Archive for November, 2007



In Search of the Coppertone Tan

Published on November 19, 2007

My give-a-damn is at a dangerous low, which means it’s time for my yearly get-out-of-dodge vacation. This year: copious amounts of sun and rum on the beaches of Puerto Rico!
However, when you’ve spent the last few years under the deathly glow of fluorescent-lit offices, your skin takes on an unnatural color that just begs for […]


Setting Up The Tree

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Today I helped some friends set up a Christmas tree.  It’s a fake tree which is okay with me, but I would really rather have a real one when I get one for my own place.  But something was bugging me as I was unloading the tree.  My car thermometer read 77 degrees today.  Looks […]


The ABQ Man Checklist

Published on November 14, 2007

Call me typical. I like food. A good cold beer poured into a frozen glass freakin’ rocks. Give me a grill hot as hell with sizzling meat and I’m in heaven. I especially dig ABQ. So I decided to come up with a list—-a checklist of what every […]


The Baconator

Published on November 12, 2007

This monster has 830 calories and 51 grams of fat.  I ate one on Friday.  It’s Monday and I’m still hallucinating and my arteries feel like they’re still pumping grease.  Beware of The Baconator.


The Rant Pack on Strike!

Published on November 8, 2007

As you know, the Writer’s Guild of America is on strike, affecting your favorite talk shows and soon, your favorite television sitcoms and dramas. If continued, this strike will change everything on your television dial, primetime and otherwise.
 We here at the Rant Pack are also on strike in a show of solidarity with our writing […]