A title is supposed to draw attention to, intrigue and tantalize the reader. The title “Dumb Ads & Stuff” does anything but! I didn’t know what to call this collection of oddball, unrelated items found around the My Odd Sock compound, so we’ll leave it at “Dumb Ads & Stuff. Let’s get to …
It is Academy Awards’ week! And in true copy-cat fashion, it’s also time for the 43rd Annual My Odd Sock Flemmy Awards, celebrating the worst of the My Odd Sock worst of 2011. All nominees dream of winning the coveted Flemmy! Purchased at a neighbor’s garage sale, the Flemmy represents all …
With a “snap” of its elastic band, My Odd Sock proudly salutes…the “Spork.” The Spork is the ingenious combination of the spoon and the fork. Revolutionizing the picnic world, the Spork turned eating potato salad into an art form. Backpackers also rejoiced in the Spork, …
The Oscars…Emmy’s…Grammy’s…Tony’s…and the list goes on. It’s that time of year when we stroke the fragile egos of celebrity-dom, and dole out awards like free samples of oxycodon! My Odd Sock is no different. Staring at the empty trophy case in the reception area at the My Odd Sock reception area leaves …
She is. The icon of freedom. A symbol of hope. The emblem of opportunity. A welcoming foresight of a better life…and new beginnings. She is…Lady Liberty. And she is the motherly ambassador, the representative of all that stands for this great country of ours…thee United States of America! Since …
Blake sat with a puzzled look on his scruffy, morning face. He rubbed the sleep from his eyes and wondered what had happened to his favorite breakfast fare. Something was different. It didn’t feel quite right. Wipe the milk from your chin, young Blake and I shall explain the cereal squeeze. Here’s the …
It is time to straighten up the “Topics” page of the My Odd Sock journal. Time to clean up and clear out various bits & pieces of ideas and observations for your reading displeasure. So, lend me a hand and we’ll get this done in no time. C’mon… Chevy Truck …
It is like plunging the toilet. Sometimes you just gotta do it. And what better way to begin 2012 than with a clean slate….and an empty head! So, I would like to drain the brain of some lingering nonsense from the previous year. Shall we? Let’s begin…. Work This …
Throughout our great nation, citizens revolt. Demonstrations reign. Anger is vented by loud shouts of unfairness & inequality. The majority (99%ers) versus the minority (1%ers) in a economic battle of David and Goliath. I did not fully understand the deep meaning of these public outcrys. Until just the other day …
This time of year, it seems we find ourselves up to our nanny parts with “top ten, year in review” type junk. And here at My Odd Sock (because I am as lame as all the rest), we offer all the same! This “Not So Top Ten” list includes the best of …
