My favorite headphones to listen to when I'm Bitterfy Wrapping up the year of music. These are the Soundcore Anker Life Q-20's. I also use them at the gym and the noise cancelling really helps tune out the world and helps me forget all the pain of working out.* I've talked about this many times … Continue reading Bitterfy Wrapped BFG’s
Bitter Friday Giftures
A Link To the Past BFG’s
How cool would it be to give these adorable Link and Zelda sets for Christmas to your kids or Grandkids? Or if you are me, get it for myself when no one is looking?* Back in the day when The Legend of Zelda first came out, I played that game for 2 weeks straight until … Continue reading A Link To the Past BFG’s
Take Your Breath Away BFG’s
Talk about taking your breath away. This Medify MA-125 Air Purifier, can literally take your breath and filter it. And your house. * When I was an amateur shaver, I remember the trepidation I felt when I first put the electric shaver to my face. The trepidation was much worse than the actual shave. After … Continue reading Take Your Breath Away BFG’s
Pounding the Rock
The Spurs might be bad this year, even with a generational rookie in Victor Wembanyama, but the Spurs Coyote never fails as one of the best mascots in the NBA. Get the adorable plushy by clicking the link. * I'm not much of an inspirational quote guy, because inspiration usually comes in bursts and then … Continue reading Pounding the Rock
How the Mighty Has Fallen BFG’s
The American Dream is to become Assistant to the Regional Manager. Purchase the regional manager shirt by clicking the link.* We have this thing in America called the American Dream. It's the hope, belief, or dream that anyone that lives here, no matter how poor, unintelligent or resource deprived can with a little ambition, make … Continue reading How the Mighty Has Fallen BFG’s
Closing Time BFG’s
Get some Creatine. In Season 8 of The Office, Andy starts singing Closing Time as part of his everyday routine to close out the workday. After doing it several dozen times, everyone in the office is sick of hearing it, except for one surprise character, Stanley. Stanely sings it with gusto, not because he likes … Continue reading Closing Time BFG’s
Logging In As a New Character BFG’s
I've been simultaneously listening and watching the movie Ready Player One a lot in the last month. A lot of fans of the book hated the movie, because they are wildly different. I was lucky enough to have seen the movie first and the read the book, so the movie didn't taint my feelings of … Continue reading Logging In As a New Character BFG’s
Stretching it BFG’s
For those that are trying to get Wii Fit, here's the best-selling Creatine on Amazon. Use my link, and you'll save a butterfly. It wasn't until I got a Nintendo Wii and bought the game Wii Fit that I first encountered the strange world of Yoga. My first impression of yoga was that it was … Continue reading Stretching it BFG’s
Universe Hopping BFG’s
I'm a big fan of the Transformers Universe. From the moment I watched the first episode, I was Transfixed. It hooked me because of the robot changing to the car thing, but there was something simple that Transformers did that made Transformers so much more relatable to me than say, Star Wars. Like most Sci-Fi, … Continue reading Universe Hopping BFG’s
Dad Jokes BFG’s
I've had quite a story arc with my sense of humor. When I was a child, I was fairly serious, and the only thing that was funny about me was my hair. My mom was really bad about taking care of my it, so even when it was a formal occasion, she would somehow forget … Continue reading Dad Jokes BFG’s
Alien Invaders BFG’s
Do you ever wonder where you were when significant things happened in your lifetime? I've lived on this greasy rock for half a century, so a lot of time to wonder. I've had almost no involvement with most of the world's significant world events, but I often wonder what insignificant thing I was doing at … Continue reading Alien Invaders BFG’s
Vamping with Vitterness BFG’s
The Office is my favorite show for a lot of reasons, but my favorite reason is Michael Scott. Even though he is the boss, and I never will be one, I identify with him the most, because we are so alike. Being incompetent is the biggest similarity, but there is also our constant need to … Continue reading Vamping with Vitterness BFG’s
Experience Points BFG’s
When I was 6-8 years old, my family lived in Long Island, NY. Our house had this big backyard with a strip of forested trees that my brothers and I liked to explore. We spent hours in that forest trying to find the shortcut to Narnia. We never found Narnia, but I believe some creatures … Continue reading Experience Points BFG’s
A Phone by any Other Name BFG’s
I remember the first time I texted. It was 2003, and my wife got me one of those tiny Nokia pay-as-you-go, rectangular, gray, tiny-buttoned relics. I had no use for this thing, because I've hated talking to people in general since birth, but more specifically on the phone. She insisted that I get one so … Continue reading A Phone by any Other Name BFG’s
Bitter Rivalry of the Week: Dopamine vs. Serotonin BFG’s
Recently, I've been getting back into the swing of writing my book again (which is why you haven't been afforded the pleasure of as many blogs as you used to get). In order to get back into my headspace of booking again, I've been listening to a lot of writing podcasts. I use them to … Continue reading Bitter Rivalry of the Week: Dopamine vs. Serotonin BFG’s
This post went to the birds BFG’s
When I lived in Seattle the weather was much milder, and there were a lot more trees, the birds loved hanging around there. When I lived there, I was raising young kids, so there was a competition between the birds and the tiny humans about who could be louder and prevent me from sleeping the … Continue reading This post went to the birds BFG’s
Chyron’s and Ticker’s and HUD’s BFG’s
There are two different kinds of people in the world. The ones that thrive being around other people, and the ones that thrive being around not people. If left to my own devices (ie computer devices), I could go months before needing human contact. As long as I have a couch, a TV, and some … Continue reading Chyron’s and Ticker’s and HUD’s BFG’s
Gold Star Feedback BFG’s
As a video game fanatic, I need the latest and greatest console. But I also need the latest and greatest TV to be up to par with the processing power of the console. I want to make sure every pixel of the TV is optimized for my gaming. I finally have the optimum setup, with … Continue reading Gold Star Feedback BFG’s
Way Off Balance BFG’s
Yesterday, unlike most of my days at work, I spent most of the day trying to help balance a 13-story building of bottles to spell two words. It was a promotional video for Prime Day, and our social media team decided that we were going to build a wall of bottles and then smash through … Continue reading Way Off Balance BFG’s
Bored Games BFG’s
When I was in junior high, it was perfectly acceptable to be outside all day long with no adult supervision. In fact, most parents expected it. I would often get on my 10-speed bike and go for epic bike rides around the city. It was Sioux Falls, SD, in the 80's, so it was the … Continue reading Bored Games BFG’s
Ben's Bitter Blog 