Common Sense

My new blog is set up and  I’ve already started posting. I finally settled on Cinema Toast with Nate. It just seemed right and I had to make a decision.
Things aren’t completely over here. I still have a lot of archives that I want to go through so I don’t have to repeat myself with […]

I’ve got some good news and some bad news.
The good news is that after much lobbying, cajoling, pleading and selling… I’ve finally gotten a blog from the Trib. In the next week, I’ll be starting it up, moving my Movie Blog archives over to it and writing my own little niche film blog where I […]

That’s my favorite joke going around right now about a former Baylor assistant coach who “pissed on the bar” at Scruffy Murphy’s last Saturday night after the Bears’ devastating 58-10 loss to Kansas.
Those that know me know I used to spend every night at Scruffy Murphy’s with my co-workers and that I’ve actually gotten on […]

Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize. I probably should have mentioned that before Tila Tequila.
John Dickerson wonders if this will make him rethink running for the White House. He hasn’t said definitively “no way,” but I don’t think he really wants to. It was such a harsh experience last time around, I can’t imagine […]

Apparently MTV has another reality show (Ed. note: Remember when you watched MTV for music videos? How old does that make me?) and this one stars Myspace hottie Tila Tequila.
In a twist on all those stodgy televised courtship tournaments, A Shot at Love sets 16 men and 16 women in pursuit of the heroine’s affections. […]

Another football season, another year of the Red River Shootout. This year, I’m sad to say, I think the Sooners are going to win again. There’s no way that they cover the 11-point spread; just as a matter of pride Colt McCoy can’t let that happen.
If they do beat the spread, there’ll be a lot […]

The Yankees lost today in 11 innings, meaning the Indians lead the series 2-0. Boston is holding its own, it’s tied at 3 all after winning Wednesday’s game against the Angels 4-0. And the Cubs are still cursed.
(Ed. note: This is in no way my own work, I did not contribute to it in anyway. […]

If you have a daughter under the age of 18, DO NOT DATE A MAN NAMED CHESTER!
Chester the Molestor, how hard is that to figure out? Oh, and if you have a daughter older than 18 who is hot, do not date a younger man with tattoos; he will end up banging her.
This is all […]

Timothy Noah over at Slate thinks that Bush’s veto of the S-CHIP reauthorization is bound to grease the wheels for those of us who want universal health care. I’m a little skeptical, but still hopeful, that he’s right about that.
S-CHIP has become a very important program for a lot of poor and middle class families. […]

For those of you who know me, October is just about my favorite month. Halloween is my favorite holiday. There’s just something about fall leaves, candy and R-rated horror movies that make me happy.
What doesn’t make me happy are parades that block the parking lot at work. The HOT Fair and Rodeo parade was today […]