“Real Office Heroes” gets the Spike treatment

Leave it to my old friend Spike Nesmith to take something I did and make it funny (not an easy feat by any measure).  Spike turned one of my goofy “Real Office Hereos” scripts into a full audio production.  And despite the fact that I wrote it and it wasn’t that funny to begin with, [...]

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Real Office Heroes

Destination Unknown presents “Real Office Heroes.”
Real Office Heroes!
Here’s to you, Mr. Replies To All Email Guy.
Mr. Replies To All Email Guy!
When the boss sends out a mass email asking for help with a project, a simple reply directly to him isn’t good enough.
Everyone look at me!
You want to make sure everyone who got the email [...]

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Mountain mama, indeed

Who says West Virginia could never be number one? 
According to ABC News, the latest U.S. health report shows that Huntington, WV is officially the fattest and sickest town in the nation.  Apparently the folks from the land of the Thundering Herd are also living off of the Thundering Herd. 
What could make Huntington [...]

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"Why have you farrrrrsaken me?"

My three-year-old daughter recently saw a large tapestry of the classic artistic rendering of Jesus.  “Do you know who that is?” someone asked her.
She replied, “A pirate!”

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Quote of the day (1995 edition)

I have this tape, a two-headed monster of soul: Little Richard on one side and James Brown on the other.  I’ve been soaking up the sheer commitment of the thing, those voices becoming a resin to rub against, to feel sticky, close up.  When the tape ends, as good things must, I turn on the [...]

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That one won

The internet, television, and print media are overflowing today with comments and reactions to last night’s presidential election .  Folks much smarter than I will be writing poetic, stirring prose about the historical significance of the event, so I shan’t waste my time or yours attempting to wax prolific about it.  Anything I write [...]

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It’s almost over

Thank The Maker.  It’s the last day of projections.  The last day of campaign ads.  The last day of polls.  No more Tina Fey video clips circulating on the net (hopefully).  No more robocalls.  And if we’re lucky, no more Joe the Plumber.
I voted early this morning and my precinct was more crowded than I’ve [...]

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Kickin’ it old school

     This episode of Destination Unknown is brought to you by Carter’s Little Liver Pills.  When your digestion is upset and you feel headachy and irritable, take Carter’s Little Liver Pills. 
     I absolutely love old-time radio.  I have for as long as I can remember.  Part of it is the geek in me who [...]

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