When I was a senior in college, I fantasized about getting a job as a professional sleeper. I was that good at it. (Unfortunately, nobody was hiring.) Joe, my roommate, on the other hand, was just the opposite of me when it came to sleep. The poor guy had more nocturnal issues than The Night […]
Monthly Archives: February 2009
How To Cultivate Love
If you’re sick and tired of dating “fast-paced, two-faced, game-playing city slickers,” well, you’re in luck. There’s hope for you this Valentine’s Day, and it can be found right here.
The Things We Do For Love
Five Valentine’s Days have passed since I wrote the following. But the thing still holds up quite well today, if I do say so myself … The Things We Do For Love Feb. 13, 2004 It’s tomorrow, fellas. Yeah, you know … Valentine’s Day. Remember? “You’ve never seen so many men in a Hallmark shop,” […]
The Crunkest Gym in America
Forget Cameron Indoor. Never mind Phog Allen. And, sorry, “Orange Krush.” Because, whatever you do, don’t foul out of a basketball game in front of the “Dawg Pound” at North Carolina A&T … The Crunkest Gym in America.
Driving Tom Daschle
Former Sen. Tom Daschle, who withdrew from a Cabinet appointment this week because he owed $128,000 in back taxes for a personal limo and driver, wasn’t always Miss Daisy. Nah, he used to be the one Washington pol who drove himself to work in a beat-up jalopy. Well, I guess the old ’71 Pontiac must […]
The Day The Music Died
I figure I know 1950s Rock ‘n’ Roll about as well as any guy my age. After all, it’s the music that I grew up with. From The King (Elvis Presley) to The Killer (Jerry Lee Lewis) to every Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry and Little Richard tunes in between, those were the songs that my […]