Louis C.K.

Did you know that his name is Louis Szekely? He calls himself "C.K." because that's kind of how you pronounce his Hungarian last name. He's also Mexican, which is pretty funny for some reason. Maybe because of his demeanor and red hair.

He's been my favorite comedian for years, so I'm happy that he is achieving such success, but also a little disappointed now that it's no longer "my thing." That's kind of lame and hipsterish of me. Whatev.

You've likely heard that he sold his latest special directly to fans, and now that he's made $1 million from it, he's giving about half of it away. He just thinks it's too much money for him to have, so he gave a bunch to charity, a bunch to his staff as bonuses, and then used the rest to pay his production costs and himself.

If only more wealthy people in this world were so un-douchey, it would be a much better place. You won't see this guy buying a gold toilet seat any time soon. That's a good thing. He's a good dude. I'm going to adopt his philosophy that he espoused in that comedy special, as quoted in the New York Times:

“You should act in a way that if everyone acted that way, it would be all right,”

BTTF2

If you're a dude and were born in the late 70s or early 80s, you are probably obsessed with the Back to the Future movies. And we've all been hoping for the awesome Nikes that Marty wears in BTTF2 and, up until we could drive, all wanted hoverboards.

I saw Michael J. Fox on Letterman a few nights ago and he was discussing a fundraiser auction thing he's doing for his Parkinson's research foundation. Here's a pretty awesome video about it -