The trick:  Sawing the lady in half.  A woman is placed in a narrow box.  The box is then sliced in half.  The two sections are separated and the woman is still able to move her toes.  The halves are then put back together and the woman emerges unharmed. How it’s done: It’s a little […]

WordPress, it seems, is always looking for ways to improve its sense of community, and finding ways for bloggers to find and connect with each other.  Also, they seem to enjoy having your “follow” lists blink in and out, so that sometimes you’re following a blog, then you aren’t, so you re-follow, then suddenly you’re […]

Adam Yauch, one of the founding members of legendary hip-hop group The Beastie Boys has passed away from cancer at the age of 47.  The Beastie Boys, though saddled with the silly name, is one of the most important bands in hip-hop and rock and roll, and also to me personally, and his passing away […]

Terrifying News item: After a drug raid at UC San Diego, engineering student Daniel Chong was questioned by DEA agents, after which he was locked in a 5-by-10 windowless room.  He was left there for 4 days without food or water after agents “forgot” he was there.  After being accidentally discovered and spending 5 days in […]

Today’s 20 Questions is with Peg, over at Peg-O-Leg. Peg was the coordinator of the recent “Better Living Through Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups” onslaught that took the world by storm.  She’s a terrifically talented and prolific blogger who’s earned a spot as “beloved” among many people out here. She has been described by some (well, […]

So, I see you decided to unfollow me.  Well, that is certainly your right.  I’m sorry to see you go, but I understand.  Perhaps my blog wasn’t your style.  Perhaps I’m just not your cup of tea.  Perhaps I inadvertently offended you somehow, though I sure hope not.  Perhaps you just wanted to, in the […]

Highlights from this weekend’s movie theater showings: Topping the box office this weekend was Think Like A Man, which is apparently a movie that’s out right now.  It was also number one last weekend. Huh. An impressive number of people turned out to see Avengers, only to realize that it opens next weekend, and then […]

I am incredibly manly.  If I was a cologne, I’d be called “Virility,” but I’m too masculine to wear cologne.  There are, though, of course, some things about me that could be considered, well, girly.  I don’t mean feminine; I mean girly.  You know… things girly girls like.  Not many!  Nooo, no.  Hell no.  I […]