Category Archives: thinking about stuff

Ol’ Man Liver… (or); Time to get my Weird Al on…

Posted on August 21, 2015 by pouringmyartout

I have decided to lighten the mood around here by sharing a little thing me and the crack squirrels have been working on this morning… an amusing rewrite of the song; Ol’ Man River from the 1927 musical ‘Showboat’. ***(As … Continue reading →

Posted in thinking about stuff | Tagged humor, music, musicals, ol man river, showboat, social-media, songs, theatre, weird al | 4 Comments

Blogging is like the circle of life… where, if we move really fast, we can end up kicking ourselves in our own asses… (or); That last post really made me sound like a right proper enema nozzle…

Posted on August 21, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Here’s the thing… let’s just get the thing out of the way right up front, shall we?… I am a man of many contradictions. I am self-centered with low self-esteem… I am full of myself and full of shit… I … Continue reading →

Posted in stuff about blogging, thinking about stuff | Tagged bloggers, blogging, blogs, current-events, humor, make money blogging, social-media, wordpress | 34 Comments

Should I quit WordPress???

Posted on August 20, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Now before you panic, let me share my thoughts… My books are not selling as fast as I would like. I work part time. I spend a lot of time doing this blog. My wife is not thrilled about all … Continue reading →

Posted in stuff about blogging, thinking about stuff | Tagged advice, bloggers, blogging, blogs, current-events, humor, social-media, wordpress | 69 Comments

Ermagerd, it turns out, isn’t a female character in a Wagner opera…

Posted on August 20, 2015 by pouringmyartout

It is, as a matter of fact, one of those expressions that pops up and somehow worms its way into the public consciousness, being used often enough that there is some slight danger that the people at The Webster Dictionary … Continue reading →

Posted in thinking about stuff | Tagged art, current-events, ermagerd, history, humor, language, OMG, social-media, words, young people | 28 Comments

We should round up all the people who want to pass anti-gun legislation… and shoot them…

Posted on August 18, 2015 by pouringmyartout

No… not really… I haven’t suddenly decided to run for office as the head of the NRA… this is just another of my silly examples of why we really need a sarcasm font…

Posted in thinking about stuff | Tagged current-events, guns, humor, NRA, peace, philosophy, sarcasm, violence | 37 Comments

Dachau… part 2… I think my face pretty much says it all…

Posted on August 12, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Are there words to explain a place like this? Words don’t do it justice. The windows in the top of that little tower make it look harmless and commonplace… when there aren’t machineguns sticking out of them… The sky is … Continue reading →

Posted in My travels, Pictures of me, Stories of my life, thinking about stuff | Tagged current-events, dachau, germany, history, munich, nazis, photography, travel, world war two | 48 Comments

Dachau… part 1… (or); what an unfunny thing to put on a humor blog…

Posted on August 12, 2015 by pouringmyartout

The words translate to something like: ‘Work will set you free’… probably the most cynical use of language in history… and it was on the gates on most of the Nazi concentration camps, as far as I know. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in My travels, Stories of my life, thinking about stuff | Tagged concentration camp, current-events, dachau, germany, history, nazi, nazis, photography, social-media | 26 Comments

Payback…

Posted on August 11, 2015 by pouringmyartout

The other day, I went to the bank, and I saw one of those Google Maps cars… I walked all around it taking pictures with my phone from every angle. The guy got nervous and asked what I was doing… I … Continue reading →