SIX OF THE BEST… tips for keeping your pet healthy
Most nerds have pets. This is known. Generally the nerd pet of choice is the cat, but there are all sorts of pets out there -- dogs, iguanas, snakes, hamsters, ferrets, whatever. But one thing [...]
SIX OF THE BEST… Brooklyn Nine-Nine cold opens
I miss Brooklyn Nine-Nine. It's been off the air since the fall finale, and it's supposed to come back at some point in the spring (judging from previous seasons), but that's too long. In these [...]
SIX OF THE WORST… things about Android Auto
I had to replace my car last year, and one of the things I was excited about was that I could get one with Android Auto. (I don't have an iPhone, but if I did, [...]
SIX OF THE BEST… Tenth Doctor episodes
It's finally happened. After years and years and years of resistance, I've started watching Doctor Who. It's good. It's not the best show ever in the whole universe, but it's good. What they do in [...]
SIX OF THE BEST… deep cuts I forgot I thumbs’d up
There are a lot of things I've never done. I've never bungee jumped. I've never skydived. Skydove? Whatever. And I've never said "live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" Until last week, I'd also never [...]
SIX OF THE BEST… ways you could make my stay more comfortable
I've stayed at a lot of hotels over the past two years, and one thing they all have in common is that, at check-in, someone says something along the lines of "if there's any way [...]
SIX OF THE WORST… things about recipe websites
Recently, my wife and I were discussing what we could do to update our menu. We tend to cook the same things, week-in and week-out. But there's a reason for that. Well, actually, there are [...]
SIX OF THE BEST… annoying conspiracies no one is talking about
We throw around the word "conspiracy" far too much these days. We say that everything is a conspiracy (or, worse, a "gate"). And, I mean, given what the Russians are doing to manipulate the American [...]
SIX OF THE BEST… expensive things I refuse to spend money on
I'm willing to bet that each and every one of us has something expensive that they save up for and purchase, and are proud of or happy about. I get that; I really do. But [...]
SIX OF THE BEST… movie sequels in 2017, revisited
I was checking my Facebook "On This Day" page this morning* and a link to my best projected sequels of 2017 column came up. For funsies, I re-read it, and as it turns out I [...]