Sunday, August 18, 2024

Personal Things

PERSONAL THINGS

Attitude With A Side Of Grr
Showing gratitude without completely being grateful.

Bravery
The story of an ill-advised road trip.

Capitol Buildings
My journey to visit each one.

It Is What It Is
Journal-like writings during my father's fatal illness.

Memorial For Someone I Should Have Met
The unconventional way I went to a wake and felt weird about doing so.

My Tattoos
A rated-PG guide to the ink that's permanently on my body.

My Theory
What happened surrounding my mother's suicide.

Reflections On Vagabonding
Wishing I had done more during my 20+ months of aimlessness.

The Greaving Mother
An insane woman accused 12-year-old me of something awful.

The Most Meat-Heady Thing I've Ever Experienced
Unnecessary testosterone almost ruined a good time.

Turn The Paige
The unbearable obligation of talking to strangers.

Opinions & Rants

 OPINIONS & RANTS


Analysis of a Catholic church's ridiculous newsletter.

The world might be more peaceful if people were not so confident.

What I think of your baby. But not really. Or something.

A simple sandwich just might represent peace.

A dramatic argument that going out to eat is awful.

Many ways in which a particular mammal is far superior to a certain bird.

Why the world would benefit from cemeteries being eliminated.

Encouragement to think critically and look beyond what you are first told.

Lesser-known but disturbing tales from The Good Book.

The dissection of a common nice gesture.

A brief history of time (not that one) discussing how days and years came to be and the silliness of Daylight Saving Time.

A fake advertisement for candles.

A bunch of sad realities and the introduction of Giffyblap.

An essay on evil people with a correlation to poop.

A simple expression and nice gesture lead to chaotic rage.



Factual Articles

 FACTUAL ARTICLES

I strive for accuracy and always use at least 2-3 sources before adding something. If you spot an error, please comment at the bottom of the appropriate page.

A basic how-to attempting to clear up confusion.

Explanations of all its parts.

The origins of common holidays.

Basic information on some of the oldest schools in the United States.

Where we live, what surrounds us, and just how huge the Sun is.

Important and/or interesting facts about the American presidency, Electoral College, and each commander-in-chief.

Definitions and origins of common phrases and words.

Comparing and contrasting common things, such as frogs/toads, tsunamis/tidal waves, and religious denominations.

The fourteen ancient and modern architectural wonders of the world.


VIDEOS


Here are some videos I have been in and/or worked on. Enjoy!


Literal Pigskin Picks
For the 2019-20 NFL season, I made a series of increasingly silly videos picking winners based on the teams' names. It was accompanied by a since-removed tally of all picks. (Weeks 7 and 8 have gone missing for some reason.)


I Never Sausage A Hot Dog
My friend Mark loves hot dogs and I've filmed him discussing different styles and interviewing restaurant owners.


Random

A lonely man comes to terms with his inner rabbit.

A man dressed as Eeyore confronts an intruder.

A group of men wants a woman to lick the meat.

Some pictures of me looking lost while vagabonding, set to a song by The Beatles.

A guy runs around in a kilt, screams, and slaps people.

A guy runs around in a kilt, screams, and slaps people... but in a different location.

Parody of a scene from The Shining for a friend's brewery.

Poetry

Poetry


Know how most poetry is awful, especially when written during high school and college times? I don't claim that mine is an exception but maybe there's a line or two that is interesting. We'll see.

(Not to worry- I won't ever update this.)

Enjoy!

A Collapsing Star

A Lighter Poem

Antarctica

Attention

Blank Page

Bleeding In The Dark

Chain Smoke

Dead Sex Puppet

Dream Girl

Eidolon

Flowers

For The Girls With Black Hair

Green

Helpless

I Hope I Die

I Wish

Invitation Only

Jacqueline

Knots

Making Love (Out Of Thin Air)

Manic

Mercury

Misty, Missed

New Orleans

On The Balcony

Rains At The Beach

Sorrow & Things You Never Knew

Still

Troubles Of My Own

Underage

Your Name


Saturday, August 17, 2024

What Does That Mean?

What Does That Mean?


What is a gift horse? How can a fiddle be fit? Is a dead ringer the same as a spitting image?

Below are links to common expressions and words, their meanings, and their often-curious origins. Many have been translated through the centuries and the original connotations are disputed. Keeping that uncertainty in mind, I have chosen the most reasonable and/or interesting explanations.

To suggest more things, use the comments section below!

Current words/phrases: 350

***NEWEST ADDITIONS***
November 19, 2024:
Beantown, cretin, cutting-edge technology, giving the cold shoulder, NATO, out of whack, Phillips-head screwdriver

ain't, bought the farm, catch-22 + many others

don't look a gift horse in the mouth, et cetera, fifteen minutes of fame + many others

gas-lighting, happy as a clam, in a nutshell + many others

Jesus H. Christ, kick the bucket, loose lips sink ships + many others

mayday, neck of the wood, Oedipus complex + many others

pardon my French, quitting cold turkey, raining cats & dogs + many others

saved by the bell, the bee's knees, under the weather + many others

vice versa, wiggle room + some others