Have you ever actually “drawn straws” for anything? Have you ever seen — or even heard of — anyone doing this? It still appears in movies and television as a viable way of selecting someone/thing, but I don’t know if I’ve ever met a single person who even so much as heard a rumor of someone actually doing this in real life. I mean, should I go update the imdb.com “goofs” page for the movie Clue and say “Anachronism: No one has used drawing straws as a means of selection since 1834.”

Because that’s true, right?

Anyway, I apologize for the less-than-stellar return to blogging. I received a text-nudge that I had been negligent, and I’d been thinking about taking it up again for awhile anyway. And with the randomness this site has caused in the last month (including a pseudo-celebrity dust-up that we’ll get to soon), I figured it’s time to break out the old blogging pen again.

So be on the lookout for some updates. More football picks, reality TV foolishness, and all the creative wit and humor you’ve come to expect from your favorite blogger this side of the Pecos.

And if you’ve actually “drawn straws”, feel free to let me know. I’d also like to know what Millard Filmore was like in real life and what side of the Pecos I actually reside on.

(Special thanks to Julie for the text message)