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I’m writing another book. It doesn’t have a name yet, nor has it been sold to a publisher, nor have I even finished writing the proposal. And while I hate to be cryptic and vague, I do have some things to share about this project. At its core, the book is about popularity. It’s ...

“I don’t think people really understand what it’s like to go through life without calves.” There is white plastic bag on the dining room table and from it I am retrieving four small cardboard boxes filled with takeout Chinese food. Each box has a tabbed closure on its top with the words ...

I’m typically not a cause-oriented person. Outside of my family and the principles enveloped by the catch-all term “tolerance,” there aren’t many matters that raise my ire to a point that I feel compelled to rise up, grab a rifle, and take a stand. Perhaps that reflects a flaw in my character, ...

Good morning, I'm Danny Evans and these are today's headlines: 1. Some idiot from Mississippi named his son "ESPN." 2. I have decided what I'm going to be buying my wife for Hanukkah. 3. Speaking of said wife, she is in Hawaii right now. I am not. Nor are our children. They are here ...

'bout to get my LIVE STRONG on.

(Rapped to the tune of Rock Superstar by Cypress Hill ) CHORUS So you wanna be a blog superstar, and live large. A big mouth, mind scars, you're in charge. Comin' up on the web, don't link nobody, Gotta look over your stat counter constantly I ...

And I thought all they did at Duke University was play basketball. http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/177501.html The study at issue seems to indicate that people do things a bit differently in North Carolina. But it's comforting to know that people like the man who said the following is ...

In the first minute of the first day of Journalism 101, they say recording an interview with a source is a great way to gather information, but always— ALWAYS! —take notes, too (because recorders are electronics and electronics fail at exactly the wrong time). It’s such a basic, ...

(I wrote this today for a project I'm working on and, upon reading it back just once, I have declared it to be the worst analogy every written. Rest assured, this is not self-deprecation; its a simple statement of fact.) I have changed my own definition of popularity.   In my ...

We walk into the raddest house in Newport Beach and see Jen, Hot Wife’s BFF since infancy, dressed like a skanky-ass pirate, complete with knee-high black leather boots, a bare midriff, and a black and red striped bikini top (the latter of which I try strenuously not to notice but later realize ...

1) Stop talking like a baby.   2) Stop playing with your burrito. 3) Your vagina is your business. 4) Dessert?! You barely touched your dinner. 5) Take your finger out of your nose. 6) Why do you always have to go right when the waiter brings our dinner? 7) ...

My son and I were lying on the couch last night, watching hockey and relaxing at the end of a long Monday. “Hey,” I said, “do you want to know what Mrs. Robinson said about you at our parent-teacher conference today?” “Did she say I’m awesome?” “Basically, yeah. She said you’re a ...

I got so good at whoring my own book that I figured I'd try it for someone else's .   I hope you appreciate this, Kristen . Other book news: 1) I received my advanced copy of RULES FOR MY UNBORN SON by Walker Lamond and have thoroughly enjoyed it. 2) Jen Lancaster recommended I check ...