Archive for June, 2011

Church & State

Oh, those hilarious politicians; the New York ones this time who agonized over losing either the gay vote or the religious vote in arguments that clearly declared the two to be mutually exclusive.  In the end, a few Republicans, (whose constituents, I guess, are wealthy, straight, rich, god-fearing and wealthy),…

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Lucky Son

I would have picked this theme on Mother’s Day, but I got distracted by the Seals blowing away bin Laden. So, with apologies to Mom, on this Father’s Day, (“A bullshit holiday made up by Hallmark®”, my father would say as he then proceeded to remember his and every other…

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Dick Jokes

When you’re 3 years old, one of the funniest jokes in your world is, “underpants”. It’s hilarious and naughty and worth telling even if, in some unenlightened households, it may get you sent to your room. Off-color jokes have always been the funniest, (except for the ‘horse goes into a…

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Skipping a Generation…or Two

Usually when you think of the term, “skipping a generation”, it’s in reference to some genetic disposition like red hair or twins or the ability to turn your tongue over. But our all-consuming obsession with the economy, and the deficit in particular, has begun redefining the phrase in the bleakest…

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