Tag: blogging

Pork Armegeddon: Global Bacon Shortage

Bacon shortage! Tell me it is not so. There goes Thanksgiving. It’s time we save our bacon. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. I read every message personally and, with your permission, […]

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Inflatable Unicorn Horn for Cats

This why I am not a cat person. The latest in pet abuse toys, inflatable unicorn horn for cats. Unicorn horn for cats! Cats love it! No dog would want this on their head. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear […]

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700 Milk Crates

What would you do if you had over 700 plastic milk craters? Naturally you would pile them as high as you could in front of an old building (Darling Foundry) in downtown Montreal. No wonder the milkman is not leaving anymore milk in the neighborhood. The population has suffered since the disappearance of the lactating […]

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Comic Strips: Dying Art Form

So ends 5 years of Cul de Sac.  Famous last words. They’re “comic strips,” examples of a mighty, yet dying art form. Thank you Petey, say hi to Calvin and Hobbes and Charlie Brown.  We miss them. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d […]

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Six-Gun Gorilla

Move over King Kong and Cornelius. Here comes Six-Gun Gorilla, the British pulp magazine gun-wielding  primate from 1939.  Never run a bluff with a six-gun. Six-Gun Gorilla! The story of one gorilla’s quest for vengeance across the Old West. The archetypal cowboy ape, publicly available for the first time. Tony M.If this article made you […]

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Foreign Object

Is this what we call a foreign object?  Man had eel in his bum. At least it’s not man bites eel in bum. Imagine a kid in the 30’s yelling the headline at a corner street. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love […]

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The Truth About Dishonesty

What an oxymoron, the truth about dishonesty explores our love for the lie. To lie has become so natural that we believe our own lies. I guess we cannot handle the truth anymore. “Human beings basically try to do two things at the same time,”  “On one hand, we want to be able to look […]

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R.I.P. Sam the Record Man

The sound of silence. Thank you Sam. Napster did you in. It’s now the Big Nap for you. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. I read every message personally and, with your […]

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500 Worst Passwords

If your password is in this list of 500 worst passwords better rethink your actions, sooner or later you will lose your account down the line. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. […]

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The Confessions of Robert Crumb

In 1987 BBC made a documentary of Robert Crumb. The 55 minute documentary was made 7 years before the Terry Zwigoff classic “Crumb” film bio. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. I […]

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The Science of Procrastination – And How To Manage It

I am a pro, a procrastinator that is. “Procrastination is like a credit card: it’s a lot of fun until you get the bill.” – Christopher Parker Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. […]

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It’s OK to Fail

An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.-Edwin H. Land Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. I read every message personally and, with your permission, may feature your thoughts […]

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