Raising Camelot

WEIRDER NEWS: Hospice Helps Dying Man Lose His Virginity

Or in other words: "Now I can die happy."Hospice Helps Dying Man Lose His VirginityWhy can't we get hospice services like that is this country? Leave it to the Brits to think of everything. Yes, a British hospice agency assisted 22-year-old Nick Wallis in fulfilling his dying wish: to have ... View Post

WEIRD NEWS: Grandma Got Run Over by a Taser

in Confidential on 01/29/07

And in other news, a man in Washington state is in deep kimchi for — get this — tazing his wife's 79-year-old grandmother during an argument.Man Zaps Wife's Grandmother in Dispute Over SpankingThat's right, over a spanking.The accused, Aaron de Bruyn, 26, threw down with his granny-in-law after she ... View Post

The Big Three-Oh-My-Gosh

in Confidential on 01/23/07

, it's finally upon me. Age 30. I'm trying to handle this with grace, but to be honest, it's a mental hurdle like I hadn't anticipated. Turning thirty has wreaked the same havoc in my mind as the Mini Van Block (that childish resistance to buying an ever-so-practical minivan ... View Post

Spy Movie Conventions

in Confidential, Write on 01/16/07

, not the kind that will attract 40-year-old freaks to a hotel ballroom in droves. Conventions as in "conventional." I'm working on a screenplay that got me thinking about the cliches of the modern spy film (James Bond films, Bourne Identity series, etc.). I won't go into what my screenplay is ... View Post

While She Was Out

in Confidential on 01/09/07

My parents have been handing out the same tired line for Christmas, ever since I can remember."Don't buy me anything," Mom or Dad will say. "I have everything I need. Find something more important for your money."Wouldn't you know it? The first year my Mother has ever responded to our pleas for an ... View Post