Nostradamus Was a Movie Buff

What if Nostradamus could watch movies 500 years in the future through his little bowl of water? Would he know what a movie is? Would he think that was the future? I mean, how come he only spoke of New York and never of Los Angeles? Or San Francisco? They have earthquakes and fires which [...]

Gay is the New Black

Why does it seem like every reality show these days has a gay man in it? Most often it’s one, but sometimes two, and rarely three. Yet hardly ever gay women; although if there are gay women, then it’s almost always two. In the sitcom heydays of the 90′s, there was often the token black [...]

September 11th

If a freak nation-wide thunderstorm dropped gumdrops and gold doubloons from the skies today, which 9/11 would be remembered next year? If a person breaks their spine in an accident, do we memorialize the day of the accident, or celebrate the day they learned to walk again? I know, “Never Forget”. And I don’t think [...]

Mars, not the Moon. And before 2020.

Today a report was released by NASA that essentially reminded me of Jim Mora’s infamous “Playoffs?” speech: “Playoffs? Don’t talk about playoffs! Are you kidding me!? Playoffs!? I’m just hoping we can win a game, another game!” Mars? Don’t talk about Mars! Are you kidding me!? Mars!? We’re just hoping we can make it to [...]

Ghost Rules

Do you believe in ghosts? So this morning I start thinking about them. I don’t know if they exist, but I’d like to think they do, because it means that when I lay down for my dirt nap, I can stick around and see what happens next. But for the purposes of this thought experiment, [...]

Ideology Fitness Test

There are a few things you’re never to discuss at the dinner table: Religion, Politics, or Money. So if you’re eating right now, bookmark and come back later… The reason you’re not supposed to discuss such things are two-fold. One, people are passionate about all three of these subjects; having formed their opinions over a [...]