Who are you?
My name is Brian and I live in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Those of you who are vaguely familiar with the area may be wondering if I’m Amish. Let’s stop and think about that for a second.
Good. I’m glad we’ve cleared that up.
I’m married and have three sons. If you’re not interested in reading about Pennsylvania or family-life you can just skip those parts, or might I suggest you check out Garfield online. Jokes about lasagna and a distaste for Mondays may be more to your liking.
What topics do you write about?
I used to write about a lot of different things, but a good swath of those topics make me sad and/or angry these days, so I mostly write about things that I find amusing about my own personal life. This of course means that there is only one person who is 100% guaranteed to find this interesting. My mom. Maybe there are some universal truths that may deeply resonate with you somewhere in these links, but that’s entirely on you.
Things I’ve written about in the past:
- Adventures in spelling and grammar
- Marketing gone wrong
- My own failings as a parent/husband
- Sports
- Sandwich-related news
- Weird flights of fancy
If you don’t find any of this entertaining, again Garfield online is always available to you 24/7.
What do you do outside of writing?
I like to play team sports, do photography, read, and cook.
How often do you publish new content?
That is a great question. Honestly, I would say not often. I think the largest gap between posts was once several years, so you could say that’s a fair characterization. Let’s just say that if you don’t like to live in a world of constant disappointment, you shouldn’t bookmark Ranzino.com to check-in on a daily basis.
Who is this blog for?
Based on my Google Analytics, just me, my mom of course, and a concentrated block of dedicated readers in a very specific part of Russia.
Where should I start if I’m new here?
There’s a “Greatest Hits” page of posts I dislike the least!
What’s your favorite movie musical and why?
I’m glad you asked. I’d have to go with The Music Man because any movie that can work in a song called “Shipoopie” and an outstanding supporting performance by Buddy Hackett deserves a lot of credit in my book.
“This is not funny at all. Why do you even bother?”
I appreciate any and all constructive criticism. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. But seriously, have you checked out Garfield yet? I really think it might be more your speed.
P.S. If you’re here for photography, you’re in the wrong place.
yes, i love garfield too…got a wooden front yoard thingy of him in my front yard…
I googled images for Conyngham, having grown up (relatively speaking) there myself long ago; and I was delighted to see your work. I will be going north to visit old friends this coming weekend with both anticipation and dread. I do love to see my friends, but the valley has morphed into the same old cookie cutter homogeneous crap you see so often from coast to coast. So sad. Thank you for preserving some of the old town’s charm. All the best to you. And, of course, chocolate every day.