Author Archives: sawgee

I’m Suing My Dentist

Somewhat recently, I went to the dentist for the first time in nine years.  Why so long between visits?  Well, partly because I was a struggling writer with crappy dental insurance (read: no dental insurance), and partly because I had a nagging pain in my jaw.  The latter seems like a rational justification for a [...]

No Negro

Remember “No Homo”?  In an act of unabashed homophobia, rappers were saying it at the end of sentences to prevent being misconstrued as a gay person.   For example: “I love you, dog.  No homo.” I love this colloquialism because it is 2010; and yet, some people still feel it appropriate to be so brazenly bigoted. [...]

Oldskool Wednesday

On Wednesdays, I’m going to post old blogs, videos, or whatever moves me at the time — hence, the baby pic.  I’m hoping Oldskool Wednesday will give you people a reason to return, and keep me in the habit of posting stuff. Since I’ve recently told the “Jay breakdancing story” three times,  here is the [...]

It’s Not Ringworm

Okay, here’s the thing: I don’t have ringworm.  I do train MMA religiously, whereby I swap staph infections with sweaty cage fighters as we roll around on dirty mats.  Still, what I have on my neck is not ringworm. It looks like ringworm, though, doesn’t it?  Well, it’s not. It’s a memento from a tryst [...]

40 Acres and a Mulatto

Apparently, I am now rich.  According to the state of California, I have graduated into a new tax bracket in which I am expected to pay more taxes.  But here’s the thing: I intend to pay no such taxes. Fortunately, the Golden  State allows people like me to become corporations whereby they can pay less [...]