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A Perfect Storm

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ The Perfect Storm! Kentucky loses to Wisconsin in the Final Four. Congrats to you Badger Nation. You deserve credit. But don’t fool yourself Cheese Heads. In many ways, the story is Kentucky losing more than Wisconsin winning. For Big Blue Nation, so much was lost Saturday […]

The Magic Easter Egg

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ The Easter egg agitator. The street is narrow, surrounded by a canopy of trees. There is no sidewalk. There should be a sign that says No Pedestrians. There is no warning and the woman finds herself in a precarious position. The resident of this upscale community […]

Animal Magnetism

You know what’s crazy. I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ Animal magnetism. It’s a gravitational life force that draws you to someone. It’s an invisible connection, a spiritual tether, a life line of connectivity. People who experience animal magnetism can’t explain what it is, they just know it when they feel it. You can be  close by […]

Go Ahead; Wand me!

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ The Wand man. The world is terrorism obsessed. Checkpoints and metal detectors and security lines. We live in a See something Say something world where everyone is a suspect. Sadly, everything changed after 911. Planes flew into skyscrapers. Buildings burned. Good men and women jumped to […]

A year in Space

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ Spending a year in space. Can you imagine floating for a year, not feeling your own weight, not feeling the pressure of gravity pulling you down. Your beer gut can float like an oil spill on a calm sea. Your saggy boobs can levitate in the ether […]

The Con Artist

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ The little Con Artist on Lower Broad. The juke joint is packed with a rainbow coalition of excitement. The hockey club is the toast of the town, having just secured a post season birth in the playoffs. Yellow Predators Jerseys fill the hall. As I walk […]

The 1st Rule of Fight Club

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ Fight Club. It’s a novel and screenplay written by Charles Michael Palahniuk. “It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything.”  Brilliant! It’s one of the classic movies of all time.  Brad Pitt and Edward Norton play two roles of the same battling alter […]

Alcohol Health Drink

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy! Alcohol the magic elixir of life? It takes your brain and arm wrestles good decisions into a pretzel. It lowers inhibitions and makes everyone look like a super model at last call. But is Alcohol really good for you? One Men’s Online Magazine says beer is not only […]

The Pain In My Heart

You know what’s Crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ The Pain in my heart. It’s Spring Time in Tennessee. Winter has lost its icy grip on our lives. The sun warms the sky like a morning kiss. Gray has given way to a palette of colors and emerging life. Dull has acquiesced to the brilliant yellow of a daffodil’s […]

30 shots of tequila

You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy™ The man in the lunch room regaling us with his Mexico stories. “I swear I did 30 shots of tequila,” he says. He is sun burned and has a 4 day growth of beard. “then we hit the bar later that night…” He’s 5’9″ 165 pounds. […]