http://bhamweekly.com/birmingham/articles.sec-58-1-heres-the-thing.html Elvis Costello said, "Every day I write the book." Little did he know, every four years his book is one page longer than he expected. I'm talking about Leap Day! Leap Day was last week. February 29, to be exact. Leap Day is an extra day added during a Leap Year, making the year 366 days long instead of 365 days long, like a normal year.]]> Lent is upon us, or at least upon Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists and Presbyterians. It's more of a Christian thing, but I guess anyone is welcome to do it. Lent is the time before Easter that the Christian Church devotes to fasting, abstinence, and penitence in commemoration of Christ's fasting in the wilderness.]]> It's February, so that means it's Black History Month! It's also the shortest month of the year too. How dare they, you might say! Well, before I threw a garbage can through Sal's Pizzeria window, Do The Right Thing style, I found out why it is in the shortest month of the year and calmed down.]]> There's something about going into a locally owned restaurant serving locally grown food. Sure it feels good and tastes good, but more importantly it makes a whole lot of sense without even thinking hard about it. And I don't like thinking hard about things.]]> I like to talk. I love to talk. Since I also do stand-up comedy, I'd better damn well like to talk. You might say I'm talking right now with this article. Except I'm talking with my fingers. That sounds like sign language so I guess it's not like that at all.]]> New years eve is always marked by things that are traditional or for lack of a better word, obligatory. ]]> First I must apologize for my strange unrelated outburst about Tyra Banks. I know it came out of nowhere. I normally write about things in Birmingham.]]> No matter what holiday you celebrate, the important thing is the reason for your particular season. That’s been made so much more evident in this shaky financial climate that we’re in. It’s tough out there. Many of us have lost jobs and have had to make major adjustments to our everyday lifestyles just to survive. So if you can’t give or receive the presents you’d like, it’s okay. Everyone will and should understand. ClichĂ© or not, it truly is the thought that counts. The Rolling Stones said it best. “You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find a honky tonk woman. Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues”. Truer words were never spoken.]]> Unless you have Dish Network or Direct TV, you’re most likely a customer of two cable companies, Brighthouse Cable or Charter Cable. Charter is in the Hoover/ Vestavia area, or over the mountain if you will. I’m in Southside so that makes me a Brighthouse baby.]]> I know November and December aren’t here yet, and we aren’t even close to Halloween but allow me to say, HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Because next week is the 37th holiest day of the year. ]]> Monday through Friday, I’m good with a bowl of cereal for breakfast. The Kashi kind preferably. Ooooh, look at me I’m healthy.]]> I hate this time of year. The warm breezes turn into pleasant cool winds that relieve us from the Summer heat. I hate this time of year. The trees start their symphony of fall color, ending with a crescendo of vibrant reds, oranges, and glowing yellows.]]>