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I’ve been writing about pop culture for almost 20 years and I can’t imagine stopping any time soon. Here you’ll find all of my current articles and an archive of the stuff I wrote for my defunct site, Branded in the 80s.
Only Beastman’s face can rub away what was once written!
I am so working on another podcast. Seriously. No really I am. This next one will be all about...
Halloween costs a buck around these parts…
Alight, I'm back with some more Halloween finds from around town. First though, Kirk at the...
My Halloween Haul, part 2!
Okay so here’s part 2 of my initial Halloween haul. I picked up this guy at Target, and I must...
Halloween is freaking here!
Well kids, Halloween is officially here as the local Target has finally spilled its Halloween...
One more freaking piece of the puzzle!
So today I found another little piece of my childhood that I thought had been lost to time. A...
Smell my feet…
So I’ve been chomping at the bit for the eventual Halloween explosion in stores around here....
Crestwood Monster Series
So lately I’ve been wondering about how my love for all things monsters and horror began....
Jingle Bells, his tummy swells…
Like I said, tons of Christmas photos. The two things I love about this picture are my kick ass...
School Daze…
Can you pick me out of this motley crew? I hated my first grade teacher. She used to confiscate...
Christmas on my new Chopper!
Here’s another fun picture of me, a little racy in my undies and junk, but oh well. This is...
Rolling on trash day…
Man it’s shaping up to be a crazy week. I’m sick with my second sinus infection this year after...
Best Friends Forever
Two years ago I excavated the above picture out of a briefcase full of weird paper odds and...
My car is faster than lightning, seriously!
So like this is an experiment. Um, I sort of want to work movie and cartoon reviews into...
Thinking about why I draw…
So here’s another thing I think about all the time, drawing. I used to draw a lot more than I...
Woe is me…
So one of the traps I find myself falling into when talking about 80’s pop culture, especially...
You Can’t Do That in Comic Strips…
Here's the new Branded in the 80's comic strip. Salty broke the fourth, um..., panel with...
Frozen Drinks 101, Part 10!
So this has ended up being a much longer list of reviews than I thought it was going to be....
The new Nostalgia….
So have you ever been bored one night, broke into your closet and dug out a bunch of stuff...
Frozen Drinks 101, Part 9!
So today we divert a little from your classic American frozen drinks and venture into the...
Frozen Drinks, Part 8!
Thatsa creamy frozena drinka! Today's entry in the textbook of Frozen Drinks 101 is a double...
Step back baby, I’m a Hungry Man!
Here is another stunning nostalgia food review, and this week it's guaranteed to make you...
Noid be Damned!
Three posts in one day!?! What the hell is the world coming to? Boredom at work, that’s...
Frozen Drinks, Part 7!
Okay, so now we're sort of getting to the end of the first year of Frozen Drinks 101. I've...
Outstanding work in exhibiting a good attitude!
I busted out the baby book this weekend so that I could scan it all in for posterity and I...
Frozen Drinks 101, Part 6!
I’ve been doing the positive thing for a couple of these Frozen Drink Reviews, so now...
Frozen Drinks 101, Part 5!
So let’s bust through some more Frozen Drink goodness on this the most stress-less day of...
Branded Comic #3
So here is yet another comic. I wonder when I'll get tired of this. Anyway, as always, here is...
Frozen Drink 101, part 4!
I was going to do these in the order I originally encountered them, but thought that I should...
New Comic…
So I'm still working on the Branded mascot characters. I'm sure this is riveting for everyone,...
Mascot idea #2
So now we move on to the second possible mascot idea, Jr. Salty2 (the 2 is susposed to be...
