This may stretch the limits of what even I consider “fun”. Ever since I was in junior high, I’ve been a little too interested in nuclear war. Personally, I blame the Cold War and movies like . It looks kind of cheesy now, but back in the day, we were all terrified that this was […]
Filed in About The Author, Fun, News and Current Events
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Also tagged cinema of the United States, Cold War, film, Fun, fun and games, happiness, limits, nuclear war, recreation, stretch
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Friday, February 23, 2018
Free is relative, but a lot of entertainment can be relatively free. Regular visitors to my blog will know that I love free things. I’m also very much like an ancient Roman in that I love nothing more than laying on a couch while eating and being entertained. Yes, it’s decadent and primitive of me, […]
Seems like everyone is looking for a “side hustle” these days. Personally, I’ve never felt very comfortable in a real entrepreneurial role, but even I have gone hunting for a side business on occasion, trying to get a leg up. When I was in college, I wrote. I’d always had the idea that I might […]
Browse classic photographic artists and be inspired. Or, just waste time. Whichever suits you, it doesn’t matter to me, unless you’re wasting time at my office. And, really, even then I don’t care as long as you’re not wasting my time. In any case, browsing photography is one of my favorite ways to kill a […]
That’s right, today is Friday the Thirteenth. As I’ve said before, I’m not really a superstitious kind of guy. Not really. But, I’ve known a lot of people who are. When I worked in the hotel industry, I actually had sold room 666 to someone not from a Judeo-Christian background, until a co-worker saw it […]
Filed in Red Herrings, Speculation
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Also tagged 13, Biblical association, co-worker, culture, film, France, Friday the 13th, Jacques de Molay, Jacques DeMolay, Judicial Event, King, Knights Templar, numerology, phobias, Rome, superstitions
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Yes, today is Friday the Thirteenth. I’m not really a superstitious kind of guy. Not really. But, I’ve known a lot of people who are. When I worked in the hotel industry, I once managed to “sell” room 666 to someone not from a Judeo-Christian background, until a co-worker saw it and made a face. […]
Filed in About The Author, Red Herrings
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Also tagged 13, Biblical association, co-worker, culture, France, Friday the 13th, Jacques de Molay, Jacques DeMolay, Judicial Event, King, Knights Templar, numerology, phobias, Rome, superstitions
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Friday, September 21, 2012
Pretty much anything can be turned into a weapon. Regular readers here will know that I’m not only security and safety conscious, but into, well, some of the stranger aspects of culture. If there’s an obscure method of self-defense, or a strange sub-culture, I probably know about it. I tend to be that way with […]