Football As I Remember It
“Football is easy if you’re crazy as hell.” ~Bo Jackson Matching legwarmers also available. If you’ve been following P&Q for any length of time, you’ll know that I have a love-hate relationship...
View ArticleMy Birthday Cake Can Kick Your Birthday Cake’s &%@#
“Okay…let’s cut some cake!” ~Wikus van de Merwe, District 9 I don't know who Jade is...but I want her cake. I have no idea why birthdays, or birthday cakes, are on my mind. It’s not my birthday and it...
View ArticleNES and the Meaning of Life
I’ve been a fan of video games all my life. ~Former NFL All-Pro Michael Strahan He...could...go...all...the...wayyy.... Let’s face it…whomever invented video games deserves a special commendation....
View ArticleTo a Dark Place, This Shall Lead?
Darker the coming storm grows. I fear the dark cloud of the Sith shrouds us all. ~Yoda, “The Clone Wars” Ordered a pizza, I did not... Damn you, George Lucas…damn you for creating perhaps the most...
View ArticleThe Heat is On, and I’m Off
You've gotta love summer to be smiling like that People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy. ~Anton Chekhov If Chekhov is to be believed, I must be incredibly...
View ArticleWWHMD?
The man’s crazier than a Mexican rabbit. But I love him. ~Face, about Murdock, “The A-Team” My (sometime) fictional role model For my readers: I’m sure you’ve had one of those days where everything...
View ArticleTuesday Trivia Treasure Hunt: Inaugural Edition!
One of the really interesting aspects of being a fugitive is that there are so few things you can spend your money on. ~Hannibal Smith I love it when a prize comes together! You know, I think P&Q...
View ArticleThe ’90s Didn’t (Completely) Suck
If I wasn’t from Jamaica, then why would I be wearing this hat? ~from “Half-Baked” This, um, says it all People ask me sometimes why I usually write about the ’80s and not the ’90s. It’s because I...
View ArticleHowlin Mad’s Day Off
Oh, I’m sorry. I can’t come to the door right now. I’m afraid that in my weakened condition, I could take a nasty spill down the stairs and subject myself to further school absences.~from “Ferris...
View ArticleRaiders of the Lost 8-Track
“That belongs in a MUSEUM!” ~Dr. Indiana Jones Just the other day I was helping a young lady at the library who was probably young enough to be my daughter. Her fellow Gen X mom and I were waxing...
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