Ever since Dove Men + Care began graciously providing me with the occasional shipment of soap and shampoo to keep me smelling nice, sending me to watch my beloved Michigan State Spartans play in NCAA tournament games, and flying me, my dad and the Bear around to partake in MLB […]
This humorously sad story appears in the book Men’s Comedic Monologues That Are Actually Funny by Alisha Gaddis. It is performed here by me, the author, as a way of editing it during the writing process. Everything in this story is true, unfortunately. I hope you enjoy On Bended Knee […]
Sports passions are a funny business; who we love, what we take to heart, the tears shed, the colorful garb in which we cloak ourselves, and the voices lost in the grandstand. The funny thing about my sports passion which caused me to spend thousands of dollars so that my […]
It’s quite the spectacle, seeing my two daughters play with LEGO® Star Wars™. The oldest appreciates the build the most; the process of assembly, the organized chaos inherent in such an endeavor, the thrill of creation. The younger eagerly awaits her turn to assimilate the adorable R2-D2, a stray AT-AT, […]
We don’t live in the 9th Ward. We don’t live in New Orleans, near the Gulf of Mexico, or within miles of a body of water of any note. And yet, a short while after Hurricane Katrina struck a decade ago, pummeling NOLA and the Gulf Coast like Ronda Rousey […]
There was a Chinese symbol, written haphazardly in black ink, encased inside a cheaply made, 6×9 black plastic frame. It was one of my few prized possessions, so it came with me to Philly and hung bedside in my first two apartments and later, it made the trip to my […]
This recipe is amazing, cheap, simple and fast. Here’s how to make Trader Joe’s Perline Pasta and Prosciutto in a Maple Butter Sauce. Start with these adorable little pasta purses from Trader Joe’s, bring to a boil as directed and while that Hot Water Magic (proper noun capitalization because that […]
A blog, or the internet as a whole for that matter, doesn’t in any way adhere to the conventional societal wisdom of off-limit conversation pieces, those of course being politics, sex and money. In fact, I think the web was built on the second to make the third and is […]
