Tuesday, December 25, 2012 // Woot
If you ever suffered the shame of seeing your father get up and change channels on the television MANUALLY because the remote’s batteries were in someone’s Walkman, you remember how hard it can be on a family with everything they could ever want except power. And maybe, just maybe, you swore an oath to never […]
Monday, December 24, 2012 // Woot
What a great deal on a Blu-ray player with Wi-Fi — this will be the perfect addition to my home theater system! I’m so glad I wasn’t spending this time doing some last-minute shopping for loved ones, or curling up in front of a roaring fire, sipping mulled wine and humming Christmas carols to myself. […]
Monday, December 24, 2012 // Woot
“Ha ha, nice energy drinks bro. Usin’ those for a boost on the treadmill or something?” “No.” “I could tell. The people that use stuff like that BSN N.O.XPLODE Igniter Shot 12-Pack use it for getting pumped at the gym. Why would you need it?” “Oh, I lift.” “Yeah?” “Yeah. I have a kid.” “Psh. […]
Monday, December 24, 2012 // Woot
The Santoku was versatile Just useful enough To trim off the part Of the meat that’d be tough. And Pamela with her paring And Sylvia with her Chef’s Made quick work of the vegetables With fast chopping slaps When off by the stove Was a horrible clatter! Craig had knocked over the knife block And […]
Monday, December 24, 2012 // Woot
Michelle saw the Record-A-Story Books lying on the pile of gifts to be wrapped. The note read “This one’s for Dakody from me, sis!” in Todd’s handwriting. Something told her that she probably ought to listen before she wrapped it. “Okay, now, I can record each page- no, hang on, I can record each spread, […]
Monday, December 24, 2012 // Woot
“Good morning, Benjamin!” “Good morning, Suzanne.” “I notice there seems to have been a little … incident? In front of my parking space today. I was hoping you could shed a little light on the situation.” “Of course, Suzanne. It’s simple. When I learned these Safe Flare Light 2-Packs had nine bright LEDs and could […]
Monday, December 24, 2012 // Woot
After school, all the fruits got together to practice rhyming so they would be ready once rhyme team tryouts came around. They were all at different skill levels. Banana had been doing it the longest. He was good. He could rhyme two syllable words, even complete sentences. But when it came to sheer volume, nobody […]
Monday, December 24, 2012 // Woot
The snow beats down on the roof that hangs over my burnt out burnout’s apartment. I take an icepack out of the freezer, or try to, but I remember that I had to pawn the ice pack for wine money. Instead I just flop back down and rub my head where the brute hit me, […]
Monday, December 24, 2012 // Woot
Ho ho ho! HO HO HO! HO HO huff HO! Huff huff HO HO huff. Phew. Santa’s gettin’ closer to meeting his 2012 New Year’s Resolution to lose sixty pounds! By Santa’s calculations, he only has to run non-stop for the next 41 days and he’s done it! Good thing the New Year is… oh, […]
Sunday, December 23, 2012 // Woot
Use this: if you feel safer having speakers in the house that look like they could beat someone up. Don’t use this: if you’re a two-dimensional being. The fact that a Blu-ray player can enter the third dimension but you can’t will be a bit of a blow to your self esteem. Lost in the […]
