The Severed Cortex

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 »