Ripping the Headlines Today, 7/31/20
Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news doesn’t need to be complicated and confusing; that’s what any new release from Microsoftis for. And, as in the case with anything […]
Month: July 2020
I’m So Old I EVEN Remember
Wringer Washing Machines Yes, my mother had one of these for years, until the glorious day when she got her first automatic washer. You couldn’t just put clothes into a wringer washing machine, walk away, […]
The New World of Baseball
Andy Cowan is an award-winning writer whose credits include Cheers, Seinfeld and 3rd Rock from the Sun. His memoir from Black Rose Writing, Banging My Head Against the Wall: A Comedy Writer’s Guide to Seeing Stars, was acquired in 2019 by […]
How to Talk to Your Cats About Shakespeare
My cats are big Shakespeare fans; in the case of Rocco, who’s been letting himself go a bit, a huge devotee of the Bard–fifteen pounds at his last checkup. We have assembled on the patio for […]
“Days of Starch” Festival Celebrates Benefits of Carbohydrates
KEOKUK, Iowa. This town of 10,780 in southeast Iowa proclaimed itself the “Starch Capital of America” in 1991 after a Parade Magazine survey found that residents depended on starchy foods such as potatoes, bread and […]
Sleepless in Seattle
Recently, events in my life have eerily paralleled the story line from that classic film, Sleepless in Seattle, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. How? Well, for starters, I’ve lived in the greater Seattle area […]