Some Of Us Are Gonors.

by | Jun 27, 2012 | Culture

I am a very lucky man. I have managed, even through various misjudgments, miscalculations and severe cases of the hornies, to have avoided ever having a social disease. Having been a pirate all these years, especially, a Seafair Pirate in the 1980s, I am quite frankly...

The Weight Of The World.

by | Jun 26, 2012 | Culture

I was surfing the Web yesterday and came upon a very interesting story. It was about the problem of being overweight. Not mildly overweight, as in 10 pounds or so, but obesity level overweight. I only learned that I was technically obese when I had a Wii. I bought the...

Zombies, Schmobies.

by | Jun 18, 2012 | Culture

I have decided recently that when I die, I am going to become a zombie. I want to do this so that I can eat the brains of anyone who is obsessed with zombies and a zombie apocalypse, all because some crazy bastard ate someone’s face in Floriduh. First, I...

Suck It Up.

by | Jun 1, 2012 | Culture

A week or so ago, Time magazine ran a cover issue that showed a mother breast feeding a kid who in my humble opinion, shouldn’t really be sucking up to his mom. I mean, once you have teeth, I think it’s time to get off the sauce and learn to love milk from...

Is This What It’s All About?

by | May 22, 2012 | Culture

I went to a friend’s choral concert a couple days ago. It was a beautiful performance, though being in a church always gives me a pause to think. No, not about going to church again – that ship has sailed long ago. Being a Catholic as a child can do that...

Give Me Some Beans. Now!

by | Apr 13, 2012 | Culture

I am an addict. There, I said it. I didn’t really know I was one until this weekend. I flew in from the other side of the country. As such, I didn’t have any coffee. I never drink coffee when I fly because I know I will end up having to pee like a...

East Meets West.

by | Apr 11, 2012 | Culture

When I was a kid, I thought that the states really did have lines between them. After all, I’d never been on plane so I couldn’t see the states from above. But when we went to Oregon in our car, we’d cross a state line and signs on either side would...

Hang ‘Em High!

by | Mar 20, 2012 | Culture

There was a story in the Seattle papers a few weeks ago about a little boy who brought a gun to class. Not any gun, mind you. But a .45. Well, to make a long story short, the gun in his backpack discharged and the bullet hit a classmate who suffered life threatening...

Miss Anti-Seattle, It’s All In The Name.

by | Mar 8, 2012 | Culture

For a middle-old guy, I’m pretty Internet savvy. I have been an early adopter of new ideas such as Facebook and Twitter. I have my Pinterest invite waiting in the wings, though I haven’t had the time to play with it. Apparently, I am more Internet savvy...

I Still Got It!

by | Feb 17, 2012 | Culture

I was watching the Grammy Awards Sunday and it’s nice to know that I still have my finger on the pulse of American music, even at my age. I had to laugh at one comment on Facebook that one of my contemporaries only recognized Paul McCartney in the lineup of...