When I was growing up, my family was always a big fan of Westerns. Cowboys riding around, shooting at stuff constantly. It seemed awesome. So, of course, I wanted to be a cowboy when I got all growed up. Little did I know how stupid that really was.
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Misguided Childhood Dreams: Cowboy
Quick Hitters
As it’s Friday again, we Birds know that you all are usually ready to get out of the office as soon as possible. That means more work and less Internet time. So we’re here to accommodate with a bunch of short, quick-hitting thoughts that you can take with you on the road this weekend. Read a few. Read em all. And as always, share your thoughts with us before you go.
Self-Checkout, Keeper of My Dirty Secrets
I’ll admit it. I can be a little too self-conscious from time to time. But the one thing guaranteed to send my paranoid tendencies into hyper-drive is when I have to buy something that could be interpreted as embarrassing. That is, until the self-checkout came along.
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So You Think You Can Cry
If you tuned in to Pop Culture Time last week, you read about our excitement over So You Think You Can Dance, or SYTYCD, and the beginning of its third season. You’d know how thrilled we are with Lil C’s inclusion in the judge’s panel once again. And you’d know that our fingers are crossed hoping the series’ best, and sometimes unfair, choreographer, Wade Robson returns to the SYTYCD set. Well, we forgot to mention the one thing we’re not so pumped about – all the ridiculous crying.
Why I Support Basset Hounds
I made an important decision this week. When the moment comes that I move out of my sick apartment and into a place that can support a dog, I will be the proud owner of a Basset Hound.
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Italians, Let Us Have One
How many of you have a best friend who is Italian? What about your significant other? Oh, you’re Italian? Perfect. I bet I can tell you three things about yourself without even having to meet you. One, nobody messes with your family. And I mean nobody. Two, you, your mom or your grandma is the best cook in the world. It’s a point that is not up for debate. And three, your faith is what sustains you. That’s family, food and religion – all three wrapped up and secured by the Italian culture. So I ask you, what’s left for the rest of us?
What Ever Happened To Those Stupid White Hats?
In traditional Surly Birds fashion, we’re beginning the week with a new series. This time, we’re going to be taking a look back at things that used to dominate our lives, and then all of a sudden, disappeared into thin air. Example number one – those stupid white hats that every single guy in the world, and even some girls used to wear everywhere. Remember those? Yeah, we thought you did. How can you forget?
Why I Hate The Ocean Pt. 2
Time for another installment of why I hate the ocean. If you’ll remember, in the first one, we talked about jelly fish and goblin sharks. And while those two animals both originated from the depths of Hell, we were merely scratching the surface. I literally can’t think of a more terrifying thing than the ocean. Let’s see why.
I Finished the Internet
We’ve all got jobs. And we work hard at ‘em every day. Well, almost every day. Ok, we basically surf the Internet the whole time, but still – we work hard at it. I mean, the Internet’s a big place. We’ve got a lot of real estate to cover in the finite amount of time our bosses aren’t looming. In fact, it’s estimated that there are just under 232 million websites out there, just waiting to be surfed. So doesn’t it suck when you read the entire thing before lunch?
Taking People Down A Peg: Mark from Road Rules
So this is a tough one to write. At first I was going to really take Mark down a peg but then I thought about it. This guy doesn’t do anything. He literally sits around and waits for another “Duel” or “Challenge” and meets up with the rest of the “real” people and gets hammered for like 3 weeks while playing fun games. So this whole commentary is coming out of pure jealousy.
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