one. dwayne “the rock” johnson was born on may second of nineteen seventy-two. watch one of his movies. share a couple of his lines you loved. okay. i watched jumanji: welcome to the jungle. i did not love any lines of dialogue from the film. not a damned one of them was remarkable enough to recommend […]

one. dwayne “the rock” johnson was born on may second of nineteen seventy-two. watch one of his movies. share a couple of his lines you loved. two. adam yauch of the beastie boys died six years ago on may fourth at age forty-seven. what’s your favorite song of theirs? give me four reasons why it’s […]

number one. ayatollah khomeini calls for an islamic republic in iran on april 1, 1974. read (some, if not all of) reading lolita in tehran: a memoir in books. what’s the first word on the nineteenth line of the seventy-fourth page? what are four things you loved about the book? the first word on the nineteenth line […]

number one. ayatollah khomeini calls for an islamic republic in iran on april 1, 1974. read (some, if not all of) reading lolita in tehran: a memoir in books. what’s the first word on the nineteenth line of the seventy-fourth page? what are four things you loved about the book? number two. maya angelou is born […]

number one. ludwig van beethoven had his first debut performance as a pianist on march 29, 1795 in vienna. first performances: fourth symphony in b — march 5, 1807; missa solemnis — march 26, 1824; string quartet no. 13 in b flat major (op 130) — march 21, 1826. he died march 26, 1827; three […]

i’ve changed things up a bit, and for the sake of my sanity (because i’ve made this one a bit more convoluted, i’m forgoing spelling out numbers with regards to the dates, even though it goes against my obsessive compulsive tendencies… whatever). there’s a LOT of dates in this one. i hope i don’t confuse […]

one. january fourth. willy wonka’s trademark was registered in nineteen seventy-two. find a theater showing the film and watch it on the big screen. also find a golden ticket and give that and your favorite willy wonka candy to the box office cashier. so the river oaks theater in houston had two midnight showings of […]

one. january fourth. willy wonka’s trademark was registered in nineteen seventy-two. find a theater showing the film and watch it on the big screen. also find a golden ticket and give that and your favorite willy wonka candy to the box office cashier. two. january fifth. home of the whopper was trademark registered in nineteen […]

one. october first. national homemade cookies day. bake a batch of cookies (and NOT chocolate chip) from scratch. two. october sixth. come and take it day. this is a damned fine day in texas. mexico wanted their cannon back. we dared them… and eventually we won. be especially daring on this day. what’s a thing […]

one. september third. skyscraper day. travel to the nearest metropolitan area (if it’s within a reasonable distance) and take a picture of the skyline. if the distance is too great, dig through your travel photos for a favorite skyline shot. downtown houston, as seen from some steps near lee and joe jamail skate park. two. […]