Josh Johnson is great on The Daily Show, but his stand up routines are treasures. He is 36 years old. That's old enough to give up your youthful pride, but still young enough to not worry about becoming seriously injured from a fall, so it's fair grounds for a few jokes. Me, I'm now at the age that I take great care not to fall at all. My doc asked if I've fallen in the last couple of years, and I told her no, I use handrails religiously and I throw out any slippery shoes or rugs. Then she was concerned about my concern. Do I have a problem with balance? No, but I saw what a fall and a broken hip did to my mother. She understood that well.
Oh, I've had a few memorable falls. That time an aluminum ladder bent and failed while I was cleaning out the gutters. The last time I roller bladed and my daughter wanted to call 911 because I took time to assess before getting up. The one that left my left shoulder permanently weak. But those were all years ago.
Monday, November 02, 2026
Falling Down
10 Very Strange Medical Cases
Weird History has compiled a list of very strange medical cases from the Middle Ages to modern times. It starts with the familiar case of Phineas Gage, but I bet you haven't heard of most of these conditions. Some of the patients died, while others were able to be treated, but most left the patient with lifelong disabilities of one kind or another. At least one, the man with the sticky skin, doesn't appear to be bad at all, just strange. Be warned that a few of these stories will require a strong stomach on the part of the viewer.
Miss Cellania's Links
In 1934, a doctor brought a dog back to life. He tried to do the same with humans. The article includes a one-hour movie based on Cornish. (via Strange Company)
One way to beat big city rent.
What was the most significant event in the history of American TV? There are two main answers, and which one you pick depends on how old you are.
The People of 1926 - A Year Through the Lives of Those We Never Knew. See 45 or so images and the stories behind them.
Top 10 Dog Halloween Costumes of 2026.
Norway trolls Trump with toilet humour after his foul-mouthed jibe. They are showing off their world class shithouses. (via Metafilter)
A Rare 19th-Century Nine-Piece “Prostitute Set” with Mother-of-Pearl Dagger, Revolver & Velvet-Lined Case. (via Nag on the Lake)
Have scientists finally found a way to save the banana from disaster? (via Damn Interesting)
Moo Moo Doesn’t Understand Personal Space
Michael Vartan has a cat named Moo Moo, so I don't feel so weird about a cat named Gogo. Cats are creatures of habit, so he can tell us exactly what Moo Moo is going to do. Moo Moo really loves to be around him, and it's adorable. (via reddit)
Sunday, November 01, 2026
We Are All Right Now
This is one of Bill McClintock's earlier mashups, in which he lays the vocals of "All Right Now"by Free over the music of "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge. Both favorites of mine.
Polling Place
Some People Suck at Watching Movies
Do you have a friend that you just hate to watch movies with because they are really bad at it? They have such a hard time focusing that you have to stop and explain it to them constantly. Maybe that's because they are on their phone, thinking that they can multitask. Spoiler: you can't multitask two activities that require brain power, much less three. Even if your friend didn't have their phone out, he may have lost his ability to pay attention to anything for more than a few minutes at a time. Ryan George has a product for you, and somehow it involves adding a third device to the scenario. But Corn-i doesn't have much patience, either.
Halloween at Saturday Night Live
Going into the Halloween episode, everyone wondered whether the SNL opening skit would features Donald Trump or David S. Pumpkins. The answer is: why not both? Ten years after debuting the character, Tom Hanks flew in just to be interrupted by a diatribe from the president and was forced to stand frozen for the rest of the speech. Hanks is a good sport. The real question now is: which one of these characters is scarier? I think we know the answer.
Dad Embarasses Daughter
This video was supposed to be funny -and it is- but it's also sweet. MostUncomfortable said it best.
I'm pretty sure the dad was planning on following her in to school until she skedaddled out of the car so fast.
It was at that moment that Dad realized he had crossed a point of no return in life. His daughter was no longer the little four year old he had brought in to see "Daddy's Work" while building the school. She was no longer the girl at the Elementary School drop-off ramp who asked if there was any way Dad could please walk with her all the way into her classroom because she wasn't sure if she could do it herself.
There comes a point in a parent's life when they drop their child off at school one day, and then never drop them off at school again. This dad now knew that his daughter wished for that day to have come and gone already. This dad knew his days were over of asking his little girl if there was anything interesting going on that day at school.
He knew. And his heart broke. Not in a way that would show outwardly. Just an internal realization of the inevitability of age.
And then she turned and squeaked a tiny "bye".
His world came back into focus. Tears sucked back into their tear ducts. And his heart was healed. He was still her dad, even if she was now a teenager. And who knows? Maybe there will still come one more day in the future where she... "accidentally" misses the bus.
(via reddit)
The Changeover
Ho ho ho
— Scream Kings Podcast (@screamkings.bsky.social) November 14, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Saturday, October 31, 2026
The Return of the Vampire
The 1943 film The Return of the Vampire sees Bela Lugosi resurrected as a vampire named Armand Tesla because Universal held the movie rights to the name Dracula. This one also involves a werewolf and World War II. Happy Halloween!
