Blogs / Articles

  • The Real Poop from Down Under April 18, 2013The Real Poop from Down UnderSo I’m hanging out on the discount rack of this trendy boutique in Sydney, chatting with the hosiery and feeling sorry for myself. Sure, I might look like fine silk, but really, I’m just another swatch of polyester, transformed by some anonymous Chinese worker into a medium-sized pair of novelty underpants, emblazoned with the Australian flag, and shipped off to ...read more...
  • Getting Behind My Master April 18, 2013Getting Behind My MasterSo I’m hanging out on the discount rack of this trendy boutique in Sydney, chatting with the hosiery and feeling sorry for myself, when this big American shows up … read more...
  • The Narrator’s Burden April 16, 2013The Narrator's BurdenI am walking around with eight weeks of highly confidential information that I am simply not at liberty to share. Such is the burden of a narrator … read more...
  • An On-Camera Brain Fart April 5, 2013An On-Camera Brain FartIf you’re curious (and even if you’re not), this picture captures the essence of an otherwise healthy brain, collapsing under the weight of Australian expectations. read more...
  • I’m Almost Certain That’s a Tail April 4, 2013I'm Almost Certain That's a TailI’m mostly certain that the thing jutting out of the dead kangaroo’s nether regions is its tail. Mostly. read more...
  • mrWF Scholarship Recipients from 2013 April 3, 2013Here’s a video that will never go viral. It features no cats, no talking babies, and no grown-ups falling down the stairs. It’s just footage of a few regular guys making a case for welding, and personally thanking me for their mikeroweWORKS Scholarships. Posting it here feels a bit self-serving, but I’m doing it anyway because a) it’s short, b) ...read more...
  • A Dog Named Grunt April 1, 2013A Dog Named GruntGrunt is a bulldog memorialized on a cinder block wall of a coffee shop, just off the beach on a street with no name, and he took my breath away for two reasons. read more...
  • The Bahstards Are Steerin March 31, 2013The Bahstards Are SteerinSo I go into a convenience store in Sydney to get a bottle of water and some Tam-Tams. As the guy is ringing me up, I notice a sign on the register that says, “Cigarettes under lock and key.” It soon becomes clear why. read more...
  • G’day, Sydney March 29, 2013G'day, SydneyToday’s Lesson in Pointless History comes from Sydney, Australia, where I flew down here to help Discovery International promote Dirty Down Under. read more...
  • All Too Human March 25, 2013All Too HumanI don’t think I’ve ever lost more weight on a 5-mile run. read more...
  • USA Today: Empowering America’s Tradesmen March 22, 2013A special supplement hit newsstands in USA Today in New Orleans, Denver, The Carolinas, Kansas City, Dallas, and Atlanta in March of 2013. In case you were not in one of those areas or missed it we have a copy of the supplement here.   read more...
  • The Light is Fantastic and Makes Me Look Pretty March 15, 2013The Light is Fantastic and Makes Me Look PrettyHere’s a picture of me sitting on a rock somewhere in the Australian Outback. I’m posting it here for several reasons. 1. The light is fantastic, and makes me looks pretty. 2. You can actually see the flies buzzing around my head. Seconds after this photo was taken, one of them flew into my mouth. It was maybe the 25th fly I ...read more...
  • What’s Kristen Thinking? March 12, 2013What's Kristen Thinking?Sometimes my web-mistress takes random photos and asks me to supply a caption, a simple and welcome request. However, I admit to being puzzled by this one. read more...
  • Nope, Not Fake March 6, 2013This bear looks kinda fake. The bees look kind of fake. I look kinda fake. Consequently, many people were surprised to learn that the bear was in fact real, and not exactly a pet. Among those people, was me. read more...
  • Essence of Professional Host March 6, 2013Essence of Professional HostHere we have a candid After the Catch photo circa 2007, capturing the essence of the Professional Host. read more...