Category Archives: Rants

There’s a tangy tickle in the air! There’s a salty snap in the breeze! Winter is coming! Once again, the sun is giving us the seasonal silent treatment and we are left with a bracing chill and fading memories of … Continue reading →

It is a dark time for this blog. The JLP has been silent and motionless for months, nagged only by the occasional buzzing of ungrateful readers and incessant spam-bot comments. While my blogging station sat vacant, the internet has been … Continue reading →

Spring break is here. Like a clown bearing empty cans of Pringles, this year’s spring break arrives like a cruel taunt from Old Man Winter. The words “spring break” usually bring with them images of thumping MTV beachhouses where greased-up, … Continue reading →

Let me tell you a story, gentle readers. This is the story of a little 16 month old boy I am related to. Let’s call him William Howard Taft. So William Howard Taft happens to be an early riser. Rather … Continue reading →

So apparently my readers are getting impatient for more JLP content. I can’t say I’m surprised, given the marginal caliber of readers that this blog has attracted. This ain’t the Harvard Law Review. Turns out that writing posts about animal … Continue reading →

I recently dishonored myself by accepting a few bucks to take part in a taste test conducted by the fine people at Hot Pockets. If you’ve never been to one of these things, they are truly a strange and artificial … Continue reading →