Last week I was kidding when I jested the Internet might be cancelled; this week I’m not kidding anymore. We Gotta Turn This Mutha Out! If the constant news about the growing spread of the Coronavirus isn’t bad enough, yesterday’s latest feed reported Netflix and other video platforms were asked to slow down streaming … Continued
My, my, my, aye-aye, whoa! M-m-m-my Corona. M-m-m-my Corona. Ooooooooo-ohhh, my Corona. Ooooooooo-ohhh, my Corona. Ooooooooo-ohhh, my Corona. Who knew the Knack’s 1979 hit would make such a revival? I’ll tell you who knew, The WHO. The World Health Organization knew; that’s who! I can’t be the only one who’s got this song on a … Continued
First, let me just get the confession out of the way. Yes, I succumbed to watching this season of The Bachelor. I don’t how or why it happened, but it happened. I’ve been watching the unpolished turbulence unfold every Monday night for the last several weeks while shaking my head and rolling my eyes through … Continued
JUST TO LET YOU KNOW….. Dreaming can be a double-edged sword. It feels so good to sleep heavily and fall into La-La Land; especially when it’s the really good dreams you remember vividly the next morning; the ones where we champagne wish ourselves back to sleep to literally keep the dream alive. And then there’s … Continued
JUST TO LET YOU KNOW…. Several weeks ago I wrote a blog titled, Unpolishedly Aging: What I Thought When I Was Younger vs. What I Know Now That I’m Older. Since the post, I’ve realized there’s a few more body parts that have changed my point of view on what I thought years ago versus … Continued
Aging. I know, it’s worse than a curse word. It sucks, huh? Big time. Fucking aging, you suck! Aging gracefully unpolishedly or not, how does the older version of ourselves now hold a candle to our once younger version? Aesthetically speaking only I ask you. No need to answer. Please refer to line one of … Continued
It was February 1994. I remember exactly where I was when the landline rang in my college apartment and I received the news my oldest, dearest friend has just gotten engaged. Despite the fact that at the time my own level of commitment revolved more around if I should order a Zima with a shot … Continued
JUST TO LET YOU KNOW… I was about three and a half weeks behind the rest of the world in real time television but now I’m happy to report I finally caught up on the finale of Top Chef: Kentucky. After sixteen seasons I still enjoy hearing Padma Lakshmi tell aspiring chefs one by one … Continued
No need for an opening paragraph of nonsense. There’s enough nonsense in the body of the blog; so let’s just get to it. Here’s Another Unpolishedly Arbitrary List Of The Latest Ridiculousness That Goes Through My Mind. TOP 20: 20. Posting videos on social media is a thing now; Okay I get it. You’re either … Continued
When I was in college C+C Music Factory was commonly heard playing in dorm rooms, apartments and in most of the local bars and clubs. I don’t hear the song too much anymore but when I tune into the 90’s jams on Satellite Radio it brings me right back. In today’s unpolished world, there’s always … Continued
