78 years ago today the Hindenburg exploded in New Jersey. Thanks to a greasy ham sandwich at lunch, a similar event is occurring in my stomach.

I like being a pessimist. There is less far to fall when things go wrong and the dark side membership dues are cheaper.

Biting your own tongue must be karmic punishment for committing brutal murder in a past life

It's official. I can no longer write anything in cursive beyond my own signature. Sister Carla Marie (my 2nd grade teacher) is going to be pissed.

Remember winters as a kid sitting on a sled at the top of a snowy hill trying to scoot start the slide but it took 5 scoots to move? Welcome to Monday.

King of soul slides onto the scene

On this day in 1933 the King of Soul, James Brown was born. After emerging from the womb, Brown said ,"Uhh! Hiiiaa!!" smiled, and mumbled some incoherent words. He continued to repeat this pattern with much success until his death in 2006.

Getting cake at work is as close as you can get to the feeling of being in college and finding out one of your classes was cancelled for the day.