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Reminder to self: never make snow-angels in a dog park.
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The Rise of the News Bot
Recently, a friend of mine lost his job at a small town newspaper after 28-and-a-half years of working for this organization. His ‘firing’ is a symptomatic of an even greater problem as technology, used simply for monetary gain, begins to replace human-skill in the newsroom. Many of the US’s ‘leading’ newsrooms are now using artificial…
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Flush with Pain
As I sit and type this, I do so while in pain. It began Friday even after going to bed; first a stabbing pain that came and went in a flash, followed by the need to sit on the toilet a couple of hours later. But since the pain had vanished, I thought nothing more about…
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Green Book
Well worth the watch!
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Joe’s Latest Visit
As I sat staring at my computer vacant screen, I caught a slight movement in the corner of my left eye. Looking over I saw my Action Figure G.I. Joe climbing up the side of the book-case towards my desk. A few seconds later, he made the perilless leap from the case towards my desk.…
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People who confuse ‘burro’ with ‘burrow’ don’t know their ass from a hole-in-the-ground.
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True friends are the one’s who’ll laugh during your eulogy because they know how the story really happened.
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When Being Helpful Isn’t
The Communists took over and decided to execute their political rivals using the guillotine. The Constitutionalist came first. When the Executioner released the rope, the blade refused to budge. He declared it a miracle and let the prisoner walk free. Next came the Capitalist. When the Executioner released the rope, the blade moved only half…
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FDR Report Cover Page
My high school U.S. history teacher, Mr. Costello assigned the class a report. I ended up doing mine on President Franklin Roosevelt. Evidently, Mr. Costello wasn’t impressed with my artwork. He wrote over it, commenting on everything from content, to capitals, sentence structure and grammar. For three nights in the Spring of 1977, I banged out…
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Bull Dogger