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Nothing Original

Nothing Original

 

You may have already seen this photo, if so I apologize… Or maybe not. It seemed appropriate after our recent bout of heavy rain and flooding. To be followed by another round of heavy rain and flooding this coming weekend. Not to mention the times of heavy rains and flooding throughout much of the year. It seems like we’re having nothing but sequels.

When you think about it, why should the weather be different than everything else? Television is filled with remakes and reboots. “Murphy Brown” is coming back. Hawaii Five-O came back. “Magnum P.I”. is back, but not with the real Magnum. I haven’t seen it, so I’m guessing he’s supposed to be Magnum’s son.

Maybe not. I don’t know. If that were the case it probably would have been called “Magnum Jr.”, “Little Magnum” or “Son of a P…I”

“Rosanne” is coming back again…except without Rosanne. She’s still out because of her late night racist tweets. So now she’s dead…not for real, just TV dead. So the show will be called “The Connors”, because calling the show “Rosanne” without an actual Rosanne would confuse people…I wish I meant that as a joke but, you know.

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This is a Thing

This is a Thing

 

The meeting should have been stopped as soon as the words came out of their mouth. Imagine a roomful of the Oreo’s creative people. They’re trying to come up with the next best flavor because Oreo’s and milk don’t work anymore…of course they do, why change something perfect?

“We have chocolate, strawberry, mint, banana, candy cane, pumpkin…we need something new.”

“What about Buffalo Hot Wings Oreo’s?”

At that point you hand them a specimen cup and have them report to whoever does drug screening. Then you start searching for their replacement.

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Are You Ready For Some?

Are You Ready For Some…

Whatever This Is?

 

Thursday is opening day for the NFL and once again, rule changes will confuse and anger us as we wonder…

“Was that a catch?”

“Was that helmet to helmet?’

“Did he lower his head?”

“Was he kneeling during the National Anthem?”

“Did he catch it with his head?”

“If he lowers his head when he catches it, is it still a catch?”

“Did he lower his head during the National Anthem?”

“Does this make sense anymore?”

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Storage Aggravation

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Have You Heard The News?

Have You Heard The News?

 

The house lights in the old Stanley Theater went dark…The old Stanley is now the new Benedum…or is the old Benedum? It’s still the same old classic theater and one of the best places to see a show in the country. Either way, what happened next was magic.

You could sense the scurrying about the stage as the band came out and took their places. A lone spotlight hit a skinny punk from New Jersey holding a guitar. Like a preacher, he shouted into the microphone,

“Have You Heard The News?”

Then again,

“Have You Heard The News?”

At that point the stage lit up and Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band launched into “Good Rockin Tonight.” It was an old Elvis song that I had never heard before, which made it better. Nothing against Elvis, but this was the way to hear it the first time. I couldn’t stop my body from moving and at that moment I was transformed.

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