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Winter Blues: Are You SAD Yet?

Chalk it up to the strange ice rain that fell from the sky as I left for work today (it kept even my boldest cat down to about three minutes outside), but everybody I met was already complaining about the winter blues (also called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD! Hah!), if you wanna get into the... Read more »
By Dan Bradley,
December 1, 2010 at 4:49 am
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Voting Third Party: Don't Count it Out

Voting Third Party: Don't Count it Out
I think it’s pretty obvious what my politics are — I tend to wear my thoughts and feelings on my sleeve (or rather, scream them in the streets and all over the internet before I think to check myself) — so I might as well say a word about it all. Every time a person... Read more »
By Dan Bradley,
November 2, 2010 at 4:19 am
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You're A Farmer -- But Can You COOK?: A Recipe for Pumpkin Seeds

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The fruits (mostly vegetables) of this season’s harvest are starting to remind me of an old Mitch Hedberg joke (what doesn’t?): As a comedian, I always get into situations where I’m auditioning for movies and sitcoms. They want you to do other things besides comedy. They say “Alright, can you write? Write us a script... Read more »
By Dan Bradley,
October 25, 2010 at 4:27 am
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Bully For You?: A Bully For Me

Bully For You?: A Bully For Me
Today — October 20th, 2010, “Spirit Day” — we are all wearing purple to honor Tyler Clementi, Asher Brown, Seth Walsh, Justin Aaberg, Raymond Chase, Zach Harrington and Billy Lucas — seven teenagers who were bullied until they committed suicide. A veritable epidemic. This article is also written in honor of National Coming-Out Day several... Read more »
By Dan Bradley,
October 20, 2010 at 3:21 am
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Greetings!: Say What You Mean While Greeting the World

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“Same sh*t, different day.” I hear it all the time. People actually use this phrase to describe their entire existence. As a former English major, I am more apt to accurately describe my mood than repeat a gloomy catch phrase. If you care enough to ask me how I’m doing, I’ll give you a decent... Read more »
By Dan Bradley,
August 21, 2010 at 3:48 am
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The Hawk: Every Guy Should Sport A Mohawk Once

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Not too sure about the Bears on the field this season, but I love the idea of training camp mohawks. Something about sports and crazy hair (playoff beards, old-timey mustaches) just gels. When a guy shaves his head (and every guy should shave his head once) doing the ‘hawk for a week or so is... Read more »
By Dan Bradley,
August 13, 2010 at 6:08 pm
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Dig "Gross" Food? Go You.

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I love sardines. I love them in mustard, tomato sauce, hot sauce, packed in olive oil, it’s a fact — I love sardines. Why shouldn’t I? I dig seafood, get excited about sushi, lots of people do. Yet the sardine gets a bad rep because it still kind of looks like a fish.  But the... Read more »
By Dan Bradley,
August 10, 2010 at 1:55 am
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What Will You Get Better or Worse at After 30?

A term you’ll hear quite often when discussing professional sports is “on the wrong side of 30.” It assumes that after this age, athletic performance will begin its slow and inevitable decline (it happens even in hacky sack. Trust me on this one). But it’s not all over. There are tons of other things to... Read more »
By Dan Bradley,
August 4, 2010 at 2:54 am
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Confessions of an Obsessive Compulsive: You, Me, We're All a Little OCD

Confessions of an Obsessive Compulsive: You, Me, We're All a Little OCD
First thing I do when I get to work — day job or writing — is organize my area. Move out trash, whatever is done goes. Only things I’ll be needing. Back in the long-haired poet days it was smokes, ashtray, candle, notebook. Now it’s coffee or beer, iTunes and possibly a cigar. It’s not... Read more »
By Dan Bradley,
July 27, 2010 at 1:27 am
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Pet Owners: What Does the Number of Pets You Have Say About YOU?

Pet Owners: What Does the Number of Pets You Have Say About YOU?
What does the number of animals you live with say about you? (Of one animal. Not the cumulative zoo.) There are three cats in my house. I am a three-cat person. I’m not sure what I’d do without this constant source of entertainment. I’d probably write more (though have less to write about). If you... Read more »
By Dan Bradley,
July 23, 2010 at 3:42 pm
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