Political correctness
a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.

Marilyn Chambers, 1952-2009

Today I learned that Marilyn Chambers died Sunday at the age of 56. She was my favorite adult film star of all time. I remember her films fondly, Behind the Green Door, Resurrection of Eve, Insatiable, Insatiable II, Inside Marilyn Chambers, and her Private Fantasies series.

She was the Ivory Snow girl, the girl next door, [...]

Writer’s Block: Get Real

What reality show would you most want to be a contestant on? What would your strategy for winning be?

First of all, what do “reality shows” have to do with reality? They are an artificial reality contrived by the producers to bring out the worst in people and to heighten drama, thereby increasing audience share and [...]

Writer’s Block: Honey Bear

Happy birthday, A. A. Milne! Not coincidentally, it’s also Winnie the Pooh Day. Which resident of Pooh Corner do you identify with the most?

Eeyore. His outlook on humanity closely resembles mine. I think I may have been British in a former life.

Prime Time

Song: Lawyers In Love
Artist: Jackson Browne
Album: Lawyers In Love
Released: 1983

Today’s Quote: “Of course I’ve got lawyers. They are like nuclear weapons; I’ve got ‘em ’cause everyone else has. But as soon as you use them they screw up everything.” ~ Danny DeVito

The Coupling DVD set arrived a couple of days after Christmas and I just [...]

The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination

J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement

from Harvard Magazine on Vimeo A very interesting and inspirational address by J. K. Rowling. It’s about 20 minutes but well worth the listen.

British like Eeyore

Song: House at Pooh Corner
Artist: Loggins and Messina
Album: Sittin’ In
Released: 1972

Today’s Quote: “They haven’t got Brains, any of them, only grey fluff that’s blown into their heads by mistake, and they don’t Think.” ~ Eeyore, The House at Pooh Corner

Which 100 Acre Wood Character are you?
I’m Eeyore
“Just like Eeyore, you’re pessimistic and gloomy. You has [...]

Naked for Nirvana

Song: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Artist: Nirvana
Album: Nevermind
Released: 1991

Today’s Quote: The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness.” ~ Vladimir Nabokov

Once Naked For Nirvana, Now A Teen Spirit – NPR interview with the kid on the cover.
I was [...]

Jumping off the Cliffs of Insanity

Song: Hey, Hey What Can I Do
Artist: Led Zeppelin
Album:
Released: 1970 as the B side of The Immigrant Song
Note: This song wasn’t released on any album but was included in the Led Zeppelin boxed set.
Today’s Quote: “You rush a miracle man, you get rotten miracles.” ~ Miracle Max, The Princess Bride

The Republicans are concerned that [...]

Cheesing

Song: Heavy Metal.
Artist: Sammy Hagar
Album: Heavy Metal Soundtrack
Released: 1982

Today’s Quote: “Censorship reflects society’s lack of confidence in itself.” ~ Potter Stewart

Last night’s South Park was awesome! Put the kids to bed and then watch it.

He rode the Hasselhoff

Today’s Quote: “Oh, I’m a Goofy Goober, yeah / You’re a Goofy Goober, yeah / We’re all Goofy Goobers, yeah / Goofy, goofy, Goober, goober, yeah!” ~ SpongeBob SquarePants & Patrick Star

Song: The Goofy Goober Theme Song
Artist: SpongeBob SquarePants
Album: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Released: 2004

We watched The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie this evening. I probably should have [...]