Off The Wall: Here’s to Nick Shortridge
Say hi to Nick Shortridge. Nick’s on his way to work.
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Hello friends. I have a question today, for your thoughtful consideration. It concerns my neighbor, a nice woman named Doris with one troubling flaw – she has 32 cats. Before the question, some brief exposition. I know a guy named Dr. Patrick House. I’m not talking about the fake doctor on the TV show, I’m talking about a real guy named Patrick House with a PhD who who wrote his thesis about parasitic mind control visa vie toxoplasma gondii. (gahn-dee-eye.) Toxoplasma gondii is a nasty little parasite that lives in a cat’s intestine and causes toxoplasmosis – a condition that’s Read More
Off The Wall: What’s a Podcast? “The Lord of Light”
Dear Mike, What is a podcast? You keep asking me to listen to yours
C.R.A.P. from Bering Sea Gold
Fed Ex just dropped off a vial of 24K gold,
Off The Wall: The Right of Free College
Jim Childers writes…Hey Mike – I hear all the Presidential candidates talking about the “right” of “free” college
The Dirtiest Catch
For over a decade now, several Captains on The Bering Sea have tried to convince me that Deadliest Catch is dirtier than Dirty Jobs.
Lamar Advertising’s Unsolicited Generosity
Couple years ago, I spent a week one day putting up a billboard in Tyler Texas.
If I Wrote My Own Reviews…
“According to a recent survey, 50 out of 100 people reported feelings of “profound comfort and nostalgia”
2016 Work Ethic Scholarship Program
The time has come to announce another pile of free money,
When it Comes to Number Two, Insist on Number One!
Unlike my father, who likes to enter the bathroom with a newspaper
Say hi to Lauren
Lauren works for a company called Ultimate Software.
Browner Pastures & Best of Luck to Bob Combs
Ten years ago, right around this time, I wandered onto a pig farm in North Las Vegas to meet a guy named Bob Combs. As always, I didn’t know the precise nature of what awaited me, which is partly why the ensuing 12 hours were among the most delightfully disgusting and unforgettable I’ve ever experienced. So when I learned that Bob and Janet were pulling up stakes, I must confess I was overcome with a sudden sentimentality for swine. I’ll never forget that massive cooker in Bob’s backyard – a towering, Rube Goldbergian contrivance cobbled together with random parts from Read More
Off The Wall: 5 Minute Podcasts
“Mike – I’m loving the 5 minute podcasts! How long do they take to record?
Off The Wall: That’s Debatable!
Hey Mike – I can’t even believe what I’m seeing on my television.
The Gentleman in the Corner
Five cities in six days. A different airline every morning, a different hotel every night.