Bret McKenzie, one-half of the hilariously amazing music duo Flight of the Conchords, wants to do a movie.
I want them to do one, too.
We were listening to a few FotC tracks on our road trip last weekend, and Courtney and I were discussing just how hilarious that show was. She said she had to [...]

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A random poll for my loyal readers:
If you wanted better cell phone service, would you stand closer to a pay phone?
If you were having some problems getting your GPS to find its signal in a tunnel, would you rub it on a road map?
If your watch was running a bit slow, would you leave it [...]

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Thanksgiving has always been one of my most favorite holidays.  And why wouldn’t it be – it combines my three favorite “F’s” – family, food, and four-day weekend.
Love it as I do, there is one thing I will never understand about Thanksgiving: the turkey.
Because here’s the thing about turkey.
It’s not that great.
If it was, wouldn’t [...]

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I just walked past a burnt-out school bus on Seventh Avenue.
Thank G-d, there were apparently no injuries in the fire.
What freaked me out, other than the obvious, was that at first, I didn’t even notice the bus.  There looked to be a large crowd ahead of me on the west side of Seventh Avenue, so [...]

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Over the past quarter-century, Super Mario has battled many foes: his arch-nemesis Bowser, Daisy-napping alien Tatanga, future frenemy Wario, and a bizarre Shadow Mario that turned out to be Bowser Jr. in disguise.  (Obviously I am excluding Wart, since Mario never actually battled him, what with the whole thing being just a dream and all.)
But [...]

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It’s just like that old “You Might Be a Redneck” bit by Jeff Foxworthy – and at least twice as funny! (The former Mathletes among you will remember that anything times zero is still zero.)

You see under-dressed kids walking around in the cold, and you think to yourself, “Man, those kids really should put [...]

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We’re just a week and a half away from one of my favorite holidays of the year – Thanksgiving. I’m usually quite happy to handle the “eating” aspect of the special day, while leaving the “cooking” part to the more experienced family members.
The most notable exception was a few years back when [...]

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You may not have known it, but today is a very special day:
It’s my mom’s 60th birthday!
Happy Birthday, Mom!
To mark the occasion, Chuck, Sam, Courtney and myself threw a surprise party for the (now officially) old lady (just kidding!) this past Saturday. Keeping the affair a secret was a big enough challenge, but things [...]

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I hate being one of those guys who constantly gripes about his commute…
BUT…
This is just getting ridiculous lately.  I’m writing this post as I stand freezing on the train platform, waiting for my train which will be 8 minutes late.
No, 11 minutes.
Now they’re saying upwards of 15-20 minutes.
What does that mean?  25 minutes would [...]

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Do you like television shows full of live action? You do?! Well then, you better set your DVR’s for Animal Planet’s new show, “Call of the Wildman!”
Call of the Wildman highlights the adventures of Central Kentucky’s homegrown hero, Turtleman, a brave soul who risks his own well-being to rescue all manner of dangerous [...]

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