As a child I had a philosophy of living on the edge, of doing things that no one else dared. When I jaywalked the street, I didn't even look both ways to see if traffic was coming. I just stepped out onto the road and hoped I didn't get run over. I learn… more »

About a week ago I was riding my bicycle through the cool night air. I was enjoying myself, listening to some music. This was nothing unusual, it's a frequent activity for me. I cycle quite a bit. Not as much as some, but more than most. As I was riding,… more »

I had the unfortunate experience of killing a possum. I suppose I killed it in the way that most people might kill such a marsupial. It was killed by way of vehicle. Roadkill.[[img format="320px,right" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commo… more »

I saw a movie recently where a man was strangled to death. The whole ordeal was about one minute long. The attacker came up behind and wrapped a piano wire around the victim's neck. The victim struggled for maybe thirty seconds, then there was silence fo… more »

Those that lived through the 90s might remember the episode of Seinfeld where Jerry got a man-purse. Before a few weeks ago, whenever I heard man-purses I thought to myself gay, gay, gay, gay, but I was probably wrong to think that, since I don't actuall… more »