There are many sensations that take me back to my childhood. Most of them are musical. There are many songs that remind of a specific time in my life. Songs I clung to at that particular time.
Mostly, it’s music that takes me back. No tastes or smells take me back, really, because I don’t have the same tastes and smells around. I didn’t necessarily like the food I was raised on. It wasn’t that my mom was a bad cook (dad rarely cooked) although there were some adventures in the kitchen. She just made Italian food which, even though I’m part Italian, I really don’t care for. I don’t particularly care for any type of tomato sauce. So things like spaghetti, lasagna, chicken parmesan, and other classic Italian dishes aren’t things I eat. So I’m therefore never reminded much of my childhood by food or smell. Plus, my mom is diabetic and has heart disease so she can’t eat any of the food we were raised on anyway so she no longer makes it. Continue reading »
My football year was kind of disappointing. This is the first year in about 10 years that I didn’t play fantasy football. This was for a couple of reasons. One, even though I know there are free leagues out there, the one I normally play in has an entry fee and we’ve been broke ever since my wife has gone on maternity leave. Two, I just haven’t had the time since Baby E has been born. Continue reading »
Do not leave your wallet at the scene of the crime. You’ll get caught faster that way.
Don’t fuck with the Muppets.
In a hardly surprising development, people who give in to racism and prejudice may simply be dumb, according to this study.
Donald Trump is an even bigger idiot than we all realized.
Heavy users of Facebook have low-self esteem and suffer from “Facebook depression.” In completely unrelated news, I think I’m developing a condition known as “Holy shit! Public funding pays for studies like that?” Syndrome. It’s a condition in which the affected person has random urges to either commit suicide or go on a killing spree when confronted with societal stupidity. Perhaps that will be something we learn in 2013.
Rob Lowe should stick to being a horrible actor and try to leave NFL news reporting to the professionals.
George Lucas has feelings. And when they get hurt by anonymous internet hacks insulting his work he will sell his company to another company that knows how to make better movies. See? Bitching on the internet makes things happen.
“I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened.”
Eating at the Heart Attack Grill can actually give you a heart attack.
If you use birth control, you are a slut according to Rush Limbaugh. I guess he would be the supreme authority on what constitutes a slut and what doesn’t, eh?
If you wear a hoodie, you are a “gansta,” and it automatically implies suspicious behavior.
Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You are wearing a hoodie. Prepare to die.
If you’re a lesbian, don’t expect to receive communion at your mother’s funeral. You know all you gay people are going to hell. Why would you even try?
Kirk Cameron thinks that homosexuality is ”detrimental and ultimately destructive to so many of the foundations of civilization.” It appears that poor old Kirk just can’t stand how irrelevant he’s become.
Harold Camping, the moron who incorrectly predicted the end of the world twice last year, apologized for the error. He said it wasn’t a big deal anyway, since the world would be ending for sure on 12/21/2012. Oh, wait…
If you leave your wife, change your name, and then marry another woman Facebook will out you.
15,000 people will show up at a church just to hear Tim Tebow preach on Easter Sunday. If this isn’t a sad reflection on our society I don’t know what is.
Drinking over 2 gallons of Coca-Cola a day will cause you do die of a heart attack at the young age of 30.
The Sunlight Foundation has determined that Republicans sound dumber than Democrats. After listening to the likes of Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and Rick Perry, I have no choice but to agree.
Bath salts create zombies.
You can pee and play music at the same time.
Justin Bieber is so talented that he can knock himself out by slamming his head into a glass wall.
Texting and driving can result in a murder charge. Make sure you’re using your hands-free device in the car.
It’s a sad day when there are two organizations protesting and the classier organization is the KKK. Stay classy, Westborough Baptist Church.
If someone doesn’t want to have sexual intercourse, the body will not permit that to happen. This amazing discovery will lead to the elimination of rape.
Well, there you have it. We have become a much more intelligent species in the past year, as the above bullet points prove.
On a more serious note, I would like to thank all of you following me for, you know, following me and reading the crap I publish on an almost daily basis. I’d also like to thank those bloggers who offered words of encouragement when I shared my personal struggles, specifically Elyse, Nikki, and Life With the Top Down.
I’d like to wish you all a very happy and safe New Year.
