St. Patrick’s Day is barely behind us and this year, Easter is only a few weeks away, so it’s time once again to peruse the Oriental Trading Company’s annual catalog for all of those wonderfully weird and questionable toys and trinkets they have in stock to celebrate the Easter season. Take a gander at some of my catalog highlights from this year below. Mini “He Lives” Finger Puppets Yes, your child can spend countless hours talking to themselves in the…
For St. Patrick’s Day weekend, what could be better than attending a good ‘ol fashioned boxing match with a bunch of buddies? How about forty-one matches in one night? Yes, it was time once again for the annual West Virginia “Toughman” Competition, and this year, my friend’s eighteen year-old son was going to take his shot at fortune, glory, and a chance to win $14,000 dollars. How did he do, you may ask? Patience, Grasshopper, all will be revealed in…
As I wander about in my day-to-day life and observe the folks around me, I’ve noticed that If there’s one thing that both blue-collar and white-collar Americans love to do, its gamble. In my home state (Maryland), we have six legal casinos and of course, plenty of opportunities to sports bet online (although I’m still perplexed as to why I can’t play Texas Hold ‘Em online for cash here). Now, that may seem like a lot, but it doesn’t even…
For those of you who don’t keep up with current events, you read that title right. Next Sunday, March 10th, it’s time once again to participate in this national game we call “Daylight Savings Time”, in which we will collectively move our clocks ahead by one hour to somehow believe we are taking advantage of the earth’s tilt and rotation, gaining an additional hour of daylight each day. Madness. Honestly, people – just pick a lane and stay with it. …