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I Don't Drink The Kool-Aid. For Anybody.

Trololo Revisited: It's a Soviet Thing; We Wouldn't Understand

By Paul Oyler / March 20, 2010 /

A few days ago I posted Trololo, a seemingly-daffy little number sung for 2 1/2 minutes by a helmet-haired, smiling goof of a man, a song with no words whatever.  Apparently, while it strikes us as…let’s be charitable here, “odd”…it’s not that unusual a thing, at least if you lived in the USSR in the…

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For ME??? Ah, Ya Shouldn't Have

By Paul Oyler / March 11, 2010 /

My little buddy Don, over at The Salty Peanut Gallery, dedicated a video to me in honor of my landing the role of Harold Hill in the Music Man.  It’s so…special…that I had to put it up here.  Watch for when he goes falsetto (1:26) and when he starts sing-chuckling (1:54).  The effect of this…

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Dog's Diary, Cat's Diary

By Paul Oyler / March 2, 2010 /

The Dog’s Diary 8:00 am – Dog food! My favorite thing! 9:30 am – A car ride! My favorite thing! 9:40 am – A walk in the park! My favorite thing! 10:30 am – Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing! 12:00 pm – Milk bones! My favorite thing! 1:00 pm – Played in the…

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Stay True to Who You Are, Pastor

By Paul Oyler / February 23, 2010 /

Said other ways: Don’t copy someone else. Don’t try to imitate others. Let God’s unique creation of you govern how you minister.  Or…

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About Chuck Norris–and Then, an Experiment

By Paul Oyler / February 2, 2010 /

Some random facts about Chuck Norris: Chuck Norris played Russian Roulette with a fully-loaded gun–and won. In an average living room, there are 1242 objects Chuck Norris could use to kill you–including the room itself. When Chuck Norris falls into water, he doesn’t get wet. Water gets Chuck Norris. The quickest way to a man’s…

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