So at #1 on the Top 5 things that I’m worried about as a soon-to-be mom is raising Betty to be a happy and well-adjusted bi-racial child. The only problem is that I have no idea how to do this. I read books to teach me how to do everything from writing to cooking — [...]

Well, Mark from California guessed correctly that yesterday’s lyric was from “Girlfriend” by Matthew Sweet. On a somewhat related note, I was on the toilet yesterday and came up with an idea for a parody song called “Don’t Disturb This Poo,” set to the tune of The System’s “Don’t Disturb This Groove.” So I’m posting [...]

So annoying. It looks like Hollywood is fixing to remake The Neverending Story — a movie which in no way needs to be remade — proving once again that there are no boundaries where this opportunistic bunch is concerned. I feel bad for my unborn child, b/c in 20 or so years, she’ll probably be [...]

. a blogumn by Michael Kass Yesterday I sat on my couch and, in a supreme effort of will and imagination, created a girlfriend.  Eyes squinched in concentration, I summoned her out of the ether.  Neither too tall nor too short, intelligent with piercing eyes, a sharp wit with a soft core.  She took shape [...]

As a former English major and huge Billy Idol fan, I found this literal retake on “White Wedding” all sorts of hilarious. White Wedding: Literal Video Version – watch more funny videos

. a blogum by Jeff Rogers My wife Elise saved Gracie more than once in those first months. One evening in the spring of 1997 Elise was coming home and saw two dogs running along the sidewalk on Glendale Boulevard just south of Temple, not far from where we lived. She had the feeling they [...]

So I didn’t think last week’s “Hello Friday” blog was all that bleak, but apparently it was, b/c I got all sorts of encouraging comments and off-FaN emails about it. Thanks so much for all of your advice and commiseration, I really do appreciate it. On Saturday, I read in the Week 24 chapter of [...]

Wow, I am finding it hard to believe that none of you knew Peter Townshend’s “Let My Love Open the Door.” You never miss a Friday lyric — seriously, I tried to clock the last time you missed a Friday lyric and I got sick of hitting the back button, so I gave up. That’s [...]