I have believed, (or, at least, pondered in the sci-fi lobe of my over-active imagination), for a very long time, that politics and religion and reckless ideology and ambition have become so complicated throughout the world, that only a common and universally existential threat, (cataclysmic asteroid collision, alien attack, untreatable…
Really? One soulless moron with a penchant for carnival barking theatrics has managed to hijack every discussion, (no matter the original intent of the topic), making it all about him. In less than a year, T-speak has sucked the air out of rational thought, intelligent debate, politeness, manners and grooming,…
I have family and friends in Harvey’s path and, as scary as it may be to face down the power of Mother Nature, there is history, procedure and experience that provide some comfort of expectation to safely endure even the most threatening event. The thing about Nature’s wrath is that…
First, since I will be sharing this letter, let me be perfectly clear that ‘Poopface’, although it may sound endearing, is quite the contrary, and is fully and intentionally meant to be chiding and demeaning. Try as I might to restrain from using your given name, it still escapes my…
I checked, and this is neither the title of a film nor a graphic novel. So, where could he possibly be getting this? It could be a weird interpretation of an Old Testament passage, a misrepresentation of “Fire and Brimstone” or perhaps two simple and seemingly scary “F’ words. Whatever…
Anybody else concerned about the amount of time and energy, (to date, for this presidency, that would be all of the time and all of the energy), spent trying to find the right combination of people to keep Trump in check? Or the fact that the traditional job descriptions, like…
(This was pieced together from scribblings on several crumpled scraps of paper, cable bill remittance envelopes, law suit cover letters and hair product disclaimer literature found strewn around the recycle dumpster at the back of the White House. I have taken the liberty to correct some of the grammar and…
Those of us lucky enough not to have been born with life-threatening conditions, have had an extended pass from looking mortality in the face. Many of us have embraced the can’t-get-me philosophy of our misguided youth, taking unnecessary chances for little reason and usually less reward. But, in spite of…
Congratulations! We at 23 & Me are happy to report that we have successfully analyzed your DNA. We apologize for the need of a second sample, but after careful scrutiny, our lab determined that your first submission was, indeed, a swab of the exterior, (we thought “interior” was more than…
I apologize to anyone who turns to my blog for information, or a whimsical bon mot to interject around the water cooler, (are there still water coolers?), or the correct syntax and appropriate usage of foul, (see Huffington’s “Rules of Allowable Vocabulary for Sponsor-supported Posts”), language when you just can’t…