Squares
Appearing in Oddballs #9 I admit it. I’m a square. I haven’t always been a square. The strange thing is that I was a square when I was a kid, all the way up until I graduated high school. Then I wasn’t a square. Then I became a square again. I don’t drink, smoke, cuss,…
Bigger Bird
Appearing in Oddballs #9 I like Big Bird. I also like giants… well, I like the idea of giants. I believe the vast majority of them were evil and rotten to the core. Not “The BFG” though. But, I reckon that’s why he’s an anomaly. The idea of “Bigger Bird” just came to me out…
Precarious Moments
Appearing in Oddballs #9 If you’re not as old as me (I was born in 1974), you may not be familiar with Precious Moments. They’re not dolls nor are they action figures – as a young boy, one finds that out really quick. They are what your mom would call “pretties,” which translates to “Don’t…
Vintage Stuff: Space, Aliens, and Going the Distance
Original publication date: January 2010 in BURRITO, Issue #11 under the title “2010: The Year We Make Another Movie About Making Contact” Like most people, I saw the movie “Avatar” and drooled over the astonishing special effects. I marveled at the fact that a movie like that could even be made. But it just occurred…
Is Keto Neato?
Original post: August 21, 2021 If you’re like me, you’ve probably tried going keto before. And, if you’re like me, it didn’t long. Sure, there are those folks who somehow do keto for life, I’m just not one of them. Maybe I love my carbs too much. Maybe we all do and I’m just not…