Author Archives: Daily Post from Bluxome Street

Rock & Roll

Rock & Roll He’s been waiting around for the weekendFiguring which club to sneak inFancy drinks and fifty-dollar cover chargeLately it’s been a big hassleHeineken and New CastleTo make sure he’s fitting in and living largeDisregard the lies that he will telland what he’s probably like ’causeIt’s not hard his charm is gonnaGet him through […]

April 06

Go Blue!

Michigan and Louisville will meet Monday in the NCAA men’s basketball championship game in Atlanta. As a proud Wolverine and former resident of Ann Arbor, I cannot wait for U of M to win the championship.

The Top 10 Must Have Gifts for Trekkies

The inner geek got gleeful on the topic of this post. A geek is a person with an eccentric devotion to a particular interest. I am most proudly and definitely one of “those” people. So read this blog post: “The Top 10 Must Have Gifts for Trekkies” and save it for next Christmas.

April 03

What Hemingway Can Teach You About Web Writing

What Hemingway Can Teach You About Web Writing. Ernest Hemingway is one of my favorite writers of all time (with Charles Dickens being at the top of that short list). It has been said that Hemingway knew how to get the most from the least, prune language, multiply intensities, and tell nothing but the truth […]

Home Improvement and Self Improvement

Two projects are underway on Bluxome in my loft. One is home improvement. I am slowly renovating my space to turn it into the home I want. The second is a personal improvement projects of sorts: Home improvement is the easier of the tasks. I can go to Room & Board and purchase my goods […]

An Open Letter to the Church from My Generation

Originally posted on "I Said I Don't Know."–and Other Answers to Hard Questions:
Church, I got to go to the Macklemore concert on Friday night. If you want to hear about how that went, ask me, seriously, I want to talk about it until I die. The whole thing was great;…

Fat Cat: An Expose on the Feline Obesity Epidemic in America

Fat Cat: An Expose on the Feline Obesity Epidemic in America. “We could become a nation that can stand proudly on those weird cat scales at the veterinarian, and lead the way in cat fitness and nutrition.” Weird, but true blog post on the cat obesity challenge our nation is facing.

Proof that Salad Cancels Out Bacon

Proof that Salad Cancels Out Bacon. As a card carrying vegetarian, I certify this blog post on: “Proof that Salad Cancels Out Bacon” as a public service. It is hilarious and true. And tell your mother, you’re welcome.

Just Give Me A Reason

Just Give Me A Reason Right from the start You were a thief – you stole my heart And I your willing victim I let you see the parts of me That weren’t all that pretty And with every touch you fixed them Now you’ve been talking in your sleep Oh oh Things you never […]

March 19

The eight types of bitchy colleague – and how to deal with them

BITCHY women in the workplace who play emotional and tormenting games are responsible for high levels of stress and sickness among their female colleagues. Meredith Fuller, author of new book Working With Bitches and a psychologist for more than 30 years, said her clients commonly complained about other women in the workforce who used schoolyard-style bullying and […]