Spam in the Terror Closet
Fall has come to New England and as I ventured into the storage closet yesterday to get out my boots–the ones I use to track wayward clients into the woods–a shiny metallic object caught my eye. I picked it […]
Fall has come to New England and as I ventured into the storage closet yesterday to get out my boots–the ones I use to track wayward clients into the woods–a shiny metallic object caught my eye. I picked it […]
Scientists are studying monkeys for clues on human financial behavior. The Boston Globe It was time, I figured, to bite the banana. My brokerage statement from my financial advisors had been lying on my desk […]
NEW YORK. The runaway success of Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Eat, Pray, Love” has, according to The New York Times Book Review, spawned a mini-industry of spin-off titles including the forthcoming “Eat, Pray, Whine” by her former […]
Derry, New Hampshire town officials are considering zoning changes that would permit strip malls, fast-food outlets and big-box stores to be built a short distance from Robert Frost’s farm. The Boston Globe Frost It’s Sunday, […]
For the first time in half a century, Vatican administrative staff will be required to clock in for work as part of a clampdown on slackers. Bloomberg News “Have you considered our get-out-of-Purgatory free extended […]
As every good son-in-law knows, Mother-in-Law Day is rapidly approaching. It’s the fourth Sunday of this month, October 26th. Mother-in-law (not shown actual size) What-you haven’t started shopping yet? The good presents may already […]
Libertarian activists are protesting restrictive New Hampshire state laws by staging unlicensed puppet shows. The Boston Globe “Spot” A cynic’s definition of a libertarian is a Republican who smokes pot, but that is a […]
When I heard the news that the Pakistani army had captured Muslim Khan, a top commander of the Taliban, I was overcome by a simultaneous sense of shock and relief. “That’s him,” I screamed at the […]
The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded the other day, and for the 43rd consecutive year since I first took a course in the subject, I didn’t win. Excuse me if sound a tad bitter […]
Girl Scouts in Akron, Ohio are taking vigorous steps to collect debts owed by adults who fail to pay for cookies. Associated Press It’s two o’clock in the morning, and I’m lying […]