Day 191: Grade 5 Report – The Fraud Of Abonoteichus

originally published July 9, 2012 Back in the fifth grade I had an unreserved respect for the finest charlatans and scammers in history. This leaked its way into my scholastic efforts in the form of a presentation I gave when we were assigned by Mr. Foster to research our favorite person in Greek history. After […]

Day 190: The Craft Corner Meltdown Of 2012

originally published July 8, 2012 The following exchange took place in the tiny ‘Crafts Corner’ section of the free paper known as the Whismarck Weekly Bugle. The regular feature had been penned by Doris Haverton, owner of Basket Bonanza, since October of 1983. Last spring, because a rival basket store opened up within the Whismarck […]

Day 189: Take Out The Trash Day

originally published July 7, 2012 Today seems like a good day to take out the trash. I have been compiling an extensive list of potential topics for the past few months. Some (like yesterday’s barbershop article) have been collecting dust on the proverbial shelf for quite some time, Wikipedia’s fickle ‘Random Article’ button having failed […]

Day 188: Snipping Along In Perfect Harmony

originally published July 6, 2012 Sure, this may be the music that your grandparents used to roll their eyes at when their parents would play it on the ol’ Victrola. It might sound antiquated and kitchy to modern ears, but that’s simply an unfair generational bias. Some of the most well-crafted songwriting has gone into […]

Day 187: Coasters Who Roll No More

originally published July 5, 2012 Why do I pour so much research into my daily article (sometimes)? Why do I willingly sacrifice so many precious minutes of my day that could otherwise be spent immersed in the drugless high of binaural beats, or online-stalking Carson Daly? Because I love my audience, that’s why. Also, I […]

Day 186: The Great Hush – Secret Societies At Work

originally published July 4, 2012 I have been waiting for months to write an article about secret societies. I’m fascinated by them; none have ever admitted me as a member (well, none that I can talk about), and I think it’s just adorable that people meet under the veil of night, believing that their membership […]

Day 185: Este articulo ha sido llamado para su conveniencia

originally published July 3, 2012 Are you ready to move? You’ve picked the new country where you want to live. You’ve looked at the local economy and figured out how you’ll make a sustainable living. You’ve factored in all the other variables like climate, tax system, cost of living, high-speed internet access, local prostitution laws, […]

Day 184: It’s An Emergency! Dial… Something!

originally published July 2, 2012 Okay, so your drunken neighbor was showing off his crossbow, when he accidentally shot a flaming arrow that sailed over his fence, nicked your leg, and started your garden shed on fire. Now you have three problems. One, there’s a McNugget-size chunk of your leg now smoldering among your chrysanthemums. […]

Day 183: Dumping The Chum – Worst Films Part 1

originally published July 1, 2012 One thing this site is missing is a regular feature. I have remained true to my commitment to submit to the oft-cruel finger of Wikipedia’s ‘Random Article’ button. But Ms. Wiki served up a hot banquet full of dishes too great in number to be contained within the claustrophobic walls […]

Day 182: Counting The Jedi

originally published June 30, 2012 For the record, this article is not about Star Wars. It’s about faith. Religion. Spirituality. The Force. I’m referring to the Force in this time, in this galaxy. I’m talking about a religion to which hundreds of thousands of people belong, yet for which there is no church, no temple, […]