We Are The Hokies

As you go to bed this evening, please consider taking part in “Hokie Hope” day tomorrow in honor of all who lost their lives earlier this week. On Friday, wear your Orange and Maroon in support of the Virginia Tech community.
“We will continue to invent the future through our blood and tears [...]

“Is This Thing On???” and Other Stories From the Blackberry Blackout

It’s official…the apocalypse has come. Late last night, a system failure at Research In Motion caused millions of Blackberry users in the Western Hemisphere to ask, “What the hell? Is this thing ON???” That’s right – all was quiet on the email front for hours on end while email traffic was completely [...]

Gays and Gas Guzzlers

Can a man be identified as a homosexual if he:
a) drives a Mazda Miata
b) has a license plate that reads, “CREBRAL”
c) gestures wildly while giggling into his blue tooth as Coldplay’s, “Fix You” blares from his car stereo
d) all of the above
This is the question my fiance and I were debating after driving next to [...]

The PAX Peepshow

First off, apologies that its been awhile, dear readers. It won’t happen again. But what I have in store for you today should more than make up for my recent absence on the blogosphere. I hope you’re sitting down.
According to TVSquad, quite a few people in Phoenix were shocked and appalled last [...]

The Wheels on The Google Bus Go, “Aren’t you Jealous?”

I know I’ve written about this before…and maybe I’m a little bit obsessed…but I just can’t help it. Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, let’s all get a little green with envy hearing about the continued perks of being a Google employee.
The New York Times ran yet another article this past weekend about [...]

Au Revoir, Paris

Sacre bleu! According to Gawker, the Associated Press has decided to put the kebosh on any upcoming Paris Hilton stories for a week. The entertainment editor of the AP allegedly wrote in an email to his colleagues, “Barring any major, major news, we are not going to put a single word about [...]

Look at Me! I’m Special!

In an alarming and completely shocking study released this morning by San Diego State University, researchers are reporting that today’s college students are more narcissistic and self-centered than ever before. OMGOMGOMG – hold the phone! Are you SERIOUS?? College students are thinking only of themselves and how they’re perceived by others? Shut [...]

A Poem for Wild Oats

To My Beloved Wild Oats,
Why didn’t you call me?? When I heard the news that Texas’ love child, Whole Foods, had BOUGHT you, I was moved to tears. Maybe if you had reached out to me, I could’ve done something. Okay…I probably couldn’t have antied up the entire $565 million, but hell – [...]

Why I Love The Caballeros’ Cajones…

With wedding season lingering in the distance, I would like to dedicate my Tuesday Tirade to the Caballeros, an incredibly intelligent husband and wife team who did the following, according to Reuters:
“Fed up with spending too many weekends going to weddings, an Argentine couple took out a paid announcement on the social pages of [...]

Doughnuts. Is There Anything They Can’t Do?

I haven’t had a donut in about two years. The last time I indulged in one of these sinful pastry devils was with Mr. Memos in Brielle, NJ back in ‘05. We were spending a long, beach weekend with about 12 friends. One morning after a particularly rough night, we went [...]