Summer Vacation

Ryan was the first and then me. Mitch got nailed in April, which was weird because he was an accountant and it happened right before tax day. Sister in law's dad got dinged way back in November, but it didn't come out till March. Just the other day I found out that Angela was out and that Ian was going to be terminated at the ( Read more... )

Supposedly, everyone that wins a lottery jackpot will put on some pounds. If you stop and think about it for a second, it makes sense. The sense of relief that would accompany such a windfall. No more mortgage or credit card debt. You can quit your job. Why would anyone worry about something as trivial as gaining a little weight? This is America, ( Read more... )

Some people think my brother Kevin is funny. Spoiler alert: He's not. Kevin tells a lot of what you might call obvious jokes. He's the sort of guy that says “smooth move” every time someone slips or drops something. Basically, he tells the kind of joke that occurs to everyone in the room but that most people don't bother to tell because A: ( Read more... )

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In Treatment Review

Tranquility and despair.  Quietly optimistic.  Outwardly, I am certain of doom ( Read more... )

The world finds me in a strange place. Well, actually, the place is the same as ever, it’s my placement in the world’s hierarchy and within my own inner space that has changed.

My job situation is bizarre to say the least. A little under two weeks ago I found out my salary was being cut by 25%. That cut went into effect today, by the way. I asked ( Read more... )

Okay, here’s the situation:

I recently visited the doctor for the first time in four years. I was having a problem with blocked up ears and some mystery hives. Turns out the hives were from stress or new laundry detergent, and my ears need to be flushed of wax when I go back to the doctor’s on Monday afternoon.

The doctor basically said fuck the ears ( Read more... )

Hey peeps,

I don't usually pimp my entertainment blog on LJ, but this week I did an unconventional review of my "Favorite Things", Oprah style.  Thought you might like to take a peek

BroVo's FAVORITE THINGS

I have developed the innovation for which I will be remembered. I hope they don’t call me a “hero”, because that would be inaccurate. I’m not a hero. I’m just a man that saw the light when the light was there to see.

The science of abbreviation has seen many breakthroughs in the last decade. Actor Jack Black gave us “che”, the brilliant shortened ( Read more... )