Practical jokes are a lot like fireworks…when you light a fuse and hold onto it until the last possible second to throw it into the air as it explodes, you risk the chance of getting burned. Today I’ll tell you a story that starts with a lit fuse and ends with a big boom.
The smell of barbeque sauce always reminds me of that moment when I learned some of the most important lessons I’ve ever learned.
Sometimes friendships fade, people move on…but the influence that some folks have on you and your character stays with you.
All good stories start with a fundamental list of ingredients…the initial situation, conflict, complication, climax, suspense, denouement and conclusion. Today you got them all.
God Bless America. Today I’ll reach across the aisle and try to caucus with the Republican Party.
Today I’ll tell you the much needed explanation of why I never became a professional singer.
If I didn’t feel like complete shit right now I’d write something about this episode that will make you want to listen to all of it. Instead you get a pathetic introduction.
Memory is the ability of the mind to store and recall past thoughts or knowledge…does that include overstatements, embellishments and embroidery?
Oh the things we’ll do just to fit in. Things like getting crazy with the cheese wiz, spray painting the vegetables and shaving your face with mace in the dark. Sprechen sie Deutches, baby. You’re probably thinking “what the hell is this loser talking about?” Well, let me explain.
The building blocks of a successful friendship are trust, mutual interests and not laughing at one another’s beliefs. CAN I DO IT? Am I capable of respecting an opinion that’s so hokey and outlandish all in the name of company? You’ll find out today…
