The Excitement on My Office Desk
As you can see, I have a rather exciting desk. The position of pride is a Christmas card of my brother and I when he was 5 and I was 3. I was in nursery […]
Tag: Fear
Deep Thought Man Ponders Shrink Wrap
I have often thought what Deep Thought Man is pondering. Deep Thought Man #2 Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D. Check out my latest novel, the hilarious apocalyptic thriller, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms? It’s […]
Humor Meets Horror – 7 More real things to fear this Halloween
Last year I published a blog post about seven real things to fear on Halloween. I’ve been thinking about what makes my dry skin crawl this year, and uncovered seven more real things to fear as we celebrate the spookiest day of the […]
The surprising truth about consuming high risk foods
Earlier this year, January 10th to be exact, I did something that made me wonder if I had lost my sense of culinary adventure. I don’t mean raw, oysters-on the-half-shell-type culinary adventure. What I’m referring […]
Are These Better Job Options?
Recently I’ve started considering alternate jobs and careers where I would excel. Do I currently have a job and career? Yes, but there are certainly other things I could do that would bring me joy and happiness […]
How to use fear to conquer fear
I had a bad case of OCD when I was a kid. Although this was a hindrance in my life, I discovered that I had a certain amount of control over it. I could make […]
The Art of Panicking Well
I have been practicing the art of being cool, calm and collected in life situations. I am here to say that I suck at it. I can blame it on being a writer and all […]
Unicorn Bites 10/20/13
Announcer: “This is not a drill” Me: “Then what is it? A hammer or a saw?” *goes for a high five* *is left hanging* *dies in a tornado* — James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) October […]
Friday the 13th in Sports
Silliman on Sports By Stan Silliman FRIDAY THE 13TH IN SPORTS Pararkevidekatriaphobia. Okay, folks, the longest word in Silliman on Sports history. A combination of three Greek words – paraskevi means “Friday”, dekatria means “Thirteen” […]