A Frozen House of Horrors

“April is the cruelest month.” No, Mr. Eliot, you fucking bonehead, April is a great month because it’s getting warm and the sticky black psychosis is draining from my brain and out of my nose. That’s because I’ve made it through another piece of shit winter in Maryland. You can’t sell me

It’s Snowing in Hell

Maryland sucks for many reasons. First, there’s the decline of Baltimore into the world’s largest shooting gallery. The taxes are flat out murder. And the weather is a fucking joke. The weather in Maryland is more erratic than Margot Kidder gobbling diet pills, chasing them with Everclear, and downing a bottle

Fozz’s New Years Resolution List

New Year’s is bullshit. The only thing worse is New Year’s Eve. It is amateur hour, with every dunce who doesn’t drink all year long suddenly thinking they’re Dean Martin. As a professional drinker, it’s frustrating to watch people fail miserably at what you consider to be your life’s work. Oddly enough,

Fozz Talks to a Hell Hound

Conversations with My Dog I grew up owning dogs. My parents owned Boxers and then we started owning Labradors. I cherish those memories and I still tear up when I think about those mutts. Gotcha! I don’t cry because I AM A REAL MAN. My wife’s father hates dogs. So, when we

Sympathy From the Devil

We all know that DFO is a gathering place for degenerates, smart asses, maniacs, and all manner of social rejects. And we’re proud of it. Apparently, the Devil also reads DFO and when he saw my blog post about my conversation with God, well someone got his horns and tail all

Fozz Vs. God

I’ve talked to lots of people during my time in hell – as of this writing I have been unemployed for 431 days. Fuck. After talking to HR reps, recruiters, people in my network, my parents, my friends, my wife, my dog, the mailman, the bartenders, the bottom of many empty

JJ Fozz’s Journey Through Hell

JJ Fozz Sits Down with Billy Cundiff Many great and wicked men have suffered from depression. Winston Churchill called it his “black dog” because he was eloquent man who banged down cigars and champagne for breakfast while trying to make sure Britain didn’t fall under Nazi rule. Like my father and generations

JJ Fozz’s Journey Through Hell

Fozz’s Journey Through Hell I’ve been unemployed for a full year, despite having 30 years of experience in the marketing and communications industry. I also have a Master’s Degree from Johns Hopkins (doesn’t that impress you? It shouldn’t.) Along the way I have dealt with idiots and morons of all stripes,

JJ Fozz’s Adventures in Hell

I’ve been unemployed for a full year, despite having 30 years of experience in the marketing and communications industry. I also have a Master’s Degree from Johns Hopkins (doesn’t that impress you? It shouldn’t.) Along the way I have dealt with idiots and morons of all stripes, and the goal