Month: July 2007
Isaac Hayes: Coolest guy on the planet
I’ve long asserted that Isaac Hayes possesses more natural coolness than anyone else on the planet. At last, some kind soul has posted on YouTube the ultimate proof: the video for 1979’s “Don’t Let Go.” “Isaac Hayes is pretty cool. But the coolest on the planet? How you figure, Bo?” OK, check it out. It’s … Read more
Conversational discipline, five points at a time
Charles and I have been enjoyably checking each other’s word choice for 20 years now. Lea and I have been doing it for 13. I can’t tell you exactly how the minus five (-5) game started. Charles, Russ, and I started playing in high school, and I think it kept traction with us because it … Read more