 'Hummus' singular or plural?
tehawesome replied to your post: Truthful Tuesday
yes that’s how it looks, but how does it taste?
UPDATE: It also tasted like hummus and I’m surprised to report that it also cleaned up to the point that you can’t tell I spilled anything. Seriously, I had five female coworkers stare at my package and they all agreed that there was no sign of hummus there.
Jumblr: Pulmonary Hypertension & My Sister. →
Hello to all of my Tumblr friends and family Today I am reaching out to each of you for your help, for my sister, Christa. Many of you here know her and talk to her daily through DM, Email, Chat, blogging etc. I know she is fairly close with many of you. So most of you know that she was diagnosed…
Truthful Tuesday
I just spilled hummus on my pants. It looks like I… spilled hummus on my pants.
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Things that are the same but different
Paul Simon and Eminem
Kanye West and Jack White
William Shatner and Alec Baldwin
I will explain later, after my beauty rest.
