I have trouble sometimes distinguishing between what I want and what I need. I’m the guy who grabs a candy bar or magazine or soda or all three while I stand in line at the store. A lot of times, I regret buying anything as soon as I hand over my money, but it’s too […]
Bud Light has a commercial series showing the great versatility of the word “dude.” I have a new situation they can use – when you find someone talking on their cell phone while they take a leak at the urinal. Dude? A guy in my building was just doing it when I went to use […]
I worked with a guy at a previous job who hated the phrase “have to.” When people would tell he that he had to do something, he would look at them and say, “I’m an adult. I don’t have to do anything.” I loved it, especially when it came to food and television shows and […]
Yes, I’m back. I thought about posting the last few days, but figured today would be a better time to kick off 2008 with these two pieces of great news. Michael Stipe turns 48 today. I generally don’t do hero worship, but I think Michael (along with his bandmates) is one of the few people […]
Tonight, my family will play cornhole. If you don’t know what cornhole is, shame on you. This marks one of the two major cornhole events on the Shea family calendar. I have not won Cornholey Night in its three year existence. Maria won one year so I have a lot of motivation. I have proven […]
Well, the news has started to surface about R.E.M.’s upcoming album. Michael Stipe – who declared the release a “great fucking album” – said recently that the band’s 14th studio release will come out on April 1. That’s probably no joke because April Fool’s Day is a Tuesday, the usual release day for new music […]
So Jason Lee might be a wacky Scientologist nutcase, but that doesn’t stop me from enjoying “My Name is Earl.” And it didn’t stop me from loving “Alvin and the Chipmunks.” Naturally, the movie was Bridget’s choice, but I have a soft spot in my heart for Alvin, Simon and Theodore. I remember listening to […]
As I drove around the other day. I had trouble finding a song I wanted to listen to on the radio. Given that I have satellite radio, that really bothered me. I should always find something I like on there. Eventually, I did come across a good song and bopped to the beat as I […]
R.E.M. didn’t just spring up out of nowhere. The four members of the band owe much of their inspiration to the thriving music scene in Athens, Ga., where they all lived in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The quartet had watched the B-52s make it big and countless other local bands reach some sort […]
“Kid Nation” only ended 15 hours ago, and I am already depressed. The final episode should have been expanded. I wanted to see some of the kids now taking about the experience. I wanted to know if Greg and Blaine hooked up with any of the girls. I wanted to know the good stuff. But […]