Some Photos From Our Just-Ended Myrtle Beach Trip!
I’m going to post some photos here, over the next couple o’ days, of our just-ended trip to Myrtle Beach. And, by the way, I’d rate the vacation a big fat A. Two days were a little cool and rainy, and...
View ArticleA Few Quick Things, vol. 50
As mentioned, Producer Zipp sat in for me on the podcast while I was out o’ town recently. You can hear it here. In the episode, he tells a story about a crafty raccoon that kept attacking his flock of...
View ArticleWhat’s The Craziest Thing You Ever Witnessed At A Party?
While I was in West Virginia last weekend my parents took me out for a grand tour of the area. I mean, I grew up there and know it like the back o’ my hand, but things change a little here and a...
View ArticleGuest Post From Producer Zipp: Nixon On The Moon
Hey everyone, this is K. Thomas Zipperer, or Producer Zipp, as Jeff so lovingly calls me, and the big dog himself has given me a shot at the Surf Report, so I’m gonna try a little harder than I...
View ArticleWe Haven’t Had Any Heat At Our House Since Thursday Evening!
When I came home from work on Thursday night I walked through the door and bellowed (to nobody), “What in the long sleeved shit?! Why is it so cold in here??” I walked straight to the thermostat and...
View ArticleI Feel Like I’m The Oldest Person In Every Situation
I’m starting to get paranoid. I find myself routinely surveying the people around me, and looking for someone (anyone!) who might be a little older than I am. And I often come up empty. I’m an old man...
View ArticleThe Good Vegetables vs. The Bad Vegetables!
What’s your relationship with the veggies? I encounter a surprising number of people — adult humans — who reportedly never eat them at all. Except, they always say with a smirk, french fries and...
View ArticleAre You A Collector? What Do You Collect? Tell Us About It
In 1975 I was 12 years old, and obsessed with baseball. During that summer my brother and a couple of friends decided we were each going to attempt to build complete sets of that year’s baseball cards....
View ArticleRemember When Shopping Malls Used To Be Kinda Fun?
Not anymore. At this point malls offer little more than expensive clothing for the young and angular, jewelry stores (why so many jewelry stores?!), hideous shoes, and unreasonable underwear for high...
View ArticleHave You Cut The Cord? Would You Recommend It?
There’s been some discussion here at the House of Kay about possibly shitcanning our always-rising cable bill and going with an all-streaming alternative. I feel like I’d be cool with it, ’cause I...
View ArticleWhat Type Of House Would $250,000 Buy Where You Currently Live?
Last night Toney and I watched two episodes of a new show on HGTV called Self-Made Mansions. It’s basically House Hunters for people who recently became self-made millionaires. It’s an odd premise,...
View ArticleHave You Ever Won Anything Significant While Gambling?
I haven’t but I’m not much of a gambler. I get no joy from it, only stress and regret. And where’s the fun in that? But I’m fixin’ to embark on a year-long gambling extravaganza. I was talking to my...
View ArticleA Few Quick Things, vol. 33
The younger boy, as he’s known, came down to the bunker an hour or so ago and showed me the photo above on his phone. He asked if I’d ever heard of Mark Cohen, and I said, “Of the Nashville Cohens?!”...
View ArticleHave You Ever Experienced Sleep Paralysis? It’s Some Scary Shit!
A couple two tree random things before we get started here: I’m scheduled to get my first dose of the vaccine tomorrow afternoon. It’s through my job, and I signed up the moment I was eligible....
View ArticleCheck In: How’s The Weather Where You Are?
This morning, before I even had my first cup of coffee, I was outside shoveling and cleaning off cars again. And, once again, I left work early last night on account o’ the bullshit. It snows almost...
View ArticleA Few Quick Things, vol. 88
There’s some kind of wicked stench in my car, and I can’t find the source of it. It smells like rotting flesh. I have a feeling there’s a gone-rogue chicken nugget wedged somewhere, and it’s slowly...
View ArticleI’m Going To Need Your Opinions On Pizza
I was told late in the day today that I’m needed at work early in the day tomorrow… so this one is going to be a quickie. I’d like to get your opinions on pizza. For instance, what are your favorite...
View ArticleDo You Always Make Your Bed? And Other Assorted Questions Related To Sleep
I absolutely hate to climb into an unmade bed. Hate it! So… I make ours every day. Toney was previously more agnostic on the subject, but she’s come around on it, too. Once in a great while I’m rushed...
View ArticleIn Celebration Of The Cheap-Ass Swill Beers!
A few days ago I saw a clickbait article that promised to rank the best “cheap” beers. I can’t find the exact piece, which bugs me more than it should. But here are a bunch of similar ones: This one...
View ArticleWhat Were You Doing On March 9, 1999?
That’s the day I registered this domain. A little over 22 years ago! Is that not crazy? For the record I wanted wvsr.com, which was taken, even back in those early internet days. And not by a radio...
View Article