There should be a claw against this…
Month: July 2021
Ask a Terrier: Budleigh! (-udleigh-udleigh…) In! (-iin-iin…) Space! (-ace-ace…)
Professional Advice from a Licensed Dog. Dear Budleigh, In these disturbing times of political turmoil, pandemic risk, and economic uncertainty, what a warming comfort it is to know that billionaires can joyride in space. […]
My First Car
My first car got about 20 miles to the gallon and about 200 miles to the quart. It was a subcompact coupe, a blue 1972 Chevy Vega with an aluminum engine that warped, as did […]
Teens, When Lying to Your Parents, You Need to Up Your Game
[The following true story is based on a time when a good friend of mine’s then 16-year-old daughter tried to wriggle out of several lies she told her parents about a “sleepover” at a friend’s […]
As Risks Rise, Officials Crack Down on Graduate Student Drivers
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. A Friday morning in July found Sergeant Jim Hampy playing possum at the Storrow Drive entrance to the Massachusetts Turnpike. “We shouldn’t have long to wait,” he tells this reporter as he sips […]
When Tupperware Attacks
There are those rare moments when the secrets of the universe reveal themselves to us, and we are shown our purpose here on this spec of dust hurtling through the blackness of space. And if […]
IRA SPIRO: Before Covid – an Excerpt from the Novel by Dan Naturman
We love that we get to excerpt this wonderful novel from stand-up comic Dan Naturman. As we formatted and read this book, we laughed and loved each page. Enjoy this excerpt from IRA SPIRO: before […]
