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 […]
September 26, 2013
All I ask are moments of peace where I can stop and be in the moment. All I ask is to be grateful for the things I have. All I ask is to be trusted and worthy of trust. All I ask is to have the courage to try new things, and to be immediately […]
September 23, 2013
This weekend I emceed a fund-raiser for an actor here who was in an accident and, being an actor, has no insurance. My initial plan for today’s post was to simply post the video of my opening “warm up the crowd” routine. This proved problematic when there was no crowd except the benefit organizers and […]
September 19, 2013
Recently a drainage pipe under the house broke. It took far longer to realize what was going on than is even remotely reasonable. It was when the fly population exploded that we finally realized something had to be done. My wife, of course, was there to look out for the (very) little guy. When we […]
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