Fish of the Week

Went fishing a couple of times this past week. Friar’s Mom was visited last Monday and  I took her out to try to catch some pike. We didn’t get any, but we ended up with four nice black crappies. Friar’s Mom kept  grumbling about all the new-fangled scented fishing lures and fancy equipment we were [...]

Sex is like Toys…

(*)  Thanks to Karen who planted this idea in my head. ************************************* Sex is like a pogo-stick. Bounce!  Bounce!  Bounce! Just make sure you don’t lose your balance. Or you’ll fall off. *************************** Sex is like Sorry. Because sometimes, no matter how good the intentions. That’s how you will end up. **************************** Sex is like [...]

Friar’s Random Short Lists

Comic strip women that I think would be pretty hot in real life. – Blondie (Or her neighbor Tootsie.   Except for hair color, they’re interchangeable). – Lois (Hi’s wife…not bad looking, after having had four kids). – Miss Buxley (the hot secretary on Beetle Bailey). – Any typical woman in Marvel or DC comics (super-heroines, [...]

Of Lost Dogs and Lost Dads…

Victoria Day weekend.  Unofficially, Canada’s first long weekend of the summer.    Cool, rainy and miserable. It was around just such a Victoria Day weekend three years ago.    Mom called me at work early on a Thursday morning.  Her voice sounded a bit funny.    She had been sitting eating breakfast.   Dad was upstairs, sleeping in.   She [...]

Fifteen examples of why we have things WAY too easy.

1.  Umpteen varieties of Oreos OMG.  How DID people manage from 1912 to 1975 with just PLAIN old Oreos?.  Today we have Chocolate-Filled Oreos, Double-stuffed Oreos, Double-stuffed Mint Oreos, Golden Oreos, Mini Oreos, Caviar Oreos,  Plutonium Oreas….and Lord knows what else. 2.  American Idol While we obsess over glorified Karaoke singers, the Barbarians are making [...]

How to Write Realistic-Sounding Inspirational Quotes (Part I)

Okay, there’s nothing wrong with quoting something useful once in a while.   But it seems to be getting out of hand, in my opinion. Seems like half of Blogo-Land and the Planet Twitter has a copy of Bartlett’s Quotations on hand, that they just can’t WAIT to share with the other half. Because apparently what [...]

Life Lessons I Learned from my Mom.

In honor of Mother’s Day, I’m not going to write a sappy tribute and get all teary-eyed (that’s not my style). But I would like to share with you the valuable Life Lessons that Friar’s Mom has taught me over the years. ****************************************** Life Lesson #1:   Don’t believe everything you hear.   And you can’t trust [...]

Celebrities who kinda frighten me, if I had to meet them.

Gordon Ramsay He seems like the nicest guy in the world, provided you do exactly as he says.  But disagree with him,  like on Kitchen Nightmares or Hell’s kitchen, and he just goes ape-shit. One of these days he’s going to lose it.   Or he’ll push someone too far, and they’ll lose it. Either way, [...]

Tips to Avoid the Swine Flu (*)

(*)  Brought to you by the Federal Homeland Department of Fear-Mongering ********************************* – Boycott Taco Bell. – Wash your hands thoroughly after Twittering.  You never know who’s been on-line. – Avoid social gatherings where there’s pork.   Bar Mitzvahs, for example, are a safe bet. – Use safe sex when dating pigs. (Right, Kermit?) – Wear [...]

How to Keep a Positive Outlook on Life

You lose your job. Look on the bright side.   Now you can learn to live off less.   You’ll become less materialistic.  It might make you a better person. You’re sitting on the toilet with the stomach flu, and it’s coming out both ends. Look on the bright side.   This is a great way to [...]