Archive for June, 2008

Schadenfreude: Life’s Purest Joy?

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Schadenfreude, coined by the Germans, is defined as “taking enjoyment in the misfortune of someone else.”Based on that definition, I will go out on a limb and say, yes, Schadenfreude is life’s purest joy.  However, before you jump to assume that I’m a horrible person, I’d like to make mention ...

Urban Legends: For Serious?

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Find the truthful statement: a) Mikey from the Life cereal commercials died after mixing Pop Rocks and soda b) AIDS was created by the CIA c) If you take LSD seven times, you’re automatically deemed legally insane d) The yellow dye in Mountain Dew, in excess, can make a man sterile e) Walt Disney was ...

Thinking of Family in Time for Father’s Day

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Before I get started, I’m putting it out there that I love my family, and even though at times I may think about trading one or two of them, I would never actually go through with it (even if I could). With that out of the way, I find myself inspired ...

Is There Such a Thing as Too Many Comic Book Movies?

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

I’m a moderately closeted geek. From afar you probably wouldn’t guess it, but I have a World of Warcraft paladin, own every Calvin and Hobbes anthology there is, and was broken hearted when I found out that Vegeta would not be part of the new live-action “Dragon Ball Z” ...