I have a, let’s say, complicated relationship with the 4th of July – Independence Day.  On one hand, I love what it stands for.  On the other hand?  Worst holiday of the year.  So today and tomorrow, I offer a point/counterpoint with myself on the best, and worst, of our Independence Day. Today: Why it’s […]

Last week’s Weekly Question of the Week – about which movie would most benefit from the addition of a fire-breathing dragon – proved to be tremendously popular.  An unprecedented number of entries!  This, I believe, suggests the following things: 1. Everybody loves dragons 2. I should apparently base my questions off of bizarre dreams I […]

I’ve been in Seattle all week.  As such my time has been pretty catch-as-catch-can, and instead of a coherent post, I offer this hodge-podge: It’s rained most of the time.  This has not been shocking.  The sun came out for one afternoon and it was like the government had collapsed.  What’s happening?  The world makes […]

I wound up seeing the morning “news” while waiting for a ride in a lobby yesterday.  The stories?  A guy was filling his gas tank and playing with a lighter and set himself on fire.  A man pushed a woman out of a moving car.  There was a fire at an old folks home, and […]

The TSA has begun working on reforming its methods at America’s airports to be more friendly and considerate of travelers passing through security checkpoints.   – AP Newswire item Hi there!  Where you headed?  Ah, Dublin, Ireland.  Well, top ‘o the morning to ye!  Ha ha.  They don’t really say that, of course.  Beautiful country.  Have […]

The other night I had this dream – no wait, come back!  I promise it doesn’t go on and on.  So, in this dream, I’m with my two best friends and we see George Lucas.  We get very excited and give ourselves a little pep talk: yes, we don’t like all the revisions and additions […]

We here at The Byronic Man are all about synergy.  Nah, I’m kidding.  Actually, when I hear the word “synergy” I picture a guy in a power-tie with his fingers steepled, explaining why, say, putting Winnie-The-Pooh on assault weapons is a good idea. But the finalists for last Sunday’s Weekly Question of the Week and […]

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