Author Archives: Nils Parker

I have many neighbors. I have only met two of them face-to-face because they have a dog and I have a dog and wow isn’t that ironic. They’re a nice older couple. He is short and bald. She is short … Continue reading →

When I was in middle school, all the 7th graders were required to take a semester-long class called Current Life Issues. What is Current Life Issues? It’s a bogus name, brilliantly conceived. Sounding vaguely interesting, but no so much that … Continue reading →

Growing up, I was just smart enough to be right most of the time, and just dumb enough to think I knew everything. I knew what I loved, and I knew what I hated. I knew what was good, and … Continue reading →

In case you have been living under a rock for the past year or you have grown tired of NBC jerking you around with its endless primetime scheduling changes, there is this show called “Friday Night Lights.” It’s based on … Continue reading →

I went to a framing store in Arlington with The Girlfriend on Sunday. She wanted to get a couple of artist-signed concert posters framed to hang in the house. She bought them online a couple weeks ago when I was … Continue reading →

When Marlin Jackson intercepted Tom Brady at the Indianapolis 35 yard line a little less than two weeks ago, he secured for his team and his coach a special place in history. As he dropped to the turf and was … Continue reading →

There are any number of reasons to enjoy Taco Bell’s new Grilled Stuft Burrito ad campaign featuring a busty and sun-dressed Carmen Electra. There is its luscious, creamy, cheesy, meaty goodness. And, of course, the Grilled Stuft Burrito itself. And … Continue reading →

In honor of the close of the college football season tonight, I felt it appropriate to post a couple of videos taken by a friend of mine while we were tailgating in Knoxville way back in September for the first … Continue reading →

The Girlfriend looked up at me. “Do you think Candy and Billy would be up for KFC?” “I don’t know. They’re your friends. Are they KFC kind of people?” In anticipation of The Girlfriend saying yes even though they were … Continue reading →