Category Archives: Entertainment

Outgunned

Posted on March 5, 2023 by swabby429

We enjoy spending time playing video games, browsing social media, watching videos, and so on. Oftentimes, we realize we are wasting a lot of our lives engaged with Web-based platforms. The Internet is no longer only performing it’s intended funtion … Continue reading →

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FOMO

Posted on February 16, 2023 by swabby429

Lori, the most popular girl in school, turned out to be my blind date for the Computer Date night at the high school gym. I did not discover this until later when my best pal Brian phoned my house later … Continue reading →

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Desperation Day 2023

Posted on February 13, 2023 by swabby429

Today’s unofficial holiday is not only fictional, its origin story derives from a fictitious scenario. Desperation Day has been celebrated ever since the television sitcom character Barney Stinson tried to find a date for Valentine’s Day. On one episode of … Continue reading →

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Don’t Be A Sidekick

Posted on January 30, 2023 by swabby429

Dad sometimes expressed his wish for me to be a television host. He envisioned me of one day replacing Johnny Carson. Dad said not to settle for becoming Ed McMahon’s replacement. I usually brushed off dad’s comments by reminding him … Continue reading →

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Use Your Own Words To Sing Your Song

Posted on January 8, 2023 by swabby429

Singer, songwriter, and friend Dan took pride improvising guitar riffs and piecing together music. The songs were inspired by romantic crushes, personal milestones, and sometimes just goofy thoughts that went through his mind. He could play other artists’ tunes quite … Continue reading →

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Hypnotized

Posted on January 4, 2023 by swabby429

I still recall being selected to appear on the stage as one of the subjects during the Great Kreskin’s hypnosis show several years ago. Ken, the radio station’s news director and I were covering the hypnotist’s appearance at Wayne State … Continue reading →

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In Pursuit Of Silence

Posted on December 22, 2022 by swabby429

Parker made a cringe-face then dramatically threw up his hands in mock disgust upon hearing the first bars of “A Holly Jolly Chrismas”. In a serious tone of voice my friend exclaimed that if he heard one more Christmas song, … Continue reading →

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