How I’ve Influenced the World

It’s been said a person would need to be a narcissist to be a stand-up comic. It’s probably true, I’m certainly not a counter example to this. I have an act, a blog, a Twitter, and Facebook and Google+ pages in addition to my profiles. I push all this stuff ad nauseam and probably annoy my… Continue reading How I’ve Influenced the World

Hands only, pal!

From a Starbucks bathroom (at Boston University): “HAND SINK ONLY,” an unnecessary sign if I’ve ever seen one. All this is doing is giving people ideas. No one who is already intent on washing, I dunno, their feet in this bathroom isn’t going to just because of this silly sign. Why am I assuming feet? Good question but… Continue reading Hands only, pal!

Taking the Hard Way Out

I was energetically rifling through the internet to find something interesting to read and I ended up checking out a post by White Elephant in the Room, called Lazy to the Max. It hit  on something close to my heart, avoiding work through procrastination and overloading. Everyone has their moments of Lazy Man’s Load and it rarely… Continue reading Taking the Hard Way Out

Slang to Help Doctors Slice & Dice

This post’s title is merely a play off someone else’s blog post, Cynicism and People Cutting you into Little Pieces, over at VeryUnloved. It was a blog I sort of stumbled upon by chance, but they had an amusing post about all the slang terms that doctors use for patients. Some of my favorites: AGA – Acute… Continue reading Slang to Help Doctors Slice & Dice

Is Going to the Gym Bad for Your Health?

Photo by Matt Aromando (Cambridge, MA - 2012)

I saw this alarming ad on the bus the other day: I was frightened. I read that sign as “And you thought two hours at the gym was good for your heart.” Emphasis on the “thought.” I guess what they meant to say was “And you thought two hours at the gym was good for… Continue reading Is Going to the Gym Bad for Your Health?

Barley Wine

Photo by Matt Aromando (2011 - Cambridge, MA)

I’ve written in this blog for 348 days and as far as I can recall, have never written a post about beer! I do enjoy beer and writing in the blog, maybe I’ll combine the two hobbies a little more often in the future. Let me start off by saying I’m not really a beer… Continue reading Barley Wine