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Author Archives: Alan Corcoran
Our Divided Nation
You don’t need to be a pundit or connoisseur of the blogosphere to know our nation has become more polarized than ever. Nirvana for one is anathema to another. Whether discussing the budget, proposed controls, alleged leaks, environmental issues – … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Musings
Tagged Amazon, Bosch, Consumer Reports, dishwasher reviews, epinions, Home Depot, Maytag, Sears
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Top Ten Pundit Talking Points Targetted For Termination
If you watch Stewart or Colbert, you are familiar with the phenomenom of a catchphrase being coined and then spreading like a virus to every talking head on the tube (LEDs, plasmas, what-have-you.) It’s bad enough that they’re all bleating … Continue reading
Ten Reasons Thanksgiving is Better than Christmas
10. No gifts to buy. Or wrap. Or return. 9. Always on a Thursday. Always a four day weekend. Unless you work for Walmart. 8. No Thanksgiving songs. 7. No Tree. 6. No lights. No ladders. No extension cords. No … Continue reading
Top Ten Gifts I Got From Obama
Mitt Romney recently unveiled the shocking secret of why I voted for Barack Obama instead of him. It was the gifts of course! You’d think a guy with his kind of dough would have ponied up something, but, it was … Continue reading
You Might Be a Target of A Government Sting Operation If…
… your co-conspirator’s e-mail ends in .gov. … sleeper cell carpool is three Crown Vic’s and your Scion. … your new non-drinking buddy offered you a nuke for the exact balance of your savings account. … the radio station in … Continue reading
Not Funny Jokes
“Hey, that’s not funny!” A Jew, A Catholic and a Muslim walk into a bar. They get into a loud argument and the bartender asks them to leave. Two guys are stranded on a desert island. Crazed by thirst they … Continue reading
How I Became a Record Label
It all started back in 2008 when my friend Brandon coaxed me out for a night of bohemia. Being older than dirt and not much of a social animal, I’d become the definition of “don’t get out much.” Brandon thought … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Music
Tagged Aleister Crowley, Baba Lon, Baba Lon II, I'm Baba Lon, Lon DuQuette, Lon Milo DuQuette, Ninety Three Records, Ordo Templi Orientis
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Fear and (Self) Loathing in Avonlea
It all started off somewhat innocuously, back in April, with an e-mail from a certain artistic director I know. He’d landed a pretty cool regional gig and was sharing the news. After I congratulated him, I could not resist putting … Continue reading
I Flew Three Million Miles on American…
…and all I got were these luggage tags. Okay, that’s not exactly true. I didn’t actually fly 3 million miles. When you get to a certain mileage level, they juice your stats a bit. Technically speaking, I probably have only … Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged AAdvantage Platinum, American Airlines, Frequent Flyer, multi-million Miler
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Intermittent Exotropia
Recently discovered that after a few weeks of intense piano practice I tend to get a little dizzy at the keyboard. My genius eye doctor friend listened to my symptoms, made a preliminary guess as to the cause and confirmed … Continue reading
