When life gives you SARS, make sarsaparilla

23 years ago

Okay, it's a dumb title. It sounded clever to me in the shower. (And yes, that's the way you spell…

Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody actually *does* anything about it…

23 years ago

...nobody, that is, except for Mr. T, in Mr. T.'s Storm Chase School. Funny and educational! [Thanks to FARK for…

Not "broken", but…

23 years ago

Last night, after the 2003 edition of Iron Chef White Trash (where I played the role of Chairman Kaga --…

Taking the weekend off

23 years ago

The weather in Accordion City is lovely (it could stand to be a little warmer), and I also have some…

America, as your friend, I feel we need to talk…

23 years ago

I love you, really, I do. I'm even the direct descendent of an American from Dayton, Ohio (actually, he was…

The New Girl story still has legs

23 years ago

While I'm on the topic of dating: I'm still getting linked to from other blogs about the New Girl story.…

Actually, the Asian hero sometimes gets the girl…

23 years ago

...but you wouldn't know it from Hollywood movies. Even in the "enlightened" future of the Star Trek universe, the portrayals…

Whites-only proms

23 years ago

This girl once mentioned to me that I was the only person she knew to ever mention the Mason-Dixon Line…

The first day of May (or: my fourth anniversary of accordion playing)

23 years ago

Here's a first for the blog: I'm going to open with a show tune...The Lusty Month of May from the…

Even heroes of the republic hang out on Friendster

23 years ago

Case in point: Wicket W. Warrick the Ewok, hero of the Battle of Endor, has his own Friendster page. I…