Author Archives: didofoot
Things Mindy Kaling has bought that I love
Mindy Kaling (who writes for and plays Kelly on The Office) co-authors a blog called Things I’ve Bought That I Love which I’ve been really enjoying. As the title suggests, this is an unapologetic paean to consumerist pleasures and I have seized it like a life raft as I float about in the non-consumerist sea … Continue reading
The Corrections
I just finished The Corrections, which I picked up for $1 at the booksale per Sean’s endorsement, even though after reading the dust jacket I felt pretty confident the whole thing would just be way more reality than I wanted to deal with and would consequently depress me. Fortunately, no. The multitude of problems encountered … Continue reading
No one keeps a cow for a friend, and other good advice
We are approaching the season of giving, only partly because my birthday is on Wednesday, and this year, THIS year, I am determined to get my shopping done early. But of course no one but me knows in October what they might want for Christmas (and if you’re my dad, you might not know until, … Continue reading
Gene sets up the third television in our eternally lengthening parade of living room televisions, while I make helpful comments in the style of Michael Scott
GENE: Aha! I do have a cord. Wow, it’s really long, too. ME: That’s what she said! GENE: Hm, wrong gender though. ME: That’s what she said! GENE: I can’t believe we can even fit three of these in here. ME: That’s what she said! GENE: Man, do we even need television with you around? … Continue reading
Global warning
Sometimes my liberal friends tell me about meeting people who do not believe global warming is a real thing. And then we all make fun of them. But we liberals DO believe it is a real thing, and we still don’t make any inconvenient lifestyle changes. So who is stupid now?
John Wayne be damned: a hero should be needy
At first, like everyone who watches The Office, I was drawn to Jim. Tall, rangy, witty and with an extremely malleable face, Jim was everything I look for in a television crush. But soon I began to realize my true love for Toby. Yes, he is balding and is 40 years old, but Toby is … Continue reading
Single mother gets hers
Grateful nation breathes sigh of relief After three days of hard deliberations, a federal judge ordered Jammie Thomas to pay $222,000 for her crimes against the music industry. Thomas, a single mother, was identified as a prominent ringleader of a music-downloading crime ring located on her computer. There were no other members of the crime … Continue reading
Surefire cure for the blues
1. Open window. 2. Sit in window. Do not fall out, no matter how blue you are feeling. 3. Blow bubbles out window. (Requires bubbles.) 4. Watch fighter jets. (Requires Fleet Week, or a war zone.) 5. Blow more bubbles.
Near, far, near, far
I’ve been freelancing for a little over a year now, and I’ve decided that the toughest part of this job is measuring my own progress. In admin work, it’s easy. You judge your day’s success based on whether or not you reacted to things. When the copier broke down today, did you fix it, or … Continue reading
All I’m saying
I’m just saying, it’s possible that a breed of catfish has evolved to where it can swim through air instead of water, so if that thought comes into your mind it’s not completely crazy to scoot your chair back and check under the table to ensure no air-swimming catfish are flopping up to rub their … Continue reading