Category Archives: General

Don’t look any further for your Black Friday needs – I’ll be your huckleberry.

Posted on Friday, November 25, 2011 by Avitable

[Originally posted on 11/16/10. Slightly edited and reposted due to turkey-induced coma.] Forget lining up outside Target or Walmart at midnight to get marginal deals on gifts that nobody needs. You can get all of your Black Friday needs met … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving from me to you!

Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2011 by Avitable

Collect the set! Fourth of July 2011 Easter Saint Patrick’s Day Christmas Halloween Fourth of July 2010 Thanksgiving 2009 (the very first Avitaball ever!

Posted in General | Tagged , , , , | 12 Comments

The Things For Which I’m Thankful

Posted on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 by Avitable

It’s the day before the real Thanksgiving (as opposed to that crazy Canadian Thanksgiving), and since I already have a fantastic new post scheduled to go live just for the holiday, I thought I’d take today and come up with … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , , | 15 Comments

Avitable reviews his cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas

Posted on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 by Avitable

Before I get into today’s post, don’t forget to enter my pop culture trivia contest, which I’ll keep open through the week, and it’s still not too late to place your order for an Avitable calendar. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , , , , | 34 Comments

I’M ON A BOAT!

Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2011 by Avitable

Thursday morning, I’ll be driving down to Fort Lauderdale and boarding the Royal Caribbean Liberty of the Seas for a five-day cruise to Cozumel, Mexico. To say I’m apprehensive is an understatement. The last cruise I went on was also … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , , , , | 11 Comments

My Asteroid List

Posted on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 by Avitable

So, we all almost died last night as a giant asteroid passed closer to us than the moon. There was no ragtag team of misfit drillers turned astronauts on a mission to save us, no nuclear bomb contingency plan that … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , , , , | 29 Comments

Two Denny’s waitresses and I walk into a strip club …

Posted on Thursday, November 3, 2011 by Avitable

Two Denny’s waitresses and I walk into a strip club . . . Sounds like the setup to a bad joke with an even worse Moons Over My Hammy punchline, doesn’t it? If only.  Instead, it was just the icing … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , , , , , | 46 Comments

When men get sick, the world suffers

Posted on Friday, October 28, 2011 by Avitable

If there was ever an actual war between the genders, all the women would have to do is give men the flu. Sure, the women would get sick, too, but they’d still plan and orchestrate a battle plan, attack without … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Five by five: Things you don’t know, things I do, and what I believe

Posted on Monday, October 24, 2011 by Avitable

Every now and then, even if you’ve been blogging for as long as I have, it’s a good idea to go back to the basics.  And there’s nothing more basic when it comes to blogging than a series of lists … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , , , | 24 Comments

How to bring the fun back to September 11th

Posted on Sunday, September 11, 2011 by Avitable

Today is the 10-year anniversary of the date that Osama bin Laden, operating independently from the directives and guidelines of his purported religion, attacked the United States by hijacking planes and flying them into the Twin Towers in New York … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , , , , , | 46 Comments