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He's so wet, so weak, so powerless--he's a bachelor in distress.
And if his damsel won't save him, he'll just die in this shower, I guess...
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'Tis a tragedy! 'Tis a mystery! My cheese has gone missing in the middle of the night!
Show yourself, fiend--dare you step into the light...
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Six years and 340 posts in, and still no book deals-ies?
Sweet White Jesus, this is getting old pretty quick for reals-ies...
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This is the story of two brothers, one a hero, one forgotten to time.
A tale telling that it really matters how you get to that finish line...
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Ya know how they say 'the squeaky wheel gets the grease'?
Um, let's just say ya funk with Dunkin, won't be no drinking yo' coffee in peace...
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Excuse me, ma'am--EXCUSE ME--Yoo-hoo! My eyes are up here.
Say, it's not polite to let yo' gaze linger so long anywhere near, uh, um, er...
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I swear, you can't leave your kid home alone for 20 minutes before things go to sh*t. So tell me, Pro Parent, how you plan to deal with it...
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I ain't green like Kermit, and I ain't orange like Ernie nor yellow like his rubber ducky.
Why, ain't no reason why I'm so darn lucky...
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You can't always trust yo' multi-cultural money-making schemes to go as planned.
Fear not tho! Your wife's street cred can lend you a hand...
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So you think you've gotten away with pulling off the ultimate dad joke?
But it turns out that is too soon that you have spoke...
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What?!? A special name just for me???
Oh, wait...that kind of 'special'...
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Pleased with ourselves that we had Top Secret intel that no one else had, Elmer and I spent the rest of our bus ride dreamily wondering aloud what super-cool toy the Universe would endow upon as at the gift exchange...
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When she said "Farmboy, fetch me the finest seats in the house," you know what he said?
"As you wish..."
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Everybody needs at least one constant truth in their life to keep them sane. For me, that one truth was that I could always count on olives to be intolerably nasty. I knew from an early age that olives and I weren’t going to get along. For example, when I was 9 I had gone […]
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Has an unexpected interstate lawman come a-knockin' at your door?
Demand they double-check--surely you ain't the guy they're looking for...
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Some people know where they belong. Typically accompanied with a strong sense of identity, this “deluxe package” model of human being knows themselves well, knows their role in society, and has full confidence that they are in the social circle that’s a right fit for them. Gee, that sure sounds nice, doesn’t it? As you […]
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Take a look inside the Book of Forbidden Fruit, if you dare.
But, young lad, can you handle what you may find in there?
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When you hear 'pudding', you're bound to ask "Yum! What flavor?"
This time, though, you best not ask (and you're welcome for the favor...)
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They have origin stories! They have alter-egos! But if I got an origin story for my alter-ego?
That just might make me a super super-hero...
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When traveling, being right on schedule is supposed to be a good thing.
Bodily functions, however, are a strong exception to that rule...
Random Posts
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It's a war--a war on bugs, that is.
But I think I have may chosen the wrong side…
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Although we’re officially into the new year, and the time for countdowns is behind us, there was one last Top 5 list that I wanted to share. In the process of getting the Point of the Story up and running, I’ve had a few, er, “technical difficulties” that should serve as a reminder that, while […]
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You might not think that playing the classic family card game Uno would ever rank in the Top 10 “Little Moments” List of a grown-ass man, but I gotta tell ya, it’s been pretty wonderful. A nice little benefit to working from home so much and having my mother live nearby is that several times […]
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What's a guy to do when there is a potential murderer in his backyard?
Shoot (or chop) first! Surely it can't be that frickin' hard...
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For a young guy, what's the worst that could possibly go wrong?
Well, I'll tell you--but pay no mind if I unexpectedly go a little long...
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We all hope to be remembered fondly for our charitable deeds.
But which one actually gets memorialized? Well, that depends...
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If it isn’t obvious by now, I’m particularly fascinated by dreams. I find that they provide an interesting–and sometimes terrifyingly honest–peek into our psyches. It’s like saying to your Innermost Self, “No, tell me how you really feel about me.” The downside to recounting dreams to the rest of the world is that so, so […]
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By time I was done, I had that envelope covered front and back with inky, inky unsolicited information. I mean, I feel like only Ken Burns could put together something more well-documented than the work of art that I held in my hands.
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"Uh...did you say 'semen'?"
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'Tis a tragedy! 'Tis a mystery! My cheese has gone missing in the middle of the night!
Show yourself, fiend--dare you step into the light...
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