Happy March Madness, Max Maniax! I’m not much of a cook, but  I do have some fantastic recipes, including a savory sweet and sour pork, a hearty baked ziti, a rich fruit cobbler, and a decadent Texas sheet cake. My specialty recipes, however, are those I have for disaster. My best ones include: Trying to walk […]

Greetings, Max Maniax! Since February is considered the month of love, I figured I’d impart to you everything I learned about love as a child of the ’80s. That’s right, kids! Everything I learned, I learned from John Hughes films and Seventeen magazine. (Lord help us!) These outlets taught me (and my peers) two things, both […]

Happy 2011, Max maniacs! I hope your holidays were fantastic. The worst class I ever took was called Deviance. I expected it to be about deviant people like Charles Manson, Jim Jones, and Bernie Madoff. Instead, the class covered sociological theories behind deviance. The one thing that I did learn, however, is that “deviance” is […]

Seasons’ Greetings, Max supporters, ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a Max. Wait. What? “Not even a Max?” That is not right. Actually, ladies and gentlemen, that is exactly right. For the second time in a row, Max has had a completely quiet and […]

Dear Max Supporters, o/~ Turn around and you’re tiny; turn around and you’re grown. o/~ So went my eighth grade graduation song. I’m sure there were lyrics of soaring eagles, climbing mountains, and every other cliché that comes with a rite of passage. In many ways, this update marks a rite of passage for our […]