Fridays With Freddy: Sea Fever
I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
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Off The Wall: Deadliest Catch
Mike, I’ve just been told you’re not narrating Season 11 of Deadliest Catch???
Fridays With Freddy: It’s a Corker
I like to cook with wine.
“In Defense of Whacking”
Dear Mike OMG! You contacted me on Match.com! I
Fridays With Freddy: Biped Envy?
Dear Freddy, As a quadruped of some notoriety, are you at all envious that your personal assistant is bipedal?
Seabees
In a completely honest forecast, the weatherman in Hattiesburg Mississippi would describe the current conditions as “mostly shitty,
Claustrophobia Down Under
Off The Wall: Mike – Last week, I watched you mining for opals in the Australian Outback, and I’ve been having nightmares ever since.
Redundant and Repetitive
Fridays with Freddy: The biped likes this joint. I’m not sure why. The aesthetics are nothing to speak of
Off The Wall: College Degree Required for Elected Officials
Kyle Smith writes… Howard Dean recently criticized Gov Scott Walker for never finishing college, stating that he was “unknowledgeable.” What would your response be on college as a requirement for elected office? Hi Kyle Back in 1990, The QVC Cable Shopping Channel was conducting a national talent search. I had no qualifications to speak of, but I needed a job, and thought TV might be a fun way to pay the bills. So I showed up at The Marriott in downtown Baltimore with a few hundred other hopefuls, and waited for a chance to audition. When it was my turn, Read More
A Pithy Valentine to the Stuff that really Matters
OFF THE WALL I sat down a few minutes ago to write something whimsical and amusing about Valentines Day, but got distracted by the rich tapestry of random musings filling my wall. This one jumped out. It’s not so much whimsical or amusing, but it made feel good about our efforts with mikeroweWORKS. On the one hand, it’s a short thank-you note from an Englishman who likes watching Dirty Jobs on the telly. On the other hand, it’s a story about real life, hard work, true love, alternative education, and skilled labor – in barely 400 words. In other words, Read More
The Man in the Brown Shirt Brought Gifts Again
Fridays With Freddy: This morning, the man in the brown shirt delivered two items to my attention,
Off The Wall: Mardi Gras
Hi Mike, Because “Somebody’s Gotta Do It,” and we’re apparently that somebody, our family will be headed to New Orleans for Mardi Gras,
Mike Standup Stand-In
I confess, I didn’t really know what these standup Mike’s would be used for,
Fridays With Freddy: “Freddy in Acrylic”
I typically don’t faint with gratitude when someone attempts to capture my likeness on canvas
Off The Wall: Minimum Wage
Hi Mike, The federal minimum wage is $7.25 and hour. A lot of people think it should be raised to $10.10. Seattle now pays $15 an hour, and the The Freedom Socialist Party is demanding a $20 living wage for every working person. What do you think about the minimum wage? How much do you think a Big Mac will cost if McDonald’s had to pay all their employees $20 an hour? Darrell Paul Hi Darrell Back in 1979, I was working as an usher for United Artists at a multiplex in Baltimore. The minimum wage was $2.90, and I Read More