Wisdom for Dummies
All the effort, expense and inconvenience of trying to look attractive are worth it when our significant other gazes at us appreciatively and says tenderly, “Move you’re blocking the TV.” Find more dubious advice […]
Month: April 2019
An Excerpt from daddy du Jour by Barbara Hammond
Today, a sample of an intriguing memoir daddy du Jour (available on Amazon) from Barbara Hammond. Book Description: This is a book about survival in many ways. Barbara became the primary caregiver of her younger […]
Donald Trump Space Cadet
Was it in a tweet or rambling, wild discourse That the President announced a new Space Force? Why the push for such a costly, odd resource? A new role for Trump, with more false claims, […]
Things that puzzle runners:
What should I eat and drink before a race? “Don’t eat two bowls of chill the night before and drink a six pack of beer. Otherwise, you’ll probably finish the race inside the Port-A-Potty.” What […]
Shortage of Interpreters Leaves Starbucks Refugees Stranded
RICHMOND, Virginia. The airport here is relatively small by comparison to those located in larger cities, but for many travelers that’s one of its attractions. “The lines are short, it’s clean, and the parking isn’t […]
One Toke Over the Unemployment Line, Sweet Jesus
Estimates differ, but most experts predict that automation and robots will have eliminated all but a handful of jobs in the United States by 2075. Somewhere between 50 and 300 paid positions will remain, most […]
Doo-Wop Castrati Tell Painful Tales of Their Falsettos
DETROIT. For Marvin Deshields, former lead singer of the 50′s doo-wop group The Fabulous Croutons, every excursion out into public is an occasion for anxiety. “Somebody like you,” he says to this reporter, “you don’t think twice […]
