The Happy Moron

Actually, misplaced desks and chairs. (If you don’t want to watch the video, it’s footage of a school prank where all desks and chairs were moved to the roof(s))
I bet the kids who displayed that amount of resource, invention and perseverance don’t do well in school.
Why did they choose to invest in classroom exertions of [...]

WARNING!
SUPERMAN
ONE MORE ACT
OF SABOTAGE
AND THE AMERICAN
GIRL REPORTER
WILL BE EXECUTED
AT ONCE!
 
You might think that comic book heroes represented themes and ideals, that they lived in the realm of the abstract. At least not Superman, who apparently in 1942/43 performed some contract work for the US Gov’t.
In Eleventh Hour, Superman spends his time sabotaging Japanese warships.
The [...]

I’m trying out a little game I thought up. The game is to retell a fairy tale or children’s story while omitting one of the major characters.
This is Puss in Boots, minus the kitty (Part 1). Part 2. Part 3.
There once was a miller, who had three sons. He died; and his estate was [...]

Courtesy of Joe Namath.
So painful to watch, but I felt I needed some balance after the previous retro advertisements.

Holy smokes!
You’ve got to keep me away from the internet archive!
Ok, Ok, there’s nothing holy about these smokes, but I can only say to the ad industry,
“You’ve come a long way, baby. You’ve come a long, long way.”

There are some decisions in life which could be called “crossroads”.
Do you believe that the course of a person’s life can be dictated by just a few key moments of truth, a handful of critical choices?
Can we recognize them?
Walking from the mechanic’s shop in the morning, I paused at the corner of 109th and 61st.
Do [...]

The other day I was walking past a store in the mall. Exciting, I know! But wait… it gets better!
The store had a sign:
“No

backpacks
duffle bags
food/merchandise without receipt “

Just as I was reading it… Someone walked in with food. But it was in a Subway bag so I assume he had a receipt and it was [...]

Do you remember being a small person? An unhappy person? A person without respect, power or status?
Do you remember that day when the big kid two grades above you pushed you and you fell down and you cried because your clothes got dirty and you knew your mom would be angry at you but it [...]

But the question of, “Stepping up to what?” is something that no one else can answer for you.

I’ve hit a busy couple weeks and the blog reflects it. But rather than just posting nothing today, I thought I’d throw out a few nifty links.
Pictures of derelict buildings
Japanese “Cat-in-a-box” sensation
Tips for life
Cool guys don’t look at explosions
Enjoy!