For the first time in forever, we rented a few movies. We had some time over the holidays, so I used a gift card I got for my birthday and picked a pair up at Blockbuster. We had want to…

I actually went out shopping on Black Friday (I did come away with a pair of $20 sport coats from Wal-Mart so I have that going for me). I was not going out mega early and got out around 7:30ish….

I like to try and support local food places. When Maria was working on Saturday, I figured I’d hit a place I had never tried before. I was hankering for a sub so I went to this new pizza/sub joint….

I love this day. I get to stuff my face, nap, and watch football without anyone blinking an eye. You can read more about why I love Thanksgiving so much in this week’s column at Hobo Trashcan. But before that,…

The writer’s strike in Hollywood has gone on for about two weeks now. Unless you have tried to follow the thing closely or watch a lot of talk shows, it probably hasn’t affected you much yet. That’s going to change…

A little more than three years ago, I laid out a bold plan for a Shea presidency. I had just turned 35, and the election was just about a month away when I threw my hat in the ring. As…

A while back, I wrote a column about wanting a guitar. I bit the bullet and bought one over the summer. A few times a week, I go down to the basement, find some chords of a song I like…

I finished a book the other day, “The Ethical Assassin” by David Liss. I picked it up a few months ago at a local bookstore for the same reason I always pick up books – I liked the brief plot…

Like all good Americans, I have harbored homicidal thoughts about Jerry Seinfeld over the past few weeks as he constantly reminded us that his film “Bee Movie” was coming to theaters. The ad campaign turned into one giant “Seinfeld” skit….

I generally don’t get to show off my manliness. Last week, I made up for lost time. I like to live the easy life as much as I can. I always say that my greatest home improvement skill is writing…