Oblivious to the Obvious
So here’s an example of the thing that’s distracting me from doing anything important for the rest of the day: a friend posted a picture on Facebook of her and her husband attending a concert […]
Month: February 2023
I Read This Sign Differently
Most people’s initial reaction to the sign below would be that a man named Rip Fritzer wants you to contact him about selling his home. He tells you that you should call him because […]
Probing Prominent Prostate Problem
This story actually happened some time ago, so not to worry: I do NOT have cancer. But the docs thought I might … for several years. Specifically, I had high prostate specific antigen readings, otherwise […]
Ripping the Headlines Today, 2/21/23
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 […]
Bid to End Logorrhea Stalls as Talks Drag On
BOSTON. This city, a center of medical research and home to some of the world’s greatest teaching hospitals, is also a four-way intersection for that most fundamental function of the human experience: talk, and lots […]
Become Soft Spoken in Just Ten Days
Is this you? Do people at restaurants move to tables farther away from you? Do you routinely get booted out of libraries? Are you banned from meditation centers? Does your spouse wear earplugs around the […]
“And Now a Word From Our Drug Dealers”
I ran into my friend Rose, the other day, and asked how she’d been. She said she was stressed because her mom was ill. I politely inquired about her condition like I was CNN’s Sanjay […]
Why I Quit the Post Office
The level of incompetence and disregard for postal regulations was appalling. I can only imagine what the other guys were doing. The bosses made unreasonable demands on me. For starters, they expected me to deliver […]