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Sex and death

Earlier today I was asked by someone why I’ve had so many Quaz subjects who pertain to … A. Sex B. Death It’s a good question, and I’ll try and offer a good answer. Sex and death fascinate me. One, we focus all our energies on. The other, we focus

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Nick Turturro

From “NYPD Blue” and “Mo Better Blues” to “Malcolm X” and (glub) “Hellraiser: Inferno,” this veteran actor has experienced the highs (and some lows) of Hollywood. So don’t hold his Yankee fandom against him.

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The power of a single letter

So because it’s been raining nonstop for 100-straight days here in Southern California, yesterday evening I went to the garage to shove some towels beneath a door. While there, I tried lifting a file cabinet, which was collecting moisture at the base. It wouldn’t budge, so I tried again. And

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You fell for it

  Earlier this evening, while working out at the gym, I found myself reading the post-inauguration comments of certain people from my hometown of Mahopac, N.Y. It was stuff like this, in relation to the protesters … That’s what liberals do and that’s who Obummer and KILLARY supports. That’s why

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Tom Bosworth

The greatest race walker in Great Britain’s history proposed to his boyfriend on a Rio beach, ate 22 McNuggets in one sitting and never wanted to leave the Olympics. His plan for 2020? Gold.

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I just humiliated my daughter

My daughter Casey is 13, and her favorite band is Green Day. She knows all their songs. She owns a couple of Green Day T-shirts. She loves Green Day. A few moments ago I dropped Casey and a friend off at a bowling alley. There was a kid standing outside

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Kicking a guy when he’s down

There’s a guy on Twitter named Nate Wade. This is him, taking the selfie. Earlier tonight, Nate was apparently quite angry over the Chiefs’ loss to Pittsburgh. Specifically, he was angry with Eric Fisher, the Kansas City offensive lineman whose holding penalty nullified a successful two-point conversion that would have

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You lost, get over it

I’m sure many people here have either taken part in, or witnessed, a dialogue like such … Person A: “God, I hate Donald Trump!” Person B: “You need to get over it. He won.” I, for one, have heard this a solid 10,000 times, and it never makes me feel

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The guy next to me

This is the hand of the man next to me in a crowded coffee shop. He is Skyping (or Facetiming) with someone, and the conversation is on speaker for all of us to hear. Can someone explain the thinking here? Please, explain. You’re in a place with other people. Lots

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Me and my cup o’ pee

A few minutes ago I hit up the local Quest Diagnostics lab to have some blood taken. The employee who worked there jabbed a needle into my arm, removed what she needed then said, “I also need a urine sample.” “OK,” I replied. She handed me a cup and two

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