Archive for September, 2007
Being A Couch Potato Isn’t All That Unproductive
A couple Sundays ago I watched the opening weekend of NFL games from noon to nearly midnight. Between all the mindless marketing, disappointment of the performance of my fantasy players, and news that Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett sustained an injury that might leave him paralyzed, I was feeling fairly depressed towards the end [...]
Lisa Moment otD 09.25.07
Anyone who has met my fragile 33 year-old girlfriend might chuckle at this dialogue we had tonight:
Me: Did you start that Carl Sagan book?Her: Yea, I read it for like an hour, but I don’t think I’m going to read it anymore.Me: Oh? Why’s that? Her: Well… it’s kinda heavy.Me: Oh, pretty sciencey huh? Her: [...]
Doug Stanhope (ZOMG!!)
A few months ago I hadn’t even heard of this guy. Now he’s, without a doubt, my favorite comedian. After watching his DVD “No Refunds” (highly recommended obv), I checked to see if he had Houston on his tour schedule. He did; the show is tonight at this dive/biker bar called Walter’s. It’s pretty small [...]
Vote For The Fate Of Bonds’ Home Run Ball
Marc Ecko, a successful fashion designer, bought Barry Bonds’ 756th home-run ball for $750,000. In a brilliant self-marketing move, he’s created a website to allow people to vote on whether the ball gets donated to Cooperstown, branded with an asterisk and then donated to Cooperstown, or shot out into space to orbit Earth. That annoying [...]
