Return Of TheWVSR: What Were You Doing On The Day This Domain Name Was...
So, what do you guys think? I’m reasonably happy with it, but something still feels ever-so-slightly askew. Clearly, there’s some work left to be done. But my neuroses will take care of it. Just give...
View ArticleAn Old Fashioned Topic Dump: Working from Home, an Upcoming Road Trip, Young...
Toney is now working from home. She does customer service for a giant company, and is on some sort of dedicated team that only takes calls from a certain type of customer. It’s all very mysterious to...
View ArticleI Need A Ruling On My Latest West Virginia Failure, And I’ll Share A Couple...
Hey, remember last week when I was bragging about actually following through on my plan to go to West Virginia over the weekend? Yeah, it didn’t happen. However, it wasn’t my fault. Not really. I was...
View ArticleIs It Just Me, Or Are TV Commercials Getting More And More Crass And Disgusting?
Not that I mind, really. I consider myself to be an amateur curator of the inappropriate. But it amazes me, the things I’m seeing these days. Rosie and Mr. Whipple must be spinning like egg beaters...
View ArticleA Few Quick Things: Coffee, a Dusting of Humiliation, Batshit Crazy Teachers,...
I have one hour, so let’s get into this thing without delay. Well, right after I pour myself another cup of coffee… OK, I’m back. Yum. This Wegmans store brand is pretty damn good. What kind of coffee...
View ArticleI Love Amazon, But Some Of Their Customers Annoy The Shit Out Of Me
I read a lot of Amazon customer reviews, due to my non-stop Suggestaholic trolling. And most people are sensible; I don’t want to oversell it. But there are a lot of dumbasses and dipshits, as well. I...
View ArticleIn Celebration Of Our Most Memorable Workdays Ever!
I hate when people do this, so I apologize in advance. But I REALLY wish I could talk about what’s been going on at my job. The last two days have been a couple of the craziest ever. And I’m not...
View ArticleIn Celebration Of Our Worst Car Trips Ever!
When I think of bad car trips, two jump immediately to mind. They’re automatic, and come pre-loaded. Then I have to dig a bit deeper. But I certainly have no problem coming up with a handful of road...
View ArticleA Few Quick Things: A Short Play, PTO, One Hit Wonders, and Facebook Pages of...
Here’s a short play I wrote this morning: Husband: What? A man’s not allowed to take a dump in his own house?! Wife: Not in the foyer! The End Copyright © 2015 Jeffrey S. Kay Don’t steal it! If I see...
View ArticleState of the Dog Report: It’s Not Good
Sad days, my friends. Our beloved Andy (aka Black Lips Houlihan, aka The Finest Example) is not in good health. In fact, this looks like it might be the end. We talked to the vet, and are going to give...
View ArticleA Few Quick Things: Andy’s Condition, Craft Beer Overload, a Great...
Andy’s doing a lot better. It’s been a gradual improvement, and by now I’d put him at 85% recovered. He still has a ways to go, but I think we’re out of the “dig a hole” zone for now. Whew! It was...
View Article4 Things From The Weekend That Had My Attention
How are you guys doing? Good, I hope. Me? Thanks for asking! I’m doing OK. There’s not a moment of the day or night when I couldn’t go for a little more food and/or sleep. But that’s standard. Other...
View ArticleWhat’s The Oldest Item In Your House?
I have some old baseball cards from the early 1900s. Including the 1909 Cy Young tobacco card to the right. You know, Cy Young? Of the Cy Young Award? Yeah, from what I understand… he was pretty good....
View ArticleCraving Some Hard-Hitting Fruit And Vegetable Talk? You’ve Come To The Right...
A few nights ago Toney and I were watching some generic and forgettable show on cable, probably about flipping a house, buying a house, renovating a house or something similar. I’ve started renaming...
View ArticleIn Celebration Of Wild Drunken Weddings!
I haven’t been to an enormous number of weddings, and of the ones I have attended… many were in West Virginia and featured a reception in the basement of a church or something similar. There was no...
View Article5 Difficult Life Lessons I Learned As A Boyhood Fan Of The Cincinnati Reds
A Surf Reporter, who may or may not want to be identified, sent me this Smoking Fish photo from the just-ended World Series. Very cool! Much appreciated. Although it might be time to update your Fish...
View ArticleA Few Quick Things, vol. 394
Hello Surf Reporters! Before we get started today, I want to let you guys know that Volume 1 of Ridiculous Adventures In Suburbia is finally available as a paperback. I had some problems with it, many...
View ArticleA Few Quick Things: A Divisive Video, Politics On Facebook, My New...
About a year ago, maybe more, I discovered the video above and thought it was hilarious. I shared it here, and was surprised that many (most?) of you didn’t see the slightest bit of humor. In fact, it...
View ArticleFamous People With The Same Birthday As You, A New Phone Is Finally On The...
Today is the last day of November, AKA my birthday. Oh, it’s quite a celebration going on here at Surf Report Central… The boys are out doing God knows what, with God knows who, and Toney is upstairs...
View ArticleNo Sleep For You! And Where Would You Go If You Were Given The Opportunity To...
Last night Toney and I were watching TV, and I was struggling to maintain consciousness. I was dipping in and out of dormancy, and probably looked like Gomer Pyle in a gas leak. Finally, around 10:30 I...
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