The House Of Odd

There has been a term that has been thrown around the Internet a lot of late. The term I refer to is ‘bat-shit crazy’. It seems to be used a lot to describe a few of the rouge Republican presidential candidates, namely Ron Paul.
Just how crazy is ‘bat-shit crazy’? The Urban […]

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So tonight I took the Movie Kids out for pizza. There isn’t really any decent places nearby and I wasn’t up for the fine cuisine Pizza Hut or Domino’s offers so the only choice was a little ‘mom and pop’ joint.
We don’t usually dine there but apparently Wednesday was buffet night.  As I studied […]

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As time goes on I am becoming a firm believer that ‘ignorance is bliss’. There wasn’t any particular event that triggered an epiphany. It has been more of an accumulation of small discoveries that formed this opinion.
The latest tidbit has to do with shoes. Being the lazy chap that I […]

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There are times in the life of those unfortunate enough to spend their waking hours working away as an office drone that they need some sort of escape. Some days the weight of the endless paper shuffle, inane meetings, and artificial lights has taken their toll.
When lunchtime approaches it can be a welcome […]

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Now that the kids are back in school and fall is just around the corner it can mean only one thing: fundraising season. Most parents of school age children have to endure this time by being forced to purchase over priced low grade chocolates and multiple coupon books they’ll never use. […]

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It’s a given that loud, undisciplined kids are one of the most annoying passenger types. Unfortunately for those brave enough to endure flying the friendly skies there are many more annoying passengers out there. Here is a short list to keep a weather eye out for and avoid […]

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Office dwellers have been searching for ways to avoid work forever. Long before the desktop computer and the internet there was the water cooler gossip, hourly smoke breaks, and the still popular staring off into space.
Today’s sophisticated cube jockey needs an arsenal of options to continuously avoid work at work. […]

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In this politically correct environment the original use of the word ‘retard’ is no longer socially acceptable. It has been replaced by more sensitive terms like ‘developmentally challenged’ or ‘learning disabled’. Thanks to the internet, ‘retard’ has seen a rebirth as a powerful blow to the […]

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