Watch Out, Gene Rayburn
They say bad things happen in threes. Charles Nelson Reilly died in May. Now, Match Game panelist Brett Somers has kicked the bucket. Hence the title of this post. Or is it Gary Burghoff with the bullseye now? Or Fannie […]
No Nittany Lions Today
As I write this, I am half-watching the Michigan State-Pittsburgh football game on ESPN. I have no rooting interest in this game whatsoever. It’s just the most interesting game I found when I sat down at noon to watch football. […]
My Lifeline
A number of years ago, a friend of ours spoke about how he kept up with changes in pop culture through his subscription to Entertainment Weekly. Since Maria and I were getting increasingly busy, we figured we would check out […]
I Can Die a Happy Man
Dennis Haskins, better known as Mr. Belding from “Saved by the Bell” spoke at the college where I work last night. This was honestly one of the coolest things ever for me. He was really funny and a very nice […]
The Eternal Question
Sports have provided people with fodder for arguments for the ages. Montana or Unitas? Kareem or Wilt? Ruth or Aaron? Now popular culture has its all-time greatest argument. Who was more unintentionally funny – the Miss Teen USA contestant from […]
A Beautiful Day
No, I haven’t decided to go all U2 on my readers, but something absolutely wonderful happened today. It wasn’t the two R.E.M. songs I heard on XM in the first 15 minutes of my commute, which happened almost two hours […]
Congratulations, Ryan!
If you watch “The Office,” you remember that moment at the very end of last season’s finale when Ryan (B.J. Novak) accepted a job at corporate and ended his relationship with Kelly (Mindy Kaling). Debate raged online afterwards about whether […]
Future Big Brother Champion
My friends have me so mad at them. A few weeks ago, the two of them started talking more and more about the TV show, “Big Brother.” I couldn’t stand it because I knew they might suck me into watching […]
I Need Supervision
If you haven’t heard enough about my time at home alone, visit Hobo Trashcan and read my latest column.