Seriously, Can We Knock It Off With The Mumford & Sons Already?

I liked Little Lion Man. The Cave wasn’t bad either. I Will Wait was alright, at least at first. But this Hopeless Wanderer thing…I just can’t do it. I’ve finally hit my limit. I doubt I’d much care for it even if life hadn’t become an endless loop of Mumford & Sons, but believe me, …

One Of The Best Concerts That May Ever Take Place

Could the person who came up with the idea to book David Wilcox and Walter Ostanek to play music in the same place on the same night please kindly step forward? I would like to nominate you to be the Mayor of something, because you are fantastic. I wonder if there are any tickets left …

The Hockey Song. No, Not That One

I just heard this on the radio for the first time in years, it’s now firmly lodged in my brain as it is every time this happens and hockey season starts tonight, so why not? Jughead – the Hockey Song And since that clip mentioned it but then ended without delivering…The Pursuit of Happiness “Gretzky …

People Falling Off Of Ladders On TV

Aside from the one doing the falling, who doesn’t like a good video of someone falling off of a ladder on live television? So here’s Nick Collins of Sky Sports doing just that while reporting on a soccer match. Maybe there’s something I’m not seeing in his face, but when the feed cuts back to …

Why Does Dry Dog Food Have To Smell So Friggin Terrible?

I’m not really that much of a dog person, which is one of the reasons why I don’t do the guide dog thing. but that said, I love Carin’s dogs and have gotten along great with all of them. It’s like the way a lot of us love babies. They’re so cute and snugly and …

We’re Getting Shafted On Holidays Again: The Blue Jays 2014 Schedule Edition

I used to point this out quite a bit, but didn’t much harp on it this year…I don’t think. I’m kinda glad I didn’t waste the energy in hindsight, since I don’t remember the last time I gave up on a baseball season quite so hard as I have on this one. Christ, this morning …

The Old Vice-Mayor Just Ain’t What He Used To Be

Now that he’s no longer the Vice-Mayor of Mount Carmel, Tennessee, it’s only natural that William Blakely would want to find a new way to occupy his time. What’s not so natural or maybe a little too natural depending on your perspective is the pastime he apparently chose. According to police and a bunch of …

What Kind Of Name Is Decadent Chocolate Chip For A Cookie, Anyway

Speaking of Dave Nichol, Carin wondered this morning while we were talking about him why you would ever call a cookie decadent, since decadent means decaying. I said I was pretty sure that it also meant something like sinful or pleasing, but she wasn’t convinced. Well, I looked it up. There’s decay and moral decline …