I used to go to movies all the time. There was something magical about them. The bright lights would dim, the curtains would pull back, the theater would get quiet and after 30 minutes of commercials and movie trailers, the movie would start. Well, after the dozens of production companies did their professional TikTok-like Vanity … Continue reading Movie Magic? BFG’s
Bitterness
Time to Catch Up BFG’s
My life, baseball, and New York, seemed to intersect in 1978. I was only 6 years old when we moved there, and we only lived there for three years, but baseball was a big part of my life there. I went to my first baseball game, a New York Yankee's game there. At the game, … Continue reading Time to Catch Up BFG’s
Best of Bitter
Fourteen years. That's how long I've been doing this — showing up (almost) every weekto complain about something on the internet, and somehow you guys keep reading it. I'm finally going to do something with all of it. I dug through the archive, picked the 14 poststhat best represent what this blog is all about, … Continue reading Best of Bitter
Bitter Toe Separation BFG’s
TikTok is full of of crazy, cringy, and outrageous content, but only if YOU are crazy, cringy and outrageous. The thing about TikTok and other social medias is that you guide where it should go for you. Because the algorithm watches you like a hawk and delivers stuff that you asked for. So if your … Continue reading Bitter Toe Separation BFG’s
Background Character Energy BFG’s
As a 53-year old author of many blog posts, I've lived in many time periods. My kids recognize my life as the Pre-Influencer Era. In 2016, we decided to make a huge change in our family trajectory. My wife and I were tired of my job not paying, promoting, or insurancing me, so we nuked … Continue reading Background Character Energy BFG’s
Harassed by Shaq BFG’s
Two days ago, I was sitting at work, speed running my tasks at my desk as usual, when a small crowd of co-workers with their phones recording appeared behind me. For a split second, I was thoroughly confused, because they were all pointed at me. Before I could figure out why the paparazzi was aiming … Continue reading Harassed by Shaq BFG’s
The Apology Tour BFG’s
It was a cool day in South Dakota in September 1984, and I got home from school and threw my bag down. I went to the den and turned on our massive 17-inch TV by hand to watch some after school cartoons. Little did I know at that moment, I would be witnessing the beginning … Continue reading The Apology Tour BFG’s
Bitter To Be Continued…BFG’s
A couple of weeks ago, I was watching Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. It was a great movie, but also a little confusing because it involved a lot of universes of Spidermen...and women...and pigs...and kids? It was a pretty long movie, and at the end, just as it was wrapping up, the music starts pulsating, and … Continue reading Bitter To Be Continued…BFG’s
Remember The Alamo BFG’s
The best stories are always about the impossible odds and how they are overcome. That's why I'm such a big fan of 5 foot 8 Thomas Cruise Mapother the 4th's who's always running after, or away from enemies in order to save the world in 8 different Mission Impossible movies. The action sequences were great, … Continue reading Remember The Alamo BFG’s
Induction into the Anxiety Hall of Fame BFG’s
I know everyone has anxiety these days, but since I was born in a time when anxiety wasn't invented yet, mine got an undiagnosed. My anxiety manifests itself in a few ways. I've become more accustomed to speaking in front of crowds (at least in church), but I still get loads of it BEFORE I … Continue reading Induction into the Anxiety Hall of Fame BFG’s
Bitter Achievement Hunting BFG’s
I've shared this many times, but I've been a video gamer since I was a small ball of bitterness. I got the Atari 2600 when I was 7, and got the NES when it first came out in 1985. I was a Nintendo stan for so long, that I missed out on some of the … Continue reading Bitter Achievement Hunting BFG’s
Tom Not Cruise BFG’s
Marvel Studios came out with a show called What If? that explored scenarios of what would have happened if one small thing changed in the Marvel Universe. The ultimate "What If?" is what if you won the lottery? Almost everyone would pay off all their debts, and then in order they would do three things: … Continue reading Tom Not Cruise BFG’s
Portmanteau BFG’s
You know you are getting old when you're the oldest person in the office, when even your CEO, President, and boss are younger than you. Except maybe the bosses father, who might still work for the company just so he can get out of the house, and something to do between pickleball matches. Another way … Continue reading Portmanteau BFG’s
Combinations BFG’s
The more I think back to my youth, the more I wish I wouldn't have taken it for granted. I used to hate that I grew up in the 80's, because big hair, loud and obnoxious clothes and a severe lack of technology. My kids would die if they knew that I made all the … Continue reading Combinations BFG’s
The Hero of Time BFG’s
I grew up in the 80's, the time period of big hair and leather parachute pants. 1986 must have been the pinnacle for me, because The Transformers Movie came out in theaters, and video games were starting to be popular. In just a few months, I went from playing Super Mario Bros. in arcades to … Continue reading The Hero of Time BFG’s
Plot Armor BFG’s
As the author of such Best Selling blog posts as Bitter Reasons to be Tall, and 41 reasons to be Bitter, I have a lot of experience making stuff up. A lot of people imagine that writing fiction is easy, because you are just making things up. What they don't know is that Non-Fiction authors … Continue reading Plot Armor BFG’s
Cosplay BFG’s
It was July 1994, and I was just a 21-year old impressionable young man whose prefrontal cortex hadn't fully developed. I just got home from a 2-year full time mission for my church, so I hadn't fully integrated into the world yet. A week later, I was bitterly hate watching the NBA Finals, because the … Continue reading Cosplay BFG’s
The Biggest Scam on Earth BFG’s
It's college. Yes, I just said that out loud and I absolutely mean it. When I was in my teens, to say something like that would be akin to being a traitor to God, Country and the Boy Scouts of America (which is another scam that I've talked about previously). To be fair, college works … Continue reading The Biggest Scam on Earth BFG’s
We Will Burn Utica to the Ground BFG’s
I might get a lot of bitter backlash for this, but I've never been a huge Star Wars fan. The movies are okay, but if you asked me what planet they were on, I would guess Earth or Mars? I've never seen the Disney + shows or played any of the video games. I know … Continue reading We Will Burn Utica to the Ground BFG’s
Hanger Management BFG’s
As stated in the law of bitterness, the older you get, the more bitter you become. Of course, we all know that Einstein proved that theory in his later years, coincidentally. The law was proven in a similar way that Einstein discovered the law of gravity, except this time when the apple dropped on his … Continue reading Hanger Management BFG’s
