Dan Poynter

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Overheard: the best

Chick #1: He better be careful. You’re the best thing he’s got. Chick #2: You tell him that.

Ron Hamilton: tenor avenger

Not, not basses as in the fish, but basses as in those guys who sing parts lower than tenor and baritone. I don’t know if you’ve ever sang bass, but bass is the low male part, kind of the tuba of voices. As you might expect, basses sing notes that are on the aptly-named bass …

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Epilogue to ‘Luck:’ Wives and sickness

After I was back in the boat, the whole thing seemed pretty funny. In fact, it was downright hilarious. It was a total riot. Until I realized my wife might find out. Heather tends to try rushing me to the doctor if I so much as get a papercut, so it was my firm notion …

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Luck

Though I have repeatedly told my kids that there is no such thing as luck, my youngest daughter will still occasionally either make or give me something to take with me “for luck.” The current item, which I have carried with me now for two winters, is a buckeye. I used to wear a bead …

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Black Beans and Rice

It might surprise you that I like to cook. I’m not the best, but I do all right. Here is my recipe for turning a box dinner into an awesome dinner: Ingredients: 7 oz Box Zatarain’s New Orleans Style Black Beans and Rice 8 oz (1/2 package) Johnsonville New Orleans Andouille recipe spicy smoked sausage …

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Jeyson stories

My friends Jeyson has a funny way of telling stories. Not ha-ha funny, but peculiar funny. He starts with a brilliant opening that draws you in: “One time in college, me and Bill and Toby went hiking high in the mountains of Nepal.” Then he builds it up: “When we camped that night, we heard …

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Making it right

As an apology to moviegoers everywhere, M. Night Shyamalan has been touring the country visiting with people and offering to make things right with everyone who saw The Happening–by letting them kick him in the crotch. “I figure I have it coming,” said a hobbling Shyamalan. “That movie really was a turd sandwich.” Shyamalan is …

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Little Known Fact: Lee Greenwood

Unknown to most people, country music star Lee Greenwood is not American, but Canadian. The misnomer caused further confusion when Greenwood released his 1983 hit, which most people misunderstand to be “God Bless the U.S.A.” In fact, the real title, which reflects his native dialect, is “God Bless the U.S., Eh?”

Jiggery-pokery

n. Underhanded scheming or behavior; cheating. Yes, it’s a real word, and not just a Wizard Swear.

Review: Worst movie I saw in 2008

I have found that it is certainly much easier to write a list than to actually try to assemble words into sentences and sentences into words, so on that note: The Top Ten Six Reasons why M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening Is Terrible (contains spoilers, but they aren’t as spoily as watching this movie) Zooey …

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