Tom Selleck. Hulk Hogan. White Goodman. Ben Wilder. What do these four men have in common? A fairly common case of Awesomeupper Lipness. For seven days I wore a mustache with as much commitment as I could muster. Consider it an experiment in social acceptance. Here are a few reactions I got from people: Nice ‘stache. Are you trying toContinue reading “Mustache Friday”
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Move Me, Baby!
One observation I’ve made about Christian radio stations has really started to bother me… most of the music they play is deep, introspective, and self-denying. I support the mission of having positive, uplifting music as an option on the radio. I’m not knocking the radio stations. Deep, introspective, self-denying songs are great but do theyContinue reading “Move Me, Baby!”
Why Does X Go First?
Does anyone know why X always goes before O in Tic Tac Toe? Here are a few theories, in order of those with most public support… Conan O’Brien recently marked his next target, George Lopez, by putting an X on his back! because X is the Xavior of the alphabet. because O doesn’t mark theContinue reading “Why Does X Go First?”
Will You Accept This Prose?
Some people gotta learn the hard way, not the live-on-tv way. That’s what my first kiss and The Bachelor taught me.
Boney M in Viet Nam
In a taxi cab on the other side of the world, I heard Boney M for the first time. The song was “Rasputin,” the taxi was “green,” and my life was “changed forever.”