Tasers don’t hurt people, policemen tasering their partners…OR New Weapon in the Cola Wars

A policeman in Michigan tasered his partner when she disagreed where to stop for a soft drink. What if it had been donuts they were arguing over???

Predators or Prey, or You know, the word ’suck’, er..sucks

I’ve been to two Predator games this year. Predator opponents, in those two games, have scored a total of ten points. If you were to judge the Predator’s season by those two games you would think that a minor league hockey team somehow had been drafted to play in the NHL. Fortunately, the Predators play [...]

December 8, 1980

At first it was because our names were the same (I was a typically self-centered 12-year-old kid), but soon my favorite Beatle mantle was permanently draped on John. His sardonic acerbic wit and his clever wordplay along with edgier vocals (edgier than Paul) fit the image to which I aspired.
He could be an [...]

‘I’m not against capital punishment, I’m just against killing the wrong people’ - Kinky Friedman

I’m not saying that the people (I’m assuming it was a committee of small children and/or satirists) who wrote the instruction manual for my new Toshiba Gigabeat MP3 player are totally out of touch with the King’s (or even Bush’s) english, but the language within the manual is a dialect with which I am not [...]

Sushi-time with Big, Bad Ivy

Today it was my total pleasure to share a table with Ivy (and her brother - Zach) at Samurai Sushi down on Elliston Place. Not only was I dining at the best sushi joint in NashVegas but I’ve received an early Christmas gift - a new friend.
As I’ve mentioned before, eating at [...]

Rocky VI (sneaky preview)

Rocky on a budget (sound!). Eye of the liger?

First it was Kelo, now it’s sexsomnia, or I HAD a dream

From Canada comes the story of a man who was acquitted for sexually assaulting his girlfriend. His defense: sexsomnia (i was asleep at the time).
I’m guessing that trial lawyers on both sides of the border are getting excited, er, stirred up over this ruling. I’m also guessing that the judge(s) in this case [...]

hey, now I’ve got my own dicktionary!

Fritz extends the olive branch to Representative Stacey ‘Is there an Hispanic caucus yet’ Campfield in a post enwrapped in seasonal goodwill. Charles Dikkens couldn’t have penned it better.

England’s Oldest Hitmakers

Saw em’ again last night at the relatively new and stillspiffyclean FedEx Forum in Memphis. If you are a life-long Stones fan (such as this aging fan), you don’t always get what you want from a Stones concert (where was ‘Gimme Shelter’?), but you usually get what you need (a scorching version of Ray [...]

Good grief - Congress investigating flawed Bowl Championship (BCS) process

One of Jon Stewart’s great lines: In times of crises, it is important that Congress looks like they are taking action.
I hate the BCS as much as the next sports loon but, you gotta think there are more pressing matters or for that matter how about just staying home for the holidays.
These hearings were called, [...]

Letting go (is it a holiday or is it Christmas?)

Last night I attended a benefit concert for Aphesis House. Aphesis gives recently released prisoners a place to stay to readjust to the ‘free world’. It’s a wonderful organization that has been quite successful.
I’m about to trespass into Mother Tongue Annoyances territory, but I love the implication of the word aphesis. It comes from the [...]

Blindfolds for the children of Springfield

I did a double-take when I saw today’s Tennessean story on a sign deemed too sexy in Spring Hill. I was wondering if some jewelry store was featuring Janet Jackson’s nipple rings or if Victoria’s Secret had inexplicably opened a branch in Spring Hill.
What in the SPRING HILL could have possibly offended a mother of [...]

Find the rock star - more visual punnery

There are 74 rock stars/bands in this picture or at least a visual representation of the band or artist’s name..e.g. the guy with the axe breaking up pumpkins represents The Smashing Pumpkins. I’ve found about 15..some of the puns are really clever.
There are a couple of preliminary screens that will automatically feed into the [...]

Busy Mom gets Bizzier

Hey mom, can we tape busy preschooler to the back of the bathroom door?
Busy Mom has been tapped to guest blog for Michael Silence (No Silence Here) next week. Do you need some help with the kids, B. Mom? Has B-Mo been reading this guy?
Seriously speaking, she was a great guest-host at [...]

Steve Pavlina has the time

Thanks to MSNBC’s CLICKED, I got to read about this guy who finished college in three semesters. He’s not a genius, but he is a time management meshugganah, er, maven.
Reading about his time management theories took a little time, and almost made me tired, but it’s worth perusing. I specifically like this quote:
The [...]