A few weeks back, I received a Facebook friend request from Stephen Haggerty. I thought, “Huh, I’m not really familiar with this guy. Should I-OH WAIT look at his beard. Okay, we’re friends.”

And that is really all you need to know about Stephen. But here’s more info: he’s hilarious and poignant with his writing at The Bearded Idealist, and he also is half of an awesome musical duo with his wife, called The New Old Fashions. That’s the band name, not his wife’s name.

Today, Stephen has provided those of us with poor conversation skills with this handy guide: Small Talk For Beginners.

Dylan had it right- you don’t need a weather man to know which way the wind blows. And do you know why not? Because odds are you’ll get hit with the weekend forecast before you can make it from your front door to your car in the morning.

 

Oh, Schmidt! If you’re not watching New Girl on Fox, then you’re missing out on one of TV’s best new characters: Schmidt.

If you’ve had more than five guy friends in your life, chances are you’ve known a Schmidt. Sure, perhaps his Bar Mitzvah theme was not  Sports Jams, maybe he wasn’t even Jewish at all, and it’s a safe bet he probably wasn’t afraid of a cat raised by birds that lived on the roof of your building, but we’ve all known a douchey brohan with a heart of gold. Continue reading “About Schmidt”

Today, The GBOAT features Ricky Anderson, who probably loves Snickers bars.

Based upon information we know, we can assume Ricky Anderson lives at Area 51, where he works on computers and raises his son, who already knows all he needs to know about life.

Ricky writes funny stuff here. However, today, he pours his soul out to us with this post.

So show some love, then head over there and give things a good looooooooong read.

Ladies and gentlemen, Ricky Anderson:

My good looks hide it.

My charming wit disguises it.

But under my seductive exterior lies the ugly truth:

I’m a diva.

Let us count the ways: Continue reading “I’m A Diva – Guest Post By Ricky Anderson”

Today, my friend Chadwick Harman has written a guest post for me. Chad studies at the University I work at, and our friendship is….complicated.

You know what? I’ll let him explain:

Has this ever happened to you?

It’s 10:56 on a Saturday night. You have nothing to do except play video games or watch a rerun of all the Harry Potter movies on ABC Family. Sure, both sound appealing; however, you’d rather kill virtual people yourself than watch Harry do what it is Harry does. So you rummage through all your games that you keep poorly organized. Nothing. Not a single game. You would play Call of Duty, but you’re too good for that. After all the only people who are up to play it right now are annoying little kids and people who “No hable Ingles.” So Harry Potter it is. Continue reading “Hamburgers and Friendship Applications”