The Puzzle of Healthy Plants
Some plants in our house are prospering quite well, and seem to be in perfect health. I don’t know what to do with them. This is a … well, I don’t know what it is, […]
Some plants in our house are prospering quite well, and seem to be in perfect health. I don’t know what to do with them. This is a … well, I don’t know what it is, […]
John Adams, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Second U.S. President, and all around unpleasant guy, had this to say about America’s Independence Day: “It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shows, […]
Seven years ago, I swore I would never, EVER drive in Chicago again. Last Saturday, we drove to Chicago. Again. It was for the same reason as last time, to see The Cure in concert. […]
My fourteen regular readers might remember that a couple of years ago I realized some kind of trees were growing up in the middle of our lilac bushes. I had to decide, quickly, whether to […]
Seasonal changes can get confusing. Of course, every place in the world has the same expression: If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes: It’ll change. (There are possible exceptions, such as, say, the […]
So, I got a letter from my credit card company, saying I was scheduled for an “account review”. They wanted to let me know that, because the highest balance on my account has been significantly […]
I experienced something very odd the other day: I tried to get the lawn mower started, and I did. First time. It took all of twenty minutes to fill the gas and oil, check the […]
So far April has sucked, and I haven’t felt very funny (as opposed to not being funny and thinking I am). So I’m celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week the way they used to do […]
I complain about winter weather a lot, so maybe it’s time to complain about something else: Spring weather. Yes, spring arrived, kind of, like the proverbial lion. The last […]
I contend that DWS (Driving While Stupid) should be a death penalty offense. Of course, DWS isn’t illegal to begin with, but we have to start somewhere. Look, I’ve done foolish things while driving. I […]