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Harold Ramis on the Meaning of Groundhog Day

Any fan of movies over the past two generations was probably sad like me to hear of the death of comedic legend Harold Ramis on February 24th. He wrote, directed, and performed in some of the funniest films of my life. Most people first think of his signature role as Dr. Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters, […]

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Creative Nonfiction

Happy New Year 2014!

Happy New Year! Before I make a quick observation, let me scintillate you with some of my big “firsts” of 2014. First Meal: breakfast burritos First Music: Listened to Binaural by Pearl Jam while cooking said breakfast burritos. I can’t believe that album is 13 years old! First Thing I Watched: An episode of Psych, […]

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Coolsville

Swedish Chef, Animal & Beaker Sing a Christmas Song

And with this amazing performance my day is already complete, and it’s only lunchtime.

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Creative Nonfiction

Fox News Declares Whitest Christmas Ever

Some stories just won’t go away until I write about them. But maybe you haven’t heard about Honky Jesus and Cracker Santa yet. So here’s the rundown on this cable news debacle. Don’t worry I’ll try to ignore how sad it is and just tell you the funny parts. (If you want to skip it […]

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Coolsville

Classic Christmas Movies

No, I’m not talking about classics like everyone’s faves from the 1980s (A Christmas Story and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation). I’m talking about classic Hollywood Christmas movies, and I’m talking about them with Melissa Tagg. Getting ready for some GRANDE changes in the way I internet (stay tuned for early 2014), so in the meantime […]

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Coolsville

WestJet Christmas Miracle

Ho ho ho. Time to dump a little Christmas cheer in your mugs. Only in Canada eh?

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Movies

What’s Up, Doc?

I’m about to make a BIG statement. The 1972 film What’s Up, Doc? may be the greatest comedy ever made. Now from what I can tell, most people will say “huh?” For one, a lot of people don’t know any movies older than the 80s or 90s. If that’s the time frame I am confidant […]

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StoryMen

StoryMen One Year Anniversary!

One year after JR., Matt and myself met we found ourselves back together again, live and in person, to record a special anniversary show. Lots of laughs in this episode as we: Reveal our REAL names and how we actually all have the same initials by birth. Tell the origin story of the StoryMen, a […]

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Movies

Arsenic and Old Lace

If you’re gonna talk about classic movies at Halloween time, the most obvious choices are Frankenstein or Dracula or The Mummy or The Birds. So Melissa Tagg and I didn’t choose any of those. Instead, we had fun with a different sort of Halloween tale from Hollywood’s Golden Age–Arsenic and Old Lace. This movie is […]

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StoryMen

Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?

The title of this post is one of those questions that probably makes people roll there eyes. I don’t mean physically removing their eyes and rolling them around on the ground. That would be gross. And painful. And not a very effective way to show frustration. What I’m saying is, a lot of people might […]