“The Grammys is the one award that doesn’t matter to anyone until they win one.” For 15-20 years, I dismissed the Grammys as utter crap. It all started back in 1989, when they decided to branch out and recognize heavy metal and hard rock with its own category/award. And in a year when Metallica’s …AndContinue reading “The Grammy Awards: Your Uncool Uncle”
Author Archives: Kenneth Jobe
Twenty Dollars and a Simple Gesture
The waiter at Olive Garden put his palms down on the table and leaned forward, speaking a little softer than usual. “Hey guys,” he said. “That family at that table over there that just left? They paid for your meal. They didn’t want me to say anything until they were gone, but you guys areContinue reading “Twenty Dollars and a Simple Gesture”
Golden Globes Picks and A Few Predictions
I have a somewhat strange fascination with awards shows (except music awards—more on that as we get closer to the Grammys). Especially, but not limited to, The Oscars and The Golden Globes. And while The Oscars are clearly the more prestigious of the two, there’s no denying The Golden Globes are a heck of aContinue reading “Golden Globes Picks and A Few Predictions”
Semicolon Cleanse: My Addiction to a Punctuation Mark
When I started writing again a couple of years ago, I rediscovered something I had long since forgotten—the semicolon. It hadn’t gone anywhere; no, it was there all along, just sitting there on the sidelines waiting for me to pick it back up and start using it again. And now that I’m back to writing,Continue reading “Semicolon Cleanse: My Addiction to a Punctuation Mark”
My Writing Resolutions for 2014
Lose weight. Quit smoking. Exercise more. Stop drinking. It’s that time again, when people use the new year as a chance to wipe the slate clean and hit the reset button. Stop their bad habits and start over fresh January 1st with a new beginning. They share many of the same resolutions; some manage toContinue reading “My Writing Resolutions for 2014”
Why I Believed in Santa Until I Was 17
“Kenny. Kenny, wake up.” I slowly opened my eyes to find my parents standing beside my bed, smiling. It was the middle of the night on Christmas Eve, 1978. I was five. I blinked, trying to focus. My mom put a finger over her mouth, signaling me to be quiet. “Come see.” I got outContinue reading “Why I Believed in Santa Until I Was 17”
Best of 2013 – Blogs I Follow
It’s December, that time of year when everyone and their brother doles out their Top Ten and Year’s Best lists. And since I, on occasion, lack any shred of creativity and originality, I wanted to do a Top Ten/Year’s Best list of my own. That’s when I ran into a problem. I boldly and withContinue reading “Best of 2013 – Blogs I Follow”
How Writing Heightened My Senses
“When a regular person gets sick, they take an aspirin. When a writer gets sick, they take notes…” This past July I found myself in the hospital – as a visitor, not a patient. It was the first time I’d been in a hospital in years. I was there early in the morning, and asContinue reading “How Writing Heightened My Senses”
The Best and Worst Band Names, As Determined By Me
I decided against anything too serious this week. I figured people are getting ready for the Thanksgiving holiday, preparing to face the rabid masses on Black Friday, or going balls-to-the-wall to wrap up the month with a win at NaNo. Either way, I didn’t feel like writing anything too lengthy or serious, either. I decidedContinue reading “The Best and Worst Band Names, As Determined By Me”
Serial Killers and The Nature of Fear
In the winter of 1986, my family was in a bit of a transitional period. We were in the middle of a move from Riverside, California (just east of L.A.) to the desert about a half hour north. We had managed to sell our old house before our new house was finished being built, soContinue reading “Serial Killers and The Nature of Fear”
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