Bad Artist #24, Resolutions
RESOLUTIONS HAIKU #1 I won’t eat any Lutefisk, mushrooms, and haggis No matter how tempted. RESOLUTIONS HAIKU #2 I hereby resolve Not to misplace my glasses More than once daily. – Paul R. De […]
Year: 2014
It Takes Crystal Balls to Predict 2015
It’s time to get the old crystal ball out of the closet to find out what lies in store for us in the New Year. My predictions for 2014 were way off base, mainly because […]
Here’s hoping 2015 is better
I’m not going to lie to you: 2014 sucked. Everybody got sick or hurt at least once, and the world’s a train wreck. On a personal level I lost my first writing job after twenty-three […]
What Are You Doing on New Year’s Eve?
When I was a kid in the 1960s, my sister and I had our very own New Year’s Eve tradition. Every December 31st on the stroke of midnight, we’d duck out of the party our […]
The Hottest Trend Of 2014
It’s fashionable at the end of a year to create and publish a Best Of list. We’ll see listicles revealing things like the best movies or news stories of 2014. Heavy on the photos and short […]
Me and J.D. Salinger at Burger King
Newly-discovered correspondence reveals that reclusive author J.D. Salinger thought Burger King’s hamburgers were superior to those of other fast-food chains. Associated Press Fine–have it your way. I’m sitting in the Burger King on Route […]
They should announce a sequel to Groundhog Day and then just re-release the original.
They should announce a sequel to Groundhog Day and then just re-release the original. They should announce a sequel to Groundhog Day and then just re-release the original. They should announce a sequel to Groundhog […]
Bad Artist #23, Christmas
CHRISTMAS HAIKU #1 I will always know Why this day is so special. Thank you, Jesus. CHRISTMAS HAIKU #2 Didn’t shop Walmart. Christmas lights up for next year. I must have been good. – […]
How They Win
In 1987 Gary Hart announced his bid to become President. He had a double digit lead over other Democratic hopefuls in the polls. The presumed Republican nominee was Vice President George H. W. Bush. According […]
The Year in Blogging: More Than Just Sonny Tufts
As I look back on 2014 and prepare the Gerbil Interactive Media Group (Gerbil News Network, Gerbil Sports Network, Gerbil Entertainment!) for a public offering in the white-hot stock market of 2015, it is appropriate […]