Jolyn Episode 7: The World of Travel Welcome back to Strangerville, the Titanic of podcasts. Actually, I don't know what that would mean. I might have just insulted Strangerville. UNLESS I was saying that it&
Podcast Episodes Episode 7: The World of Travel This time in Strangerville we explore the world of travel through some stories that may make you just want to stay home from now on. TSA overreaches, figuratively and literally. A 13-year-old girl tries to take explosives onto a plane. A young woman escapes
Pictures from my phone Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions My new best friend/neighbor has 100 billion potted plants in her backyard and since I'm now house sitting for her (you thought I was joking about this)
The Perfects Hi. I'm Your New Neighbor. I walked two houses down the hill to greet my neighbor, a blonde woman, age 50 or so, who rivals The Perfects in magazine-cover landscaping and lawn care. It was
Ollie The Magical World of Broome Bungalow The Broome Bungalow project (Matt's house) is finally about to hit "move-in" date. And everyone is looking forward to this more than any child has ever
Podcast Episodes Shorts: Feed the Birds This week on Strangerville Shorts, enjoy a clip from a BBC Radio 4 segment in which Eli talks about the meaning behind Mary Poppins’s classic song, Feed the Birds. http://traffic.libsyn.com/strangerville/Short_Feed_the_Birds_1_1.mp3
Ollie Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Mr. Pants is sleeping over at my house right now because we love each other and we don't care who knows it. Last night I tried to take
Nostalgia My Favorite Posts With some regularity people will email me and say they just found Stranger and they wonder if I have any "favorite" posts they should make sure to check
Ridiculous We All Wear Masks Ring ring Skylar: Hello. Eli: Someone called you a "hotty mc hotty" in the comments of something I posted on Stranger last week. Skylar: Wait. I'm
Podcast Episodes Shorts: Zelda This week on Strangerville Shorts, Joey Leavitt, a foreign service officer in El Salvador, takes us back to the 80s and tells us how much Zelda means to him. http://traffic.libsyn.com/strangerville/Short_Joey.mp3
Emma Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions How's my night going? Well after a very long day I was in the drive-through at Wendy's at 11:15 PM and I ran my car
Ridiculous On Being a Mom Brianne: Why do you already have a late fee on your phone bill? Eli: Sorry, I think you have the wrong number. Brianne: You know that line doesn't
Emma Pioneer Day Miracle We gathered aboard the raft, the five of us, unaware of the trauma that awaited us. Bats flew overhead, and the sounds of water churning on the cliffs of rocks
Ollie Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Hello. Let me usher you into the greatest weekend of the year. PIONEER DAY WEEKEND!!!!!! You guys. This is a magical year because Pioneer Day falls on Sunday so the
Emails Fan Mail Please enjoy the below email exchange I had with an avid fan recently: From: Larry To: It Just Gets Stranger Subject: Pathetic Eli I wanted to let you know that
Podcast Episodes Episode 6: The World of Homelessness This time in Strangerville, we explore the world of homelessness. A senior citizen explains what it is like for him to live on the streets of Salt Lake City. A panhandler catches the attention of a passerby. A detox facility shares some insight and
Jolyn Episode 6: The World of Homelessness Welcome back for Episode 6 of Strangerville! We are still alive, so are still moving forward. Please take a listen and help us get the word out about Strangerville! Every
Ollie Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Today Brianne told me that I was being moody again and that maybe I needed to get my hormones checked out so I foolishly started arguing with her and in
The Siblings Macy I love titling posts with a female's first name because I know that at least 15% of you are terrified that I'm about to introduce you
The Siblings Lifetime Original Movies When I was growing up my older sister Krisanda and I used to play this game where we would take turns reading the names of movies printed in the weekly
Podcast Episodes Shorts: Lifetime Movie Synopses This week, Jolyn and Eli give you dramatic readings of your favorite Lifetime movie synopses. http://traffic.libsyn.com/strangerville/ShortDramatic_Readings_of_Lifetime_2.mp3
Life There's Still Dancing Some terrible things are happening. Horrific bombings in Iraq. Fanatic shootings at home. Families and lives torn apart because of hate, and misunderstanding, and anger, and fear, and and and
Ollie Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Brianne said that she doesn't think our relationship is going to survive the big office move this week because apparently I'm being "emotionally abusive"
Ridiculous Independence Day Resurgence: America is Definitely Getting Dumber You guys. I went into this with very low expectations. After Jurassic World happened last year [https://www.itjustgetsstranger.com/2015/06/jurassic-world-is-america-getting-dumber.html], I was convinced that the United
Ollie Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions My law firm is currently the in process of moving to another building and we were supposed to pack everything in these boxes so the movers can come and move
