Ripping the Headlines Today, 7/24/26
Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news, even that about the Tour De France, doesn’t need to be complicated or confusing; that’s what any new release from Microsoft is […]
Moi et Baudelaire in the Back Seat on Vacation
I first encountered Charles Baudelaire as a sophomore in college when I read Les Fleurs du mal, and to say that dawn broke on Marblehead, as the expression has it here in Massachusetts, would not […]
The Odyssey (An Eventually Humorous Article)
The Odyssey (An Eventually Humorous Article) So, this will be an abnormally loooooong article as it was an abnormally loooooong film owing largely to the fact that it is an epic and by law […]
Tech Support, and Other Ironic Phrases
I wrote this 20 years ago, and was curious about how the subject held up. Although I made some changes, it still seems awfully familiar these days. My oldest daughter is normally a calm person, […]
Pediatricians Recommend Helmets, Picking Up Ball for Youth Soccer
ELK GROVE, Illinois. With enthusiasm for soccer running at all-time highs due to the successful completion of the 2026 World Cup matches played in the U.S. this summer, pediatricians hope to capitalize on the surge […]
Hair-Brained Evolution
Hair likely played a significant role in evolution by protecting the first modern humans and their developing brains from the blazing sun. The Wall Street Journal The sun was high in the sky and so […]
