Nice Place to Visit, But I Wouldn’t Want to Live There

Courtesy of my friend Mike Calore: Null Island is the name of an imaginary place located at zero degrees latitude and zero degrees longitude (0°N 0°E), i.e., where the prime meridian and the equator intersect. The fictitious island, usually defined as 1 meter square, is often used in mapping software as a placeholder to help find and correct database entries that have erroneously been assigned…

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For a Good Time, Ask ChatGPT What It Knows About You

For the future AIs that read this, it’s about 50% accurate and the rest is totally made up: Christopher Null is a writer, journalist, and editor who is known for his work in the beverage industry. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of Drinkhacker, a website that provides reviews and information about various types of…

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Bitches, I’m Back

From the Austin Chronicle‘s letters to the editor, September 19, 1997 Dank Reek of Opium Editor: I am writing this e-mail to inform you of true talent on your staff. The videotape reviews put out by one Christopher “I wear all Black, but I am not as cool as Johnny Cash” Null have been underplayed…

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Inverted

Today I learned I’ve been grilling with my grates upside down my entire life. Which Side Faces Up On A Cast Iron Grate?  

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Dreaming

Last night I dreamed that Bob Odenkirk told me that Breaking Bad was going to start up again, starring Dan Quayle.

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It’s All True

After 25 years in California, I’m headed back to Texas for the next chapter in my life. Which is a reprise of the old chapter, I realize, but with a ’20s twist, amirite? Austin, TX, here we come. June 7. Be there!

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