MISTER FADED GLORY
I'd call this blog a "Critique of Life," except that sounds way too pretentious.
Watch for my first novel, These Monks, a comedy about friendship, frustration, and Des Moines, available later this year.
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Category Archives: Fail, fail
Final Bracket Gnash. Someone really voted Ohio State no. 1?
The coaches’ poll released after the NCAA Tournament is always an exercise in futility. Of course the No. 1 team should be unanimous. Of course it should be the NCAA Champion. This year, however, some oaf decided to cast a … Continue reading
Cubs fans: Tortured only by stereotypes
Bill Simmons’ Twitter feed reports he’s driving to Miami, so in his absence his editors conveniently cherry-picked several readers’ poor imitations of Bill responses to his “Most Tortured Teams” list from last Friday. Of course, Bill chose the Cubs No. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Simmons, Cubs, FJM, unnecessary vitriol, White sox
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Gifted to you
Perhaps I’m unaware of this whole phenomenon, but at what point did “Gift” transform from noun to verb? As in: On Tuesday, ABC is gifting me new episodes of Scrubs. But the word gift has now morphed fully within our … Continue reading
Posted in Fail, fail, Grammar
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Labor Day Sucks
At least it’s almost over. No, I’m not going to wax poetic about the disappearance of another summer and the end to halcyon carefree days of long nights and blissful days. For so many other reasons, Labor Day sucks. For … Continue reading
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Halloween H-2-D’oh!
Twenty-seven, everyone was nice. Gotta see ‘em make ‘em pay the price. See their bodies out on the ice. Take my time. Am I evil? Yes I am. DiamondHead/Metallica, Am I Evil? You’d probably be surprised to learn of Mister … Continue reading