Over the years I’ve come up with a few quickies. For this column I want to share some with you in hopes that you’ll steal something. Perhaps not because I […]
We went to the moon but there was nothing there. Kinda like going to Kansas. Now we want to go to Mars, knowing full well there’s nothing there either. We […]
We buy a lot of things that simply aren’t there. A local merchant advertises furniture for 10 cents on the dollar. Our major newspaper runs ads for placebos. My phone […]
Easter morning, I surprised my friends by going to church. That’s not usually part of my routine, but on this particular Sunday, I knew the music would be worth the […]
One may succeed without actually succeeding. That’s a good thing because most of us never get where we’re going anyway. It’s the journey that defines us. My buddy Moses was […]
Your microwave can’t be trusted. Since Kellyanne Conway suggested it might have a microphone in it, you might want to keep your mouth shut when warming up a bowl of […]
The Girl Scouts are selling cookies again. It’s an annual thing, and they are everywhere. It’s hard to avoid them, even harder to walk by without buying cookies. Who can […]
A man ran across my roof with a pallet of asphalt shingles on his shoulder. He was a small guy, weighed no more than 150 pounds, 160 at the most. […]
I watch “NBC Nightly News” because I want reporters to tell me what to think. But often I switch to CBS or ABC so I can get the same news […]
The police officer leaned against the drink machine, holding his lottery ticket in his left hand. He took a deep breath and began to slowly scratch the ticket. Outside the […]
She is a successful professional, respected by her peers. Though not loved by everyone, she is not without love. She turns her affection toward endangered animals, dogs in particular. She […]
We are about to give the White House keys to a guy the experts assured us would never become president. But they, like the candidates, were clueless. Hillary Clinton was […]












