Archive for March 2008

The Chevy Explosion

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in all my years as a motorist, it’s this: Cars have ridiculous names. Not all of them, but the majority are, at best, laughable. Of course, you know I’m not going to get into all this without some examples.
First up, let’s cover some car names you’re likely to recognize [...]

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Yet another reminder to go check out Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, the comic behind the above moment of awesomeness. New comics are out almost every day, and the guy deserves some attention.

Air Guitar Hero

While grocery shopping today, my wife and I saw a teenager, maybe 16 years old, playing air guitar while his mom was getting deli meat. But then we realized something. He wasn’t playing air guitar. He was playing air guitar hero. His fingers were moving as if they were pressing buttons and his other hand [...]

Going straight for the green beans

I’ve been watching Def Comedy Jam a lot lately, and I’m noting an acute lack of white comedians. You know what that means? Opportunity. An opportunity for a white comedian to step in and fill that gap. And that comedian should be me. So, after analyzing episode after episode of The Jam, I think I [...]

Confidence is everything

The Last Lecture

I just finished watching one of the most touching and inspirational videos I have ever seen. Randy Pausch, a man dying of Pancreatic Cancer, can teach you more about life and living well than any book. He’s a man with only a few more months to live, but his lecture is anything but morbid. I [...]