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- Andy Rooney
- Steve Jobs
- Amy Winehouse
- Leonard Stern, creator of Mad Libs
- Jack Kevorkian
- Randy "Macho Man" Savage
- Osama bin Laden
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Jack LaLanne
- Leslie Nielsen
- Bob Guccione
- Barbara Billingsley
- Tony Curtis
- Dennis Hopper
- Gary Coleman
- Chinese murderer**
- Casey, aka Moosh In Indy*
- Adolf Hitler
- Peter Graves
- Corey Haim
- My Grandmother**
- Roy Scheider
- Zelda Rubinstein, J.D. Salinger
- Brittany Murphy
- Oral Roberts
- John Lennon
- Ken Ober
- Henry Gibson
- Patrick Swayze
- Ted Kennedy
- John Hughes
- Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett
- Walter Cronkite
- Billy Mays
- Ed McMahon
- Stephen Hawking*
- Robert Novak
- Caylee Anthony
- David Carradine
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Category Archives: Writing
50 reasons I won’t share, stumble, like, or RT your content and 5 reasons I will.
For those of us who blog or tweet or use social media for any significant portion of our day, there’s little that is more satisfying than seeing our creation shared by others who have appreciated it. Your baby – something … Continue reading
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Tagged facebook, google, google plus, how to write content that will get shared, likes, retweet, share, stumbles, stumbleupon, twitter
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My ten-year law school reunion OR holy shit I’m old.
When I got the email a few months ago from Washington University in Saint Louis, where I attended law school, informing me that my 10-year law school reunion is this weekend, I was floored. How the hell has it been … Continue reading
Where I’ve been and where I’m going. Also, more #BlogHer11 shit.
Have you missed me? I’ve been around, just not here. Over at the new satire site, Insert Eyeroll, I dispense advice with my monthly column. You can submit questions and know that you’re getting sage advice that will in no … Continue reading
Fiction fiction fiction.
Some friends put together a fiction magazine called Thrice Fiction. It’s fantastic, with lots of great art and pieces by several great authors, including yours truly. Wait – is it bad for me to call myself a “great” author? Let … Continue reading
Where Avitable Is From
Where I’m From. I am from swimming pools, the beach, and water parks, from the Magic Kingdom and Epcot, from Transformers, Garbage Pail Kids, and Go-bots, from watching Mr. Boogedy and V and Space Balls, from Superman and Indiana Jones, … Continue reading
I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Metrosexual
I am the very model of a modern metrosexual I use lotion on my body that smells quite delectable My feet are pampered monthly by an old lady who is Asian And when it’s time to get a wax I … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, gilbert and sullivan, humor, metrosexual, parody, pastiche, pirates of penzance
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Improv blogging
I made a joke on the Twitter yesterday: Literally within seconds, I received numerous responses on Twitter and Facebook: @blondefabulous: green, PMS rage, Sheboygan @wellreadhostess: violet, hysterical, Duluth @theBitchinWife: vermillion, acidic, Dubuque @polargemini: orange, happy, Massachusetts @TouchstoneZ: green, grumpy, Starbucks … Continue reading
Maybe.
He saunters, catching their eyes and offering smiles. “Notice me, notice me!” Even though he knows that’s not enough. When approached, he shrugs it off. “Lavish me, lavish me!” It cannot be enough. The nonchalance on the outside cracks easily … Continue reading
Don’t be an asshope
Twice before, I’ve talked about the Washington Post Mensa Invitational. The Invitational called on readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. I came up with … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
2010 sounds like something different, doesn’t it? It’s not going to be the same – it will be a year of discoveries and happiness and riches and optimism. And flying cars and robots who shoot lasers and artificial intelligence systems … Continue reading
