Ridiculous Opinions #135
So, a couple of weeks ago, we filmed a performance by Tracey’s high school band. They were playing a song called “Sweet Georgia Brown”, which some of you may...
Ridiculous Opinions #134
A completely unflattering picture of Randall P. Girdner on The Beanbag.Yes, I was asleep. Okay, I haven’t posted anything as of late in regard to my...
Ridiculous Opinions #133
Mango the Unholy. Our youngest cat is named Mango. We found her in our parking garage in Bangladesh. We came out to drive to work one morning and we heard a...
Ridiculous Opinions #132
The author, circa 2007. It kind of hit me in a flash last weekend. I’ve been flailing around for some kind of creative project to work on as of late, but...
Ridiculous Opinions #131
Look, people…I teach all week. On Friday mornings, I usually write my newsletter, but today I’m tired. Plus, there’s TV to watch. So, for your benefit, I...
Ridiculous Opinions #130
Again, I don’t have a ton to write about today. Saw Dune last night (self-indulgent, too long, ponderous…and strangely, I liked it). Going to start Survivor...
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Ridiculous Opinions #129
Tracey won’t let me get this poster framed. This is a travesty. She says that she doesn’t like it, but she just doesn’t understand. I found the poster this...
Ridiculous Opinions #128
This is the single greatest movie quote in the history of movies… An interesting and busy week here on the Girdner front. Tracey had her 50th birthday. I...
Ridiculous Opinions #127
Oh, did that get your attention? That I quit? You are such a sucker, because, quite frankly, you don’t actually know what I quit! I could have quit smoking...
Ridiculous Opinions #126
I am a walking contradiction. I constantly crave new things, while at the same time, I prefer routine. This is the conundrum that I find myself in as we...
Ridiculous Opinions #125
Last night I went to see a film called “The Green Knight”. It’s based on the medieval text “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”, which is something I read in...
Ridiculous Opinions #124
Well, it’s 4:51 AM. We arrived in Abu Dhabi a little more than 24 hours ago and as you might surmise, I am jetlagged. I’ve been up since 12:47 AM. In that...
Ridiculous Opinions #123
I always think of this song when the end of summer rolls around. It was written by the legendary Mike Campbell and the douchy Don Henley. Because Don Henley...
Ridiculous Opinions #122
I can’t find the artist for this image I downloaded from Procreate a few months ago, but it sums up my thoughts well… Every summer that I have experienced as...
Ridiculous Opinions #121
Hi everyone! I’m Randy. I don’t have a lot to say this morning/evening (depending on where you are in the world), so let me just give you a preview of a...
Ridiculous Opinions #120
It’s Thursday again and it’s been a busy week so far. We got our quarantine freedom on Monday, and immediately I was out and about, doing too much, too soon....
Ridiculous Opinions #119
So, I am still in quarantine. I have passed all of my tests (Covid-free!) and am just waiting for my fourteen days to be over. I have three left. Tracey and...
Ridiculous Opinions #118
See that? That’s where I am currently sitting. Today is Day Four of our quarantine. We arrived from the United States late in the night after a nightmare...
Ridiculous Opinions #117
Journal cover, circa 1994. Yes, that’s me, bottom-center. I have the world’s most perfectly-shaped skull. So, I’m winding down my trip to Oklahoma. I have...
