Stranger than Fiction

The day Mike Pence became a Soundgarden lyric

If you watched the vice presidential debate on CNN last night, you saw the fly that landed on Mike Pence’s…

4 years ago

Taco Bus isn’t messing around with their “Tacos of Terror”

I’m teaching programming on Zoom on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m., which means I’m often getting…

4 years ago

When you love the song “Total Eclipse of the Heart” but don’t know the language

This performance — as seen on Brazilian TV show Alerta Amazonas — perfectly captures  the Spirit of 2020 like nothing…

4 years ago

Headline of the day: “Pair hired for man’s broom sexual fantasy turn up in bedroom at wrong address with machetes”

The Sky News headline reads “Pair hired for man's broom sexual fantasy turn up in bedroom at wrong address with…

4 years ago

Karen of the day: “I yield my time to the representative from Ventura County’s Crazytown”

Deborah Baber (right) and...is it Uday or Qusay? I never can tell which is which. County Board of Supervisors meetings…

4 years ago

You might want to wear a mask…

...and this is Florida in mid-June; you’ll also want lots of bug repellent and sunscreen.

4 years ago

Florida of the day: Tampa Bay Times buried the lede on the “Tampa Bay radio DJs are catching COVID-19” (or: They offer COVID-19 tests at strip clubs?!)

In my opinion, the real take-away from this Tampa Bay Times article is that under the right circumstances, you can…

4 years ago

Florida of the day: Alligator bites face of man searching lake for free frisbees

“Supposedly he was in the water up to his waist and he was looking for Frisbees when the gator took…

4 years ago

Florida of the day: Retired Navy captain accidentally broadcasts racist conversation with his wife on Facebook Live

Think of it as the 21st century equivalent of the dreaded “butt dial”. Imagine being at home, having a nice,…

4 years ago