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January 2011

January 04, 2011

In 2011, I’ll Be in Heaven

The only thing standing between me and the creative freedom I've been working toward my...

December 2010

December 31, 2010

My Top 10 Personal Events (And Blog Posts) of 2010

Here, in a nutshell, is my year 2010.

December 28, 2010

Air 1 Radio’s Jeremy “JB” Burgess: A Man of Exquisite Tastes

If it's true that clothes make the man, then Air 1 Radio deejay JB is...

December 27, 2010

A literary agent with a blog is like a butcher carrying a sack of bones...

December 23, 2010

Merry Christmas! But I’m Sad …

Just a quick note to say hi to you guys. Merry almost Christmas! Cat's upstairs,...

December 12, 2010

The Best Version of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”

This is the best version I know of of "Baby, It's Cold Outside."

December 04, 2010

I Don’t Hate Christian Publishers; I Love Writers

In a comment to yesterday's post, Judging By Its Cover the New Book, “Turning Controversy...

November 2010

November 19, 2010

My Friend the Adulterer

The night my married friend suddenly decided to have a one-night stand.

November 11, 2010

The Great Escape

As a kid I lived right across the street from a school for mentally handicapped...

November 09, 2010

A Reader Asks, “How Do You Handle the Negative Comments On Your Blog?”

Here's an email I got in this past weekend (from "denver," who is one of...

November 02, 2010

God Votes Republican and/or Tea Party? Really?

Show me someone who's sure what political party God belongs to, and I'll show you...

November 01, 2010

Morcheeba’s Singer Sings to Me Over the Phone; Roving Gangs of Soon Sick Teens; Ghostly Me

Ah, Monday. It's just like Friday or Saturday---if you strapped on a backpack full of...

October 2010

October 29, 2010

Protection from a witness program

Shame on this Christian---and on any Christian who does what he did.

October 22, 2010

Speaking of Burning Buildings

It's Friday afternoon. I'm sitting in this place. I am not drunk. But from the...

October 20, 2010

Dance Your Cares Away

Yeah, baby.

October 19, 2010

Sarah Palin, the Truth Called. It Wants Its Books Back.

Being honest is a good starting point in building trust. --- Sarah Palin On a...

October 09, 2010

Bullies, Misfits, Gays — and Me, Alpha Boy

As a kid, I couldn't stand seeing other kids bullied. I was lucky (I see...

October 08, 2010

John’s Band: The Picture

Here's a work of art entitled "John's Band," created by artist Karen Helms. Besides being...

September 2010

September 08, 2010

Should I Feel Remorse Over My Pre-Christian Sinning?

Lately I've been getting some advice to the effect that I should condemn and repent...

September 05, 2010

Big City

The post you are looking for is included in HA!, a full-sized collection of five...

September 04, 2010

Toddlers Attack My Pipes!

How two toddlers armed with a bottle of Kaopectate made me stop smoking.

September 03, 2010

How I lost my virginity to my high school teacher

Well, I see by the ol’ calendar that once again school is upon us. Not...

August 2010

August 16, 2010

Lovely Mexicans Up the Block; Married by a Gay Pastor Ken Doll; 29 Big Ones Today

My wife Cat and I got married twenty-nine years ago today. We got married on...

August 15, 2010

What I Bought For the Week at Trader Joe’s

Yesterday, in "I Dare You To Stay Awake Reading This," I mentioned my plans to go...

August 08, 2010

“Goo-goo!” I said, hoping

The post you are looking for is included in HA!, a full-sized collection of five...

July 2010

July 26, 2010

The Shore Family Motto

This is the Actual Conversation had by my wife Catherine and I on the morning...

July 19, 2010

When Pretty Women Dance

After the dinner I wrote a bit about in yesterday's How I Got a Blog...

July 18, 2010

How I Got a Blog on Huffington Post (And Help Me Mooch Indian Food!)

Last night Cat and I had drinks and dinner with a new friend (DR!) at...

July 12, 2010

Why God Enjoys Sending Me Haters of Christians

This weekend Huffington Post published my "When Bad Emotions Happen to Good Christians." Publishing anything...

July 10, 2010

“Dinosaurs! They Have Dinosaurs!”

This morning I was working on my book when my wife Cat came bursting into...