Bri…
Month: July 2021
Head Over Heels In Love (With Myself)
I’m head over heels—in love with myself. I’ve sat for too long, on my very own shelf. I think I’ll take me down, maybe spin me around, Give myself a whirl—I’m a self-absorbed girl! You […]
Mama, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Flatulists
Now, for something completely different, here’s a story about farting. Yes, it’s a real gas. But please don’t think me an uncultured oaf. Au contraire, mes amis, au contraire! I am simply — and 100% accurately — […]
Ripping the Headlines Today, 7/19/21
Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news, even about the Tokyo Olympics, doesn’t need to be complicated and confusing; that’s what any new release from Microsoft is for. And, […]
For Artsy Parents, Summer Camp Choice is Serious
NEEDHAM, Mass. Joy Olivet-Scramm and Martin Scramm are creative types who survive in the notoriously impecunious world of the arts by holding down full-time jobs in academia, a double-life that lends an air of seriousness to their […]
Boring Our Children to Safety
“They’re at it again,” my wife said with concern. I looked up and saw flames rising from a pile of dead branches off in the distance. Another Saturday night, another bonfire in the woods beyond […]
