See also: Martin Sheen/Charlie Sheen

He is so good in it too. I suspect he could end up having a more "serious" dramatic career in the long run than his father, who had to wade through a boatload of crappy comedies before being taken seriously as an actor in The Philadelphia Story

I wonder if Martin Sheen and Tom Hanks have conversations about their respective two sons. From what I know (which is quite limited), Emilio Estevez is a decent guy, or at the very least, not quite the public embarrassment his brother Charlie is. Colin seems like a pretty thoughtful guy, or again, at the very least,…

Hmmm, here's one and it appeals to American history nerds (and those who can still hum the preamble via Schoolhouse Rock)—

Any excuse to post this Jon Safran segment:

Imagine actually receiving a letter from St. Paul:

I cannot recall being bitten for well over a decade. I know I was tasty as a child, but I never seemed to get quite as many bites as my friends. A sciencey friend suggested that I was likely being bitten, but just not having the same histological response as other people. I'm not willing to do a lab test, so I'll…

OH GOD, BOTFLIES!! My only experience with them is virtual—via gross YouTube videos or ER shows on the basic cable health channels.

Every time I see/hear the word "wellness" I mentally substitute "unsubstantiated, untested claim."

Ahh, the high stress, low income diet. I was in the best physical shape of my life in grad school because the only entertainment I could afford was going to the gym. I was also in the worst psychological shape of my life so...

Those look like my two little black kits—one with the 1000 yard stare and the other making 'what are you looking at' face. The only difference is they would shred me to bits if I tried holding both of them at once like that.

As active as I am in the secular and skeptic community, I owe quite a debt to the priest who strongly discouraged my mother from baptizing me with the middle name Fanny. (As it is, I have a super-duper Jewish first and last name that is all well and good in and of itself, but caused quite a bit of confusion throughout…

It's safe to come out now? Count me among the "I thought I was the only one" crowd.

(sad trombone).

Totally not the point I know...but is it even physically possible for Iranians to produce ugly children? I have never met a single Persian/Iranian that wasn't drop-dead gorgeous.

I placed this as a reply to someone else, but really, it needs its own post:

Hashtag me surprised—I taught ESL for about a decade and on a couple of occasions when there were no men in the class, a Saudi woman and an Iranian woman each uncovered their hair to show the non-Muslim women—their hair was gorgeous, shiny and really healthy-looking! I assumed (to the degree that I gave it any…

Hey, maybe there's some hope in clinical trials —I'm currently preparing to do one for a different neurological disorder. Here's a listing for the US (don't know if that is where you are, but I'm guessing from the drug cost quote that you are.). I hope you are able to find relief.

Ha! I had a dude once suggest that I lose 20 pounds. I said, "Guess what, I am losing 180 in the next five minutes." I then told him to fuck right off.