Lifestyle blog posts
I apologize, I haven’t written an opinion piece in quite a while. The Covid-19 Pandemic has thrown a few wrenches in my personal blogging, but every once in a while I’m inspired to write something and today I felt compelled to share. In general, I choose to use the irony in my writing for comedic purposes, but sometimes within the irony there’s nothing funny at all. This is one of those cases. These are my opinions. You are free to…
It seems so strange to remember when a 28.8K dial up modem was an upgrade. You old farts like me remember this, right? A simple computer re-boot could take an easy ten minutes. ‘Now-a-days’ people can’t wait five seconds at a green light before honking at the inattentive person in front of them (myself included), because that person didn’t have the patience to not check their phone, makeup in the mirror, or realize driving is a skill not a right…
Wow, just wow, what click bait I found today perusing the news over there in Jolly Old England! The Queen Mum must have awoken with a good rogering this morning because there were some weird, wild gems to be found today. I invite you to join me, on a click bait adventure, as gloriously traveled by me. So sit back, grab a glass of your favorite coffee, vino, or beverage of choice and tag along with the click or tap…
This morning I awoke and found myself, like many other mornings, aimlessly scrolling and swiping through the endless news feed of Instagram. A familiar feeling overcame me, or, a question rather…why the hell was I doing this? Furthermore, why are any of us doing it, and why the hell does it consume so much of our daily lives? How many literal Earth hours have I utterly wasted, scrolling through an endless stream of utter fecal matter? Whether it’s Facebook, Instagram,…
Similar to years past, the 2018 Oscar nominations for Best Picture stack heavy on the drama. Not surprisingly, period pieces, war films, and the gratuitous nod toward diversity highlight a strong, although not overwhelmingly great ballot of movies. That being said, here’s my personal critique on what these films had to offer and, on most occasions, where they fell short. Darkest Hour – 8.5/10 What’s more exciting than a second film about Dunkirk, a generally unknown bit of WWII…
Here we go again, society’s sensitivity levels rise to new heights, this time attacking the new children’s film, Peter Rabbit, for including a humorous scene, allegedly mocking kids with food allergies and promoting bullying. Hey society, yuck. Read for yourself here. My level of infuriation seems to reach new highs, daily. If I hear one more plea for special treatment or cry of outrage over political incorrectness or lack of sensitivity toward an issue, my head may explode. I…
Wow, finally the type of controversy ‘Ironic Blog’ has been looking for. I’m sure by now you’ve all checked one of your online media sources and come across this controversial battle between a 22 year old woman and a blog/social media influencer hating, hotel in Dublin. If not, here’s one of a thousand links to their battle: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Irish-Hotel-Publicly-Shames-Social-Media-12510477.php I’ll let you do your own digging and make your own opinions, but I was struck by the typical over-reactionary type…
So it’s already the 8th, who cares, I prefer to be fashionably late and let’s be honest, you’ve already missed a day or two at the gym after promising to hit it full force, 5 days a week in 2018. Why else would you be reading this blog? That’s right, get your lazy ass off to the gym and get back to work, or give yourself a break and get back to what really matters this year, reading my opinions….
I’ve lived in LA for over ten years now, so while it will never be ‘home’ like northern California, I have considered myself a local for some time. It’s sad, but it gets a bad rap for so many reasons. Most are partially, if not completely true but almost always overblown. Is the traffic unbearable? Usually, but if you avoid driving between the hours of 3-7PM like me, you’re usually okay. (Ah, the luxurious life of unemployme…er…blogging). Are the people…
The way people communicate today has become almost entirely texting, social media, e-mail and the occasional phone call (in that order). Outside of work, how many actual “social,” phone calls do you make daily? One? Two? I’d speculate for most the answer is zero. How many times do you check your social media feed? How many minutes or hours have you spent endlessly scrolling on Facebook or Instagram? Don’t worry, it’s rhetorical, but I’m sure it’s a lot. I won’t…