It was a dark, quiet, and spooky Halloween night of 2006. All that could be heard was the whistling of the wind, a dog howling off in the distance, and the faint strains of "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer" from a local radio station. You remember how Halloween used to be so … [Read more...]

I see Frankenstein’s holding one of Santa’s elves, so it must be time to check my Christmas shopping list. If I’m being perfectly honest, the naughty or nice factor doesn’t come into play much around here. In fact, there are times when naughty is definitely nicer, but that’s a … [Read more...]

Is there something in the water that celebrities drink right before they give birth? Something capable of completely knocking out the part of the brain labeled “Normal Names To Give a Child”? Or maybe there’s some secret baby book, like “Weird Names R Us” that’s stuffed in the … [Read more...]

Going to a new doctor’s office is the pits. I don’t know the waiting game, but judging by the crowd, it’ll be awhile. General surgery must be booming. Still, my luck, if I leave to find the bathroom, they’ll call me. I try to read, but the old fella next to me insists on sharing … [Read more...]