I have learned quite a few things in my life about how to recognize a potentially dangerous dating situation.  There are certain people, places, and things that should generally be crossed off the list without a second thought.  Most of these lessons have been taught to me by one of the harshest instructors you may ever encounter.  Her name is " ( Read more... )

Have you ever gone to a restaurant, and in the middle of enjoying your meal, you happen to notice out of the corner of your eye a young lovey-dovey couple who, despite the crowd of strangers and distinct lack of bedroom furniture around them, find it necessary to grope and slobber all over each other?  Of course once you spot them, it's up to you ( Read more... )

(We're getting close... the big day is almost here...)

I just got an email which contains the first nominee for Crappiest Birthday Present of the Year.

Setting the bar early on, please welcome... ING Direct!  *applause*

"We want to help you celebrate your November birthday with 15% off ING DIRECT Shop Gear - like t-shirts, bags, books, and more ( Read more... )

(Actually, Nosferatu is at 7:00 and 9:30, but that's not how the song* goes.)

I went to this show last year, and, if you'll pardon the overused Halloween pun, it was a scream.  Tonight, the AFI Silver Theater in Silver Spring is showing the 1922 classic silent film, Nosferatu.  If I may borrow from the AFI's web site: 
"German silent-film master ( Read more... )

Here we go again.  My last hockey-related rant came when the Leafs gave up 7 goals in a preseason game.  Apparently, the hockey rant is going to be a weekly feature this season ( Read more... )

...Another typical day in the search for dateable women...

Age:  28...   ok
Height:   5'3".... ok
Never married / no kids / wants kids....  ok, the basics seem to be in order.
Graduate of Penn State.   This person's profile is getting more interesting...
Ten words into her profile:   "I Love Hockey."...   Hello, what have we here?  "Bonus points ( Read more... )

When noon time came around today, I could think of no better way to poison my body than to go to McDonald's for lunch.  Plus, it's that time of year again... time for McDonald's Monopoly!  Wooooooo ( Read more... )

It was Saturday afternoon, and I was wearing my best suit.  I arrived at the reception, sat down at my assigned table, and scarfed down some medicine to relieve my toothache and minor heartache -- Four advil, an antibiotic, and a Captain and Coke ( Read more... )

Last night, I burst out laughing at the NHL preseason scoreboard as my gut instincts about the upcoming hockey campaign received yet another affirmation.

Sabres 7
Leafs 2I just laughed and shook my head ( Read more... )

It looks like I have several months worth of catching up to do.  Long story short, things have just been so busy that writing lost its appeal for a good long while.  But now that the weather is *supposed* to be getting cooler, and hockey season is around the corner, I foresee a little more time to put pen to paper ( Read more... )