The Phil Factor

This past year has been so busy that I forgot to wish my blog a happy 21st birthday last month. I know that my writing has been inconsistent the last few years, but I’m still proud to say that my blog is one of the longest running personal blogs in the world. Don’t believe me? Here’s how ThePhilFactor came to be: I first started writing for fantasy football websites in 2005. Then after three…

https://mailboxempire.com/blogs/news/who-invented-the-mailbox? That’s right. I hate the mail. To be very clear, I do not hate the people who process or deliver my mail. They all seem to be lovely people. I just hate the results of their job. It’s not their fault. It’s the fault of many people and companies who create the mail that comes to my house. I realized my dread about the mail today…

If you’re looking for a Phil Factor blog, I’m over at Phillivers Travels talking about going to Key West.

Surprise, surprise! Have you ever been completely overconfident about how something is going to turn out, and then the universe decides to teach you a lesson? I have to admit, that is me lately. As some of you remember, my wife passed away eleven months ago. Of course, with me being the most unecessarily confident person you would ever meet, I assumed that the rules about mourning apply to…

I’m traveling again. I just impulsively decided to go to Key West tomorrow with the goal of deciding where YOU can get the best piece of Key Lime pie in the world. Yes, I’m doing the dirty work so you don’t have to. 9 pieces of Key Lime in three days! Head over to PhilliversTravels to hear more about this madness!

To be clear, I am not dating this woman. I’m just referencing this current movie to perhaps to let it ride the coattails of my new blog post about the Tuscany area of Italy, which I visited a few weeks ago. A lot of movies have been made about Tuscany, but my blog post on Phillivers Travels is the only true information you’ll find anywhere on the interwebs. Just click the link in the last…

No, no, don’t worry. I’m not going to write 800 words. 800 words is a 2015 British tv series about a writer. I’m not sure about what kind of writer, but the title implies that he’s a column or blog writer. I’m only one episode in, so I don’t have all the details. The writers wife died and the writer, who is a dad to two kids plans on moving himself and the kids to a small New Zealand town. It…

I’m over at PhilliversTravels.com today if you want to hear How to do Rome in Two Days! Just click that link

I’m not trying to make light of the passing of Chuck Norris. I’m trying to celebrate all that Chuck brought to us over the years. Some of what follows is a re-run of my blog from 2014 when Chuck Norris was on fire on the internet. See that picture? Can you tell me with absolute certainty that’s not Chuck Norris  on the right? I know my title says Jesus was the first Chuck Norris and I know…

I know that I often claim to be psychic, and I also know that most of you think I’m just exagerrating or kidding. Last Sunday I posted my annual Oscars Psychic Predictions.   Of the top 5 movies nominated for Best Picture, I had only seen two of them. At about 11:00 pm Eastern time, when I was sound asleep, my son in California texted to tell me that not only did I get the Best Picture prediction…

As I do every year, I reach deep into my psychic mind to predict the winners of the major Oscars categories. Sometimes I’ve seen the movies. More often, I haven’t, and I just let the vibes from the universe write this. I will let you know not only who is going to win, and occasionally who else should have won. Pic from Vulture Best Supporting Actress, Weapons: It is my psychic belief that Amy…

This is my bi-annual reminder that tonight in the United States we move our clocks forward by an hour and my reminder to you that it’s stupid. I’ve been posting this every Fall and Spring since 2006 and will continue to do so until the government does away with Daylight Savings Time. When I’m elected President, or Sexiest Man Alive, whichever comes first, I’m going to pass a law getting rid of…

J.D.Vance, do you know who’s participating in the Olympics? Olympic athletes. People you’ve never met or even heard of.  But whether you were wanted there or not, you showed up anyway and are trying to turn the cameras to you rather than taking pride in our country’s finest athletes. As it turns out, a lot of people at the Olympics don’t like you. He and his wife were booed during the Opening…

Yes, I know it’s Valentine’s Day, but I traditionally post this list the day after and enjoy all the fun additional suggestions in the comments from readers. Feel free to add your ideas below and maybe they’ll make the list next year! You know those chalky candy hearts that for the better part of a century have been shared on Valentine’s Day? They’re so cute with their little candy inscriptions…