On my highway travels this morning I passed a billboard that simply read, Jesus was unfriended. That’s it. Nothing more. No pictures. No other text. Nothing. I was perplexed. First of all, I had no idea Jesus was even on Facebook. But more importantly, what the …
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An Open Letter to the Friends I Lost to Misinformation
Dear Friend, Hello. It’s been awhile. I don’t even know where to begin. I suppose this would be the place where I’d ask how you are, but the harsh truth is I no longer care. Saying that does not make my chest swell with pride. It …
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This Is What Happens When You Don’t Listen To That Pug
If you don’t know what pug I am referring to I would like to know what rock you have been living under. You know the Pug. You have to know this pug. His name is Noodle. He was on the Today Show for the love of …
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Yeet Yourself Into This Lake We Call Life
It has been brought to my attention that my TikToks suck. First, the teenager clued me in. Because of course it was the teenager. I’ve seen them. They suck. Then the adult child agreed. Uh, yeah. When I asked the husband what he thought, his answer …
Facebook Unfriending, The Easy Way
On Facebook, I’ve been noticing a trend of unfriending en masse. And not just taking the proverbial power saw to your friends list, but announcing it beforehand. Letting everyone know that in a few minutes they may or may not have made the cut. Like The …
A Lifetime of Wisdom Courtesy of Twitter
Despite what the famous book told me, I didn’t learn all I needed to know in kindergarten. I learned a few things there, like please and thank you and not to eat the paste no matter how much it looks like fluffy frosting. Most of …
There’s Going To Be Some Changes Around Here
On Friday I completely and utterly destroyed The Phil Factor and knocked some of my competition out of the way. Score one for me! Now I’m on to other things. In my continuing effort to achieve ultimate blogging supremacy I have decided it’s time to streamline …
5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Read The Phil Factor
This is my 100th post at I’m Sick And So Are You. To honor this stupendous blogging milestone I wanted to do something special. I wanted to honor you, my fellow bloggers. So, I drank copious amounts of coffee, stayed up way too late, combed the …
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Be Staunch, But Don’t Be Stupid
The first time I fell in love with the word staunch was while watching the 1975 documentary Grey Gardens. The film follows the tattered lives of Big Edie and Little Edie, the formerly well to do aunt and cousin of the late Jackie Kennedy, who are …
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