Graham Crackers were created to stifle the libido. Marshmallows are a sickly-sweet, cloying blob that, when properly heated, becomes a sort of confectionery na...

For a dozen years, I’ve been trying to document where I am relative to where I was, but this year I’m tired. I’m finding the weaponized grievances and the comm...

I have received the following comments on posts from my Pop Life blog. Though they’re ostensibly aimed at the celebrities I discuss on the blog, I prefer to...

To the guy who just rolled by my window booming Chubb Rock’s "Treat Me Right": Thank you!...

I grieve for Mandy Moore. The poor girl has been unfairly lumped in with lesser lights of girl pop stardom, barely staying above Willa Ford levels of obscurity...

The cereal that I eat most days has a big blurb on the back of the box that says, "Just two bowls a day for two weeks and you can lose six pounds!" a...

My, you’re all a sensitive bunch! I wrote a little ha-ha peevish thing yesterday and now everyone thinks I’m mad. This is what I do for fun , kids. Since ever...

There’s a couple of things I ought to share with you. "Charlotte’s Web 2"? I think I’ve already stated my opinions on unneeded sequels, but what...

It’s an odd little peeve of mine, but I am constantly mystified by the captions on Associated Press photos that feature young black celebrity males. First, let...

There’s a good bit of information that I think my readers should know. To those who come here for the silliness, the ramblings about New York, the pontificatin...

This could happen to me , and it probably wouldn’t happen to you. They didn’t mention the appearance of the guy who was actually the source of the problem. Ye...

It’s like staring into a mirror ....

And all good things, they say, never last ....

One of the interesting things that’s emerged from the last year is the propensity for people to use the word, and the concept of "evil" again. I ha...

I am playing Kevin ‘s version of “Desafinado” over and over. I will do so again tonight, when I finally get to read Manual . Which document, I think, shoul...

Someday, Mimi Smartypants will be one of my wives. Part of the reason is because a wife should be helpful, and she helps me stave off my desire for a dog by...

I don’t do the New Year’s Resolution thing, but if I did, I’d use Stan’s . Addendum: And he keeps it all the way real by breaking down white folk smell . W...

Sign you are not the "bad boy" in the band: You start crying when you get arrested . According to The Smoking Gun : “The cops arrested him, p...

This narrated photo essay of a western journalist’s trip through Pakistan and Afghanistan was moving enough to make me break my self-imposed rule of not keep...

I know, I know. A month gone by. And still, that fucking smell everywhere. It’s like my own telltale heart, it’s a damned spot what won’t out. I’ve always thou...

Oh, by the way, Manties ....

Quote of the week , from Rep. John Cooksey, (R) LA: “If I see someone come in and he’s got a diaper on his head and a fan belt around that diaper on his h...

Did I already link to this? Everybody else did. But here it is again, Powers Of 10 . Dig this....

My last name is Dash. I got my name from my father, who got it from his. My heart aches because my dad no longer has a dad of his own. I barely knew him, but I...

Over at Disturbing Search Requests , Dan blogged requests for “Anil sex photos” which I actually get a lot of. In fact, I could have my own subsite on DSR f...

Why do I hate professional athletes for the most part? Let’s ask the Atlanta Braves’ John Rocker : “The biggest thing I don’t like about New York are th...

Coincidence? Right after Columbine, the WB cancelled their episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer because of parallels in the high school violence theme. Now, s...

So for every "rule" of web design, there are of course necessary exceptions . I hate animated GIFs for the most part. I hate pointless uses of brigh...

Went to the grocery store the other day. (Did I mention I love grocery stores ?) The fellow in front of me in the express aisle had three items: A 6-pack of...