We woke up yesterday morning to a bright red sun hanging in an orange sky. Everything was tinted sepia, like in those vintage photos. I thought for a sec that we’d dropped into Mad Max’s post-apocalyptic world. Of course, what … Continue reading
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I’ve been a certain kind of crazy for the past couple of weeks, preparing for my third eye surgery in two years. This surgery is pretty standard stuff — cataract surgery on my right eye. But since I wear old-fashioned, … Continue reading
There are a lotta goofy-as-fugk cults out there these days, from Safe Spacism, to Trumpism, to Discordianism. Any one of those might screw with your head. They probably won’t kill you, though. But it looks like something called Breatharianism can. … Continue reading
I don’t know if the bidding is over yet, but a few days ago, someone offered $2.1 million to deflower an 18-year-old model in Germany. Aleexandra Khefren, with the help of an escort agency, first put her virginity on the … Continue reading
At Christmas time — and we’re just three weeks away from the holiday itself, incidentally — I’m always reminded of the classic opening scene from Monty Python’s Life of Brian. The Three Wise Men miss a turn somewhere, end up … Continue reading
The house was freakin’ FREEZING when I got up this morning, so I got the water nice and steamy hot in the shower before jumping in, and boy, it felt good. And as usual I started singing to myself, and … Continue reading
Heard about the air horn terrorist? For a few weeks, the sumbitch screwed with the circadian rhythms of folks in El Segundo, California, by blasting an air horn at ungodly hours. “The sound was like a train coming through the … Continue reading
Get a load of this recent 911 call made to police in Davis, California… “Yes, this is almost embarrassing. I am trying to get into my office on G Street in Davis, and I have this huge turkey surrounding my … Continue reading
More than 40 years ago, Robert Ringer wrote a couple’a books with titles that kept many mushcookies from opening them and sucking up their valuable advice. Those books were Winning Through Intimidation and Looking Out for #1. I still re-read … Continue reading
Another WTF moment! In the course of skimming the news yesterday, I came across this… “HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO LICK YOUR CAT? “Now you can. Without the furballs. “Cats groom each other as a form of social bonding. There’s … Continue reading