Category Archives: Entertainment

Killing Me Softly With Social Media

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Terry Taylor

I started to write a little story about social media. I did write it actually. And I went to sleep proofing it. It was pretty good, too, but in the end it was yet another post about social media. Google … Continue reading →

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The Future Internet and Toilet Paper

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Terry Taylor

In the future, the Internet will be very different from what it has been, and very much like everything else we’ve known for years. I won’t get into the whole Internet versus Web argument by Chris Anderson and Michael Wolff … Continue reading →

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Life Flashes Before My Eyes On The Refrigerator Door

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Terry Taylor

Our refrigerator went down a while back. It served us for sixteen years. When it started bleeding water into the floor we turned off the icemaker. When it began coughing and making a snake-like hiss, we bought fewer refrigerated items. … Continue reading →

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No Reindeer Were Harmed In the Writing of This Story

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Terry Taylor

South Alabama, between Mobile and Dothan and north of Pensacola, is a rural place filled with deer, rabbits, alligators, foxes, squirrels, bobcats, panthers and even an off-course bear or two. There are no reindeer. Not officially. This fact never stopped … Continue reading →

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Bacon! Bacon!

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Who doesn’t love bacon? I’ve never met anyone who hates bacon. We love bacon cheeseburgers, bacon bits, bacon and eggs, BLT’s and bacon lip balm. Yes. Bacon lip balm is available from Thinkgeek.com. So is bacon pop corn, bacon lollipops, … Continue reading →

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It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year?

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Let’s all gather around the fake tree – the tattered Tannenbaum that no one will want to take down in January – and pretend we can’t wait to watch “A Christmas Story” for 24 straight hours on tbs. Fah-ra-ra-ra-ra. It’s … Continue reading →

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Winter’s Bone

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Terry Taylor

If you have ever lived in certain parts of the South for any length of time, spend two hours watching this movie. If you have never lived down here, spend those same two hours getting acquainted with the landscape.

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There, I said It

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Terry Taylor

I’m going to have to admit something I do not want to fess up to. No, I did not DVR today’s episode of The View. I’m not that beat down. Yet. It is almost as embarrassing, though, and shameful, as … Continue reading →

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What NASCAR Could Learn From a Demolition Derby

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Terry Taylor

On a beautiful Friday night in Richmond, a NASCAR race drew a crowd so paltry the stands looked like a Detroit suburb. One entire side was completely empty; the other housed just a scattering of fans. Conversely, a mud-tracked crash … Continue reading →

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Social Network: You and Mr. Zuckerberg

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Terry Taylor

If you haven’t seen Social Network, go now. Go tonight. Go tomorrow. It’s a heartwarming tale of genius and greed and betrayal, brilliantly written, directed and acted. No doubt, there will be soon be movies that examine Napster’s start (a … Continue reading →

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