What Did You Have For Lunch Today? I Tried The New KFC Chicken Sandwich
I apologize in advance. This one is going to be a quickie, ’cause I gots no time. As I type this, the younger boy is heading over to KFC to purchase, on my behalf, their much ballyhooed new chicken...
View ArticleIn Celebration Of Cussing, Cursing, Swearing And The Use Of Foul Language!
How goes it, my friends? I took today off from work, and am operating at a decidedly casual pace. I just polished off a Moe’s burrito. I hadn’t been inside that place in years, possibly five or more....
View ArticleHow Far From Your Childhood Home Do You Live?
As you can see, I’m about 495 miles from Dunbar, WV — my hometown. But I’ve also been 251 miles (Greensboro, NC), 507 miles (Atlanta, GA), and 2324 miles (Santa Clarita, CA). When I was young I...
View ArticleWhat’s The One Craziest Thing You Witnessed At Each Of Your Jobs?
My plan, when I started this one, was to share one insane story from each of my main jobs throughout my life. But I quickly realized that it would translate into 10,000 words or something ludicrous....
View ArticleI Need Your Feedback On Hot Dogs And Hamburgers
How goes it, boys and girls? As I type this it’s a wondrous Monday holiday. And, because I’m always fond of super-sizing, I took tomorrow off as well. So, I’m in the midst of a big honkin’ four-day...
View ArticleWhat Are Your Thoughts On The All-You-Can-Eat Buffet?
I know there’s a lot of snobbery when it comes to buffets, and that’s because many of them are terrible and attract shouty people in Ocean City 2017 shirts with buzzcut hicklet children named Colt, and...
View ArticleNow That EVERYBODY Is On Tour Again, Have You Bought Any Tickets?
I have, but a lot of it has to do with my kids. Specifically, the older boy. He keeps asking me — before I’ve even had a single sip o’ coffee early in the morning — if I’d like to go see someone with...
View ArticleI Don’t Want To Jinx Myself, But I Have Very Little Experience With Car...
The only time I’ve ever been involved in a true “crash” was when a dumbass high school friend drove his car — with me in the backseat — straight into a telephone pole on Myers Avenue in Dunbar. I think...
View ArticleWhere Were You In Some Random Year? Vol. 1
Let’s go with 1998, shall we? What did you have going on during that year? Was it happy times… sad times… something in between? Please tell us about it in the comments. I’m sure some of you will make...
View ArticleWho’s This Liver-Lipped Root Vegetable-Headed Sumbitch?
I’m monkeying around with yet another ill-conceived side project (more to come on that someday, maybe), and wanted a cartoon version of my tiny Duke head for use there. So… whenever I need something...
View ArticleWhat Are Your Favorite Midnight Snacks?
I talked about this on the podcast recently, and would like to get your thoughts on the subject. I’d like to know what your favorite late night snacks are. I’ve mentioned that there’s not a moment of...
View ArticleA Few Quick Things, vol. 139
This is bullshit already. I’m starting to get this crap from every direction. At some point I’m just going to throw in the towel and embrace it. But not yet. It’s still new enough to piss me off and...
View ArticleHave You Ever Had A Paranormal Experience, Or Anything Of The Sort?
Sadly, I have not. I’ve been scared plenty of times, because I’m kind of a pussy, but have never experienced anything unexplainable. Toney tells a story from when she was young and the entire family...
View ArticleI Don’t Generally Share Videos, But Today I’m Breaking My Own Rules
Before we get started… I’m still semi-skeptical about it, but I tested positive for Covid on Tuesday. The good news? It hasn’t been bad at all, and at this point I’m close to 100% back to “normal.” I...
View ArticleA Few Quick Things, vol. 49
Hello Surf Reporters! I know I’ve been gone for far too long, and apologize for that. I could attempt an excuse, but won’t bother. Even if there’s truth in it, it’s still an excuse. And people don’t...
View ArticleDo You Have Any Florida Experiences? Please Tell Us About Them
We’re heading down there on Sunday. I haven’t set foot in that state since I was a young teen, I think. A long time ago. But our family used to vacation there occasionally. I spent some time in...
View Article15 Random Photos From Our Florida Trip (Plus One)
A crowded and birdy Clearwater Beach Underneath the pier at Clearwater Beach One final Clearwater shot before leaving for the day Shopping in Tarpon Springs More shopping in Tarpon Springs A fellow...
View ArticleThe Best Bang For The Buck In All Of Fast Food!
As you’re probably aware, I’m a portly gentleman who knows a thing or two about the wonders of fast food. Heck, one of the biggest highlights of our recent Florida vacation was when I had my very first...
View ArticleI Bashed My Knee On Saturday And It Hurt Like A Sumbitch! What’s The Worst...
Last Saturday we went to the Paul McCartney concert in Syracuse, and arrived way too early due to paranoia about getting caught-up in a Winston-Salem-style gridlock. Once the gates were finally...
View ArticleWhat Are Your Thoughts On Retirement?
I always joked that my retirement would kick-in the day the paramedics cut the skin-tight security uniform off my C-cups and failed to revive my clogged heart. For some reason I’m always old and...
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