Things Not To Write On Your Online Dating Profile.
I tried online dating a few years ago. It was just after the collapse of my marriage. I wasn’t looking for anything serious, because the ink on my divorce papers was barely dry, and […]
Month: May 2012
World’s Greatest News Anchor
In a move as unusual as dermatological advice from Scurvy Jane, Thirsty Dave has suddenly become interested in the news. The reason this is unusual is that it’s not usual. As a rule, the only […]
The Big Audition
I wrote this as an exercise for an Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop. (Homework can come in handy.) This is a piece of flash fiction in a first person stream-of-consciousness style. Now that I have scared […]
The better title would have been, ‘Tom Cruise’s new movie.’
Tom Cruise’s new film, previously titled One Shot, just recently got the kiss of death by being renamed, Jack Reacher. Apparently, the film’s producers haven’t seen John Carter (2012) or Larry Crowne (2011). And if you’ve […]
12 Things Dads Do NOT Want to Hear….
As a parent of two kids – plus another expected addition within the next few weeks – there are some things I love to hear my daughters say. Such as, “You’re the greatest dad ever” or […]
Finding Miss Right
Next week, on June 6th, my guest on HumorOutcasts Radio is a young man from Florida named Scott Heide. Scott has launched a video about finding “Ms. Right” that has landed him on TV, radio […]
The Bristol Palin Show – Have We Not Had Enough?
Bristol Palin has signed on to do a reality show for Lifetime Television. Palin hopes to show the world how difficult life is living in the media spotlight. I know I am not a genius, […]
The best way to die ever
Jill Y and I finally had the conversation. Some might say it was long overdue but like synthetic fiber, I prefer to let things happen organically. She thinks the best way to die is to […]
THINGS I CAN’T SO EASILY SWEEP UNDER THE RUG
Every time I breeze past a fabric shop at the mall or eyeball one of those gingham-garbed girls sauntering in front of the Mormon Church in their longish fairy-tale blue dresses, I think about seventh […]