Bigfoot Bites
I’m gratified that my lemur encounter has provided an unanticipated public service.
Category: Blog
Your Headline, My Face
From: Mike Rowe Re: Your Headline, My Face. Hi Steve, Mike Rowe here, Dirty Jobs. Thanks to the necromancers over at Google, I’ve been alerted to your most recent Question of the Day: “Are Bad Jobs Good for the Economy Read More …
C.R.A.P.: Collectibles Rare And Precious
See what C.R.A.P. is available THIS week (and remember, proceeds help pay for trade-school scholarships).
A Talk About Ted
Back in 2008, I got an invite to speak at something called EG, or “The Entertainment Gathering.” The Entertainment Gathering is a conference that evolved from TED, another well-known speaker series that I had never heard of. Against my natural Read More …
A Platitude With Attitude
Here’s a platitude with attitude, pictured on a wall. It would be great to see more of these.
Why “Work Smart, Not Hard” is the Worst Advice in the World – Popular Mechanics Article
Work smarter, not harder? Don’t tell Mike Rowe, who has met some of the hardest-working people in America. In fact, he argues that mantra is the opposite of the attitude we need to beat this lousy economy. Here is what Read More …
Mea Culpa, Bryan Cranston
Back in 2008, I gave myself a time out. I’m hoping Bryan Cranston of Breaking Bad can release me.
Mike Posts on Facebook about Bill Maher Appearance
[Bob Reidel: “Mike – Saw you hangin with Bill Maher. I had no idea you were a liberal. Really blew me away. Love everything you do but now that I know who you really are, I won’t be tuning in Read More …
The “Other” Side
These days, people get bent simply if I appear on shows they don’t like, or sit too close to people they don’t care for. What’s up with that?
Profoundly Disconnected
Back in the late ’70s, a poster hung in my high school guidance counselor’s office. It was part of a college recruitment campaign called Work Smart Not Hard. In the long history of bad advice, you’d have to look pretty hard to find something dumber than this. And yet, the expression is still with us.
So…with a little creative license (and no respect for the original), I’m pleased to present a new platitude with a different attitude.
Work Smart Not Hard? Really?
This is the worst advice I’ve ever seen. Who’s with me?
A Dandy Time
Last night I saw The Dandy Warhols at The Fillmore. One of the best shows I’ve seen in years.
Holy C.R.A.P.
It’s working …
Welcome to MikeRowe.com
For many years, some other guy named Mike Rowe owned mikerowe.com. He didn’t do anything with it, but he nevertheless refused to sell it for what I felt to be a reasonable sum. I saw this as a sign from above, and an ideal excuse to not launch my own personal website.
Um …
Kristen thinks this spectrogram of my voice is pretty. Whatever.