Hi. My name is Rob Kroese, AKA "Diesel." This is my blog. It has many words in it, which are arranged in an intentionally amusing manner. I don't update it much any more on account of IT WAS TAKING OVER MY LIFE. But hey, there's plenty of good stuff in the archives. If you're new here, start with some of my Most Popular Posts. And if you like that stuff, feel free to buy my novel. All proceeds go toward proving to my junior high school teachers that I'm not a huge failure. And if you're still not convinced, read a sample chapter here. It's awesome.

A Big Pile of Garbage

Regular readers of this blog will know that I have, in theory, solved many of the world's problems. For example, I addressed the quagmire in Iraq by suggesting that we sell our military to the oil companies and I detailed a brilliant strategy to str... [Read the full post]



Do you find yourself thinking, "Sure, that was a pretty good post, but it's too bad it's not 300 pages long"? Then you should totally buy my novel, Mercury Falls!

No (Pointing Out) Fat Chicks

My six year old daughter once said of one of the teachers at her school, "Mrs. _____ is really strong." She added, by way of clarification, "Because we can't say fat."I'm not sure where my daughter got the idea that strong is an appropriate euphemis... [Read the full post]



Do you find yourself thinking, "Sure, that was a pretty good post, but it's too bad it's not 300 pages long"? Then you should totally buy my novel, Mercury Falls!

The Mattress Police Quiz

A friend recently told me about a book that he read which reassessed some of the teachings of the Bible, such as Jesus' admonition to "turn the other cheek." Today this saying is often interpreted to mean that when attacked, one should simply "bend ... [Read the full post]



Do you find yourself thinking, "Sure, that was a pretty good post, but it's too bad it's not 300 pages long"? Then you should totally buy my novel, Mercury Falls!

Ugly is as Ugly Does

I spent some time a few weeks ago pondering the notion, often propounded by the media, that American women have unhealthy self-images.I was sitting on a rock on the shore of Pinecrest Lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains, surrounded by the beauty of n... [Read the full post]



Do you find yourself thinking, "Sure, that was a pretty good post, but it's too bad it's not 300 pages long"? Then you should totally buy my novel, Mercury Falls!

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