There are signs, and then THERE are signs. We see signs every day! They tell us information like business names and advertise things on billboards. They warn, regulate, and guide us. There’s The Sign by Ace of Base. Zodiac signs are supposed to predict our personalities somehow. Everyone has heard the phrase, “It was a…
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Broken Horses (a story from The Shadow Elm Memoir)
It picked an afternoon summer thunderstorm to finally die on the side of the highway. Sorry, that was a little morbid. I’m not talking about a person but my unfaithful Honda. Good grief, that would be grisly. I was driving back from covering a Charlotte amateur soccer league game for the paper I wrote at the…
I watched the Captain America: Brave New World trailer, and here are six things it confirmed for me
There have been many rumors and speculations about Captain America: Brave New World since its announcement in spring 2021. Expected to hit theaters on February 14, 2025, Brave New World brings back Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) as the winged Captain America who, according to the movie’s IMDB, “finds himself in the middle of an international…
The June Todd of the Month Award goes to
The June Stormstrouper.com newsletter is finally available and is “like totally” dedicated to The Todd of the Month award. In this month’s issue, you learn what the Todd of the Month award is, who’s made it so far, and who was awarded the month’s Todd of the Month award. Good morning. Is it already that…
My Stormstrouper July to December 2024 Goals
January 2024 seems just like six months ago. Just kidding. But seriously, where has the first half of this year gone? January through June flew by like the flying reptile, pterodactyl. I’ve accomplished a lot this year and plan to do much more. So, I figured this was a good time to write down some…
Enter the Kilt Cat Man (a story from The Shadow Elm Memoir)
A story from the Shadow Elm Memoir. I’ve been a newshound for most of my professional career. Except for one short period, in between writing gigs, I worked a temporary office job doing data entry for some nameless national pharmacy. I’m relatively sure the only reason they hired me was because I could type and…
My ranking of the top Carowinds coasters (well, the ones I rode last week)
Let’s take a moment to appreciate that we have Carowinds in the Charlotte-Metro area. <Pause for your moment to appreciate that we have Carowinds in the Charlotte-Metro Area> If you don’t know what Carowinds is, Carowinds.com says it’s “the premiere entertainment and thrill ride amusement park in the Carolinas!” Fourteen of Carowinds’ sixty rides are…
And the 5th Todd of the Year is
Before we begin, I would like to thank the town of AltaVista for letting us use one of their picnic shelters for another one of these joyous occasions. It took calling the mayor, city council members, the city manager, and several directors to secure this space. It’s like they were trying to ignore me. Still,…
North Carolina man has another almost encounter with the bear-kind
AltaVista Almanac Fake Local News North Carolina man has another almost encounter with the bear-kind A man who refers to himself as a stormwater pipe enthusiast was almost turned into a human skin rug by a familiar bear for the second time. By Todd Stormstrouper 5/3/2024 ALTAVISTA, NC—AltaVista Animal Care responded to a call…
The Fourth and April Todd of the Month Is
Thank you, Jimmy Kimmel, for that robust introduction. I know you’re in a rush to get to the 2025 Oscars. Like Jimmy said, I am sometimes a writer, runner, actor, singer, painter, drawer, doodler, sculptor, artist, conceptual artist, carver, photographer, video editor, dancer, poet, and filmmaker. But I’m probably best known for being the first-ever…