Category: DARREN’S BLOG

“Without the darkness, how could we recognize the light?”  — Tuvoc, speaking to Kess While Tuvoc is referring to negative thoughts that Kess was having that frightened her, he was explaining how those thoughts, along with our good thoughts, are a part of us. However, this question (more of a statement) also works somewhat well for situations when we wonder […]

Today is NATIONAL SING IN YOUR CAR DAY. Today is RECORD YOUR CAT PURRING DAY, so you can play the tape on his birthday after he’s gone.  ***MARLAR: Well, that’s morbid. Today is I LOVE TO WRITE DAY, a great day to write something, a poem, a short story, a letter to the editor.  ***MARLAR: Or an obituary for your […]

Sorry folks, I don’t do film reviews myself.  However, these two guys decided to take it upon themselves to do a film review of the Batman fan film, “Fear in Shadows”… Interesting how one guy is getting high, and the other guy is continually playing with his crotch.  That is exactly the kind of response you want from a Batman […]

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas – and in the case of comedienne Janeane Garofalo, that includes your memories… and your marriage.  Garofalo apparently got married roughly 20 years ago during a drunken Las Vegas gag.  Only she had no recollection that the marriage was the real deal until this month.  She explained at a New York Comedy Festival […]

The day could soon come when there won’t be any more Twinkies or Hostess Cupcakes. After the maker of the delicious, demonized snack cakes filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January, conditions have allegedly become so much worse for workers at Hostess plants across the U.S. that more than 6,500 members of the bakers union, including around 70 in Oakland, […]

Today is NATIONAL YOUNG READERS DAY. ***MARLAR: I’m waiting for next in the series of the Dick and Jane books.  I can hardly wait to see what happens next! Today is NATIONAL TEDDY BEAR. ***MARLAR: To celebrate, I’m planning on handing over all of the controls for the rest of the show to my teddy bear.  It should be entertaining! […]

Today is WORLD KINDNESS DAY.  ***MARLAR: Be kind to the world – tell them about this page and urge them to like it.  It’d be one small step towards world peace. Today is NATIONAL INDIAN PUDDING DAY.  ***MARLAR: If it’s anything like eating Indian corn, no thanks. Today is NATIONAL REREAD OLD MAGAZINES DAY.  ***MARLAR: Visit a doctor’s office near […]

Today is NATIONAL PIZZA WITH THE WORKS EXCEPT ANCHOVIES DAY.  ***MARLAR: As Scooby-Doo’s friend Shaggy once said… “Give me liberty, or give me pizza pie!” Today is POSTMAN’S DAY IN MEXICO, a day to show appreciation to the letter carrier by leaving a little something in the mail box.  ***MARLAR: Maybe that’s where the anchovies go.

Today is NATIONAL WILD ‘N CRAZY GUYS GROW UP DAY.  ***MARLAR: You know they are finally grown up when they get rid of their wild and crazy shirts and slacks. And, nothing weird about this one… today is VETERAN’S DAY, and it’s the first day of NATIONAL HUG A VETERAN WEEK.  ***MARLAR: Hugs are fine, but how about we give […]

Today is WINDOWS DAY. Microsoft released its Windows computer operating system on this date in 1983.  ***MARLAR: Making the entire world a better place by sharing with everyone the joy of the blue screen of death. Tonight is SLEEP DANGEROUSLY NIGHT, a night to switch sides of the bed with your spouse.  ***MARLAR: “Dangerous” is right… you’d likely forget at […]