The Place to Take a Humor Break
OAK PARK, Illinois. Martha Reznik is the mother of a teenaged son, Todd, whose summer growth spurt means a trip to the mall for new clothes as the school year looms ahead. “He shot up […]
WESTLAND, Mass. It’s 7:30 Sunday night, and Mike Pfeiffer is taking this reporter on a drive through several western suburbs of Boston to expose what he describes angrily as “criminal neglect.” “Look, there’s another one,” […]
Got a beef about a surly clerk at the license renewal counter? Wondering if you can re-take your vision test now that you’ve got contacts? Ask the Department of Motor Vehicles Action Reporter, he’ll cut […]
NEEDHAM, Mass. When United Blogtronics employee Chuck Blednarski passed away last weekend following a life-long struggle with Osgood Schlatter’s Disease, his co-workers were genuinely saddened despite the fact that they knew very little about the […]
BOSTON, Mass. This city is sometimes referred to as the “Athens of America” because of its many colleges and universities, but that doesn’t mean young boys here like summer reading lists any more than their […]
ENFIELD, Connecticut. Mike Abruzzioni is Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Roads and Bridges at State Highway Department District #2 Headquarters here, a position he earned after many years of service, plus frequent contributions to state legislators. […]
It’s family vacation time, and against their noble savage instincts, we’ve decided to inflict some high culture on the boys by taking them to the National Museum of Dance in Saratoga Springs. “Do we have […]
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 […]
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 […]
HOLLYWOOD. For nearly a decade, Michael “Silky” Vincent seduced his largely female audiences with satin-smooth song stylings that enticed them figuratively, and often literally, to his bed. “I had a pretty good run there,” he says […]