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Ephemeron
1. Something short-lived or of no lasting significance.
2. ephemera: Items, especially printed matter (as posters, broadsides, pamphlets, etc.), intended to b

While it’s nice to have butter on your popcorn, I still try not to think of the heart-attack-inducing “butter flavor” that pours of of the self-serve kiosk like oil being drained out of your car. I k

Today will be dedicated to the visual. My camera is being fixed so I couldn’t take a photo of it but as of this week, there is a billboard on I-285 that has a red background. In the upper right corn

Being a lifelong Detroit Tigers fan, I have always had a soft spot for the old Tiger Stadium at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull. I don’t have anything against the new Comerica Park where they pla

Tonight is Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Someone will be hoisting the Cup and my only hope is that someone in this fucking country south of the Mason-Dixon Line will be watching it on NBC besides

On the radio yesterday, someone with a difficult name gave the term to what he used when ordering food for delivery. He referred to it as using his Pizza Name. As anyone who doesn't have a last name

As I sat in traffic today because of a BEAR on the loose in the metro area, it got me to thinking about a subject I’ve been meaning to write about since Day One but haven’t. It’s the whole “working i

It’s been said before that the NFL is so successful now that it basically prints money. From ludicrous TV contracts to luxury suites to merchandising, the NFL is a country unto itself with 32 Member-

I have 3 sports-related comments and only one is about hockey!

The past two Stanley Cup games have been in Edmonton, Alberta and the crowd has been second to none when it comes to the two nat

As I was setting my DVR to record last night’s HBO shows, I noticed the title of Sunday’s Deadwood episode was quite possibly one of the best episode titles ever – “Tell Your God To Ready For Blood”.

The vagaries of the English language, or any language for that matter, sometimes lose or create meanings when being translated. Our group, which celebrates birthdays religiously, was throwing a quick

Since every TV channel yesterday and every newspaper today are displaying the dead face of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, it reminded me of a very pertinent scene in The People Vs. Larry Flynt. Woody H

Common courtesy. Simple etiquette. Sometimes that’s too much to ask of lazy people. Let’s assume your break room at work contains a three-pot coffee maker. Two pots are on the lower level, with on

Can emoticons disarm a vicious statement? In the age of email and instant messaging and text messaging, emoticons have become a semi-essential tool in relaying the mood of the messenger. Without the

Today is 6/6/6. I wonder how many death metal albums are being released today?

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I’m one of those people who says “thank you” in a lot of situations where I’m being served, a

Until one actually passes certain milestones, one can’t truly say “I’ll never do that” until the time actually passes. That being said, there are certain things that some guys do which I truly hope t

Continuing with the theme of stories exposed by Erich last week, let me reply/confirm/deny a few more that he listed.

"James once pegged the Dean of Student life for Bradley University in the

Since Erich decided to spill some of my more embarrassing moments last week, I figured I’d expand on the last item he mentioned. In my senior year at Bradley, I was at a national interfraternity/panh