The Severed Cortex

I received this e-mail from 'Jennifer' yesterday. I did not hear from anyone today. 'Jennifer' did manage to copy in a whole list of people. THE CC'S: #435@redrobin.com; Region 16 Guest Comments; RRGB Guest Comments; NRO Guest Comments; Parkhurst,… more »

by Jason Sokol This was a slog of a book for me even though it was very interesting. Nancy picked it up for me at the Edwardsville Library thinking I would like it. It was a foregone conclusion I would especially growing up where I did and also spen… more »

With Britney and Kevin Federline splitting up (I refuse to call him K-Fed because no one that lame deserves a cool nickname) and now Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock calling it quits, the global fake boob availability market has hit an all time high. With t… more »

Perhaps it was because our attempt at eating at Red Robin was so terrible that Bella Milano had an easy target to shoot at. Whatever it was, the service and food were fantastic here. Nancy had the Broiled Orange Roughy and I had the Blackened Chicken P… more »

Nancy and I decided to try out the Red Robin last night. The service was atrocious. So bad that we got up and left. We both wrote letters to corporate. Here's mine. My wife and I are both professionals with very little time to cook during the week… more »

How sad is it that those who wish to call themselves Christians force out their president elect because he wants to focus on social issues like poverty and justice? Where's the moral compass I ask you? I hope these idiots are marginalized to nowheres-v… more »

Both teams suck and it isn't surprising that the loser gave up a punt return late in the game. I just wish it wasn't State that was on the losing end. If there is any comfort at all I'd have to say the stats heavily favored the Bulldogs. State had mor… more »

I don't know why I'm always a week behind on posts about Robert. Last week I took Robert to watch the Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville mens and womens team play basketball. On the ride over there he told me that he'd never been to a basket… more »

Huge bummer. I think Short Cuts was my favorite. (without it there would have been no Crash) I'm sure others will vote for Nashville or Ready To Wear or Gosford Park or the obvious choice The Player. He certainly had a few really bad films, but his go… more »

I'm sure he had some gas left in the tank but maybe the knees couldn't take it any more. I'm sure he'll do well working in the front office and if not, he'd probably make a pretty good coach. Successor to Keith Guttin perhaps? Good luck Billy. more »

Dysfunction in self breeds great art. Dysfunction in relationships breeds great pop songs. Three years ago I was drawn to The Long Winters release When I Pretend To Fall by a quirky pop song called Cinnamon. Once I listened to it a couple of times… more »

Well, I guess it could have been worse. Losing 28-14 to the 5th ranked team in the country is not too bad ... on the surface. Either Arkansas took the Bulldogs lightly, which is most likely the case, or State's home field advantage kept the score from… more »

Not only did I completely miss a post on hanging out with Robert and making cupcakes and cookies for Halloween, I was remiss in talking about hanging out with him last week. Last Saturday (the 12th, not the 19th) we took Robert bowling. He specifically… more »

Ex Blue Note saxaphonist Lou Donaldson is in town this week. There aren't many late 50's Blue Note guys still left around. Catch him if you can. more »

Holy crap! Quite possibly the biggest indie band right now is putting on a show for $10; $8 if you call for tickets in advance. more »

Before The Clash, The Stooges, The Ramones and The Sex Pistols, there was The New York Dolls. Only two members still live, but luckily one is David Johansen. Or for those of you not tuned into 1970's punk bands, you might know him as Buster Poindexter… more »

Although I love to learn something new, I wasn't pleased at learning about Sping. Apparently the porn industry has located my blog and has started posting illicit/explicit trackbacks. I'm less than thrilled to say the least. So, as of today, trackback… more »

Kind of a butt kicking, but overall another fine football season for the Tigers. Kendrickus 'Dric' Reed ends his high school career as the all-time career CHS rushing leader with close to 6000 yards. It's quite an impressive feat considering that he pl… more »

There's no question that Luis Gonzalez is the nicest guy in baseball and would be the type of player that St. Louis fans love. Several years ago he was one of the most feared hitters in the league but at 39 years old those days are over. There are seve… more »

Thanks to Brian Dieffenderfer. more »

If anyone else is interested in going, e-mail me or post a comment. It's less than a month away. more »

Massey predicted a 62% chance that Crystal City would win 25 - 21. Playing tougher regular season competition may have set Caruthersville up for a decent playoff run. I'm sure when opponents looked at their 6-4 record they took them lightly. Next up f… more »

by Barbara Ehrenreich I liked Nickel and Dimed. This one, not so much. Basically Barbara changes her name, makes up an identity and resume, and tries to get a job as a 100K/year PR person. When she can't land a job, she decries corporate America.… more »

Schadenfreude. This kind of stuff delights me to no end. I am glad to see that he is finally confronting this instead of lying about it like he started. He'll probably try to go to one of those 'cure me from being gay' Jesus rehab camps instead of fin… more »

My guess is I'll have to hate this band by March of next year due to overexposure. Anyone who can get The Pixies, Sonic Youth, GBV, two of my favorite relative unknowns (Nada Surf, Local H), a quirky pop band I like (The Rentals), and The Who behind the… more »

I realized in looking back at my postings on Robert that I completely skipped our last hangout. Nancy and I had Robert over the weekend before we left for Portland. We made Halloween cookies and cupcakes and decorated them with orange frosting and all… more »

I had a feeling this might happen. Every year in the SEC, some low-end program (e.g. MS State) topples a perceived high-end program (e.g. Alabama). Last year State knocked off Florida, this year it's Alabama. When State lost to Kentucky last week (a g… more »