In response to President Obama winning the Nobel Prize, my friend John Mark Reynolds threw all of these one-liners up on Facebook.   I thought they were pretty funny. Since Obama won the Peace Prize, I would like the literature prize for my unpublished novel since I have great hopes for it. Obama wins Cy Young [...] Read More → No Comments

To those who know me, this conversation on the KROQ’s Kevin and Bean Show will sound familiar.  Let me just say, I know and I’m owning it.  I can’t help it and I don’t think Bean can either.  What can I say, we just know stuff. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Direct download [...] Read More → No Comments

I hate Twitter.  There I said it.  The reason I said it is because I think it’s a useless waste of time.  It takes our attention away from the significant things that we should really be paying attention to (This is something TV has been doing a great job of for years). Why read a [...] Read More → Comment (1)

This post is just a way to sign “hi” to Bean.  I think we all know that the best way to reach you is via Google alerts. I wanted to communicate four things to you: 1. What’s the name of the URL you mentioned on the show? 2. Can you please give me free tickets? [...] Read More → No Comments

I highly recommend listening to this episode of “This American Life”.  They totally explained the credit crisis in an easy to understand way.  To be honest, their explanation made me want to pull my money out of the bank.  The only thing that prevented me from making a run on the bank was that they [...] Read More → No Comments

Explaining the uses of Twitter to people in the 50′s. Read More → No Comments

Everyone thinks it's strange to see someone acting like this. It's a typical day in our household. Read More → Comment (1)

Sometimes I like a good challenge. That's exactly what this video by hip-hop artist Danny Hoch is, challenging. He deftly challenges what-is and what-is-not hip-hop culture and he strongly leverages the fact that he's a white guy delivering the message. Read More → No Comments

When I got home later, I noticed something strange. I hadn't bought a 24 pack of Dr Pepper. Instead I had bought an insidious 20 Pack. What?!?!? Where did the 20 pack come from and how did I get duped by it? As you can tell from the picture above, Diet Dr Pepper was still in the 24 pack. Read More → Comments (2)

This is by far my favorite joke from the Muppets. While I’m at it, why don’t I show off a picture of an elephant and a rhino. Read More → No Comments