Wisdom for Dummies
Tag: humor
Corona Shuffle
Who isn’t trying to take the high road these days? I think most of us are, just by getting out of bed. The fact that I live with someone is a very good thing. I […]
Some Theories Regarding Vincent van Gogh and His Famous Ear
We’ve all heard the story. Vincent van Gogh sliced off his ear in a fit of passion after threatening his roommate, Paul Gauguin with a razor. No one is certain why but there are […]
Welcome to Library Work!
The week I started working at my suburban Philadelphia library, a scruffy-looking man in his twenties sauntered up to the circulation desk wearing a SHOW ME YOUR BOOBS T shirt. Although we librarians are expected […]
Men in Trees!
I first acquired an appreciation of tree guys over a decade ago when my neighbors warned me that the ailing birch in my backyard needed to be cut down before it came down itself. On […]
Trumpenstein’s Wonderful Miracle Cure
Ladies and Gentlemen: Are you feeling lazy, listless, or cabin feverish? Are you unable to party like it’s 1999 days of quarantine? Do you want to ignore social distancing, throw caution to a sneeze, and […]
Library Patrons! Please Obey the Distance Police.
The library where I work is closed and we’re all working from home. But our bosses already discussing what will happen when we reopen. How will we get our patrons to stay the recommended 6 […]
I Knew It Had Some Useful Stuff, But Who’d Have Thought the Cure for the Coronavirus Would Be in the Bible?
This virus thing has us dropping like flies. “Stay home!” they say and if we have to be out, “Keep six feet away from each other!” You’re telling me, that if I see the babe […]