>The Grammy Awards were last night and I honestly had no idea who half the people were that marched down the red carpet. My sister and I played, “Who’s that?” for most of the night. Partially it’s because I no longer listen to FM radio. Partially it’s because they don’t show videos on MTV anymore. Partially it’s because I’m old… Read more »
Of course that reference to a long forgotten Saturday Night Live “commercial” is lost on today’s youth, which is really sad, because I saw this product for sale at Costco yesterday and instantly the lengthy “legal” warnings came to my mind. Giggling like a fool at a seemingly innocent child’s toy, I was also reminded of one of my… Read more »
>I’ve never understood the appeal of drinking games. Quarters, beer pong, do a shot when Randy Jackson says, “Yo dog…” Why not just drink and hang out? Why does it have to be a competition? Don’t you have anything interesting to say? Even during college, my friends and I never had to find an excuse to drink. It was just… Read more »
>Back when I was a kid, everyone in town had the same TV access. There were really only two choices, over the air or cable. Being that my hometown is nestled up against a small mountain range (I thought of them as hills) getting reception could be challenging for most folks. Everyone had the same cable service. There was only… Read more »
>Twenty five years ago, I was in the 6th grade. I remember the morning of the 28th of January pretty clearly. I was walking down the hallway to the library for a GATE class. We were going to watch the Space Shuttle take off because a teacher was on board. What’s weird is that I remember watching a special about… Read more »
>I just don’t get the whole Coachella thing. Is it like Burning Man? Could I sound more like an old fogey? Seriously, I don’t feel like I’m cool enough to get any of it. Plus, why in the blue hell would I want to camp out anywhere regardless of there being music or not. Hey, let’s go hang out in… Read more »
>While surfing through the humdrum midday television options during my recent holiday break, I stumbled across Cash Cab again. I have a love/hate relationship with this show. On the one hand, I love all things trivia. Random useless information is my milieu. On the other hand, how can some people be so dumb? People who can’t answer what I think… Read more »