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October 20, 2013
Quiet road. Just you and your thoughts. Vastness of the sky. Loneliness of an all-night diner on the side of the highway. 1. “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” by The Rolling Stones 2. “Midnight City” by M83 ** 3. “(Looking For) The Heart of a Saturday Night,” by Tom Waits ** 4. “Blue Monday” […]
October 15, 2013
Shot a commercial the other day in which I played the dramatic and exciting role of “man whose life is ridiculously cool and happy because he has mobile banking.” All in all, the shoot went fine. They say that 75% of acting is being able to hit your marks, and I think I hit all […]
October 10, 2013
Today is Kidneybean’s first birthday. It’s staggering to think it’s already been a year, and it’s staggering to think it’s only been a year. And while I’m considerably less cool than a year ago (I’ve caught myself humming “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” more than once, when there were no babies in the vicinity), and look considerably […]
October 7, 2013
1. Ricky Schroeder Ricky charmed America on Silver Spoons. Since then, he’s put on almost 100 pounds, in addition to gaining nearly 35 years! I guess we now what was on the silver spoon: hot fudge! 2. Ingrid Bergman She used to light up the screen with her sensuality. Has she ruined her looks with […]
October 6, 2013
It’s time for a new Sunday feature here at The Byronic Man – Your Sunday Best. On Sundays, I’ll put up a little list of “bests” – ideally with some oddity and compelling thought – and then you, faithful reader, will agree, disagree, harumph, and/or add your own items to the list. It’s a Sunday […]
October 3, 2013
“You have cancer, which is horrible. The treatment is chemotherapy which should help but I think there should be something better, so I’ve decided to let you die. I will be charging you for the treatment, though.” “I realize we lost the big game, but we really wanted to win, so we’ve locked the gates […]
September 29, 2013
It’s all come to this. The final episode. Tonight. And, I’ll be honest – I’m not sure my heart can take it. This show has managed to ratchet tension up so high it needs a surgeon general’s warning. And if you’re not watching Breaking Bad? Good God! You need two TV’s and a Netflix account […]
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October 21, 2013
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