I’ve always contended that if I had money to burn, one of the first things I’d do is offer people $1,000 to get on all fours on the sidewalk and bark like a dog. It wouldn’t be about demeaning that p

It always bothered me to no end that you couldn’t buy alcohol on Sunday before 10 AM in the stores in Chicago because I normally would be grocery shopping around that time to beat the Sunday rush. I’

I’ve always been amused at how people take “magazine tests” and honestly believe that, based on their answers, they are “Great In The Sack” or they “Might Have An Abusive Boyfriend” or whatever the qu

Someone sent me a link regarding a large road construction project through the Smoky Mountains and it reminded me of an event that happened a few years ago that reminded me why I’m so thankful I’m not

Last week the company that I’m a contractor at had an “All Hands” Meeting with the CEO. While this is a huge multinational company, in the internet world that I’ve been exposed to, a meeting like thi

While I think the premise is hilarious, I can’t imagine this promotion having a happy ending in terms of legal issues. On March 5, they’ll be having a "Runaway Bride (Any Similarity To Actual Persons

Beer brewers have always been an irreverent group and a good indication of this is in some of the names the microbrewers have given some of their concoctions. Obviously marketing your product has som

I try to keep this blog limited to my writing only but I have to relay an article written in Friday’s Chicago Sun-Times by Neil Steinberg. Neil writes a general interest column, sometimes veering off

In the midst of an uber-boring meeting I was in yesterday, I found it amazing that I was able to identify annoying traits of co-workers in about 10 minutes. These weren't just confined to the meeting

Target is an interesting phenomenon when you compare it to Kmart. While Target is considered a cool place to go to, Kmart always has been and still is stigmatized as a cheapo place to shop.

"People who get nostalgic about childhood were obviously never children." – Bill Watterson (creator of Calvin and Hobbes).

Was life really better when we were kids? Every generation a

While I hear people on the radio ranting about the punk snowboarders in the Olympics, I’ve actually been enjoying watching them. Sure there are definitely generational gap issues with them and I’ll o

Today I write about politics and religion but only because I’m not talking about an issue that’s reached our country (yet) but it bothers the hell out of me. It deals with the explosive situation in

It’s time to put a halt to some of these celebrity song collaborations since it’s already out of control. The Grammys decided to jump into the fray this year and have just about every performer have

An amusing twist on the “calling out the wrong girl’s name in the middle of doing the dirty deed” was brought to my attention yesterday. One of my friends has had two straight girlfriends who have ha

Driving back from lunch on Tuesday and I noticed a large plane in the distance that was relatively low in altitude. I was just pulling into my work building so I stopped and parked in the visitors lo

Being the pizza snob that I am, I like to order the local pizza that I deem to be good, as opposed to the national chains that I refuse to buy from (Dominos, Pizza Hut, Papa John’s). Sunday was an ex

Since the Gwinnett Gladiators pay me with 2 tickets and dinner for each game I work in the penalty box, it’s obvious I only do it for the love of the game. I was given a rather odd instruction beginn

The Super Bowl halftime entertainment has usually been an extravaganza that no one cares about and generally contains has-been rockers or pop stars who haven’t sung a live note ever and lip-synch thei

I’m not feeling like going to wikipedia to find out the origin of when the national anthem began being played before the start of every sporting event, but I wonder if pro athletes ever get tired of h

I’m curious if I’m in the majority or minority of guys who get haircuts at one of those nationwide haircutteries (Super Cuts, Great Clips). It’s embarrassing to admit but for most guys they just want