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Category: Fiction
A Day in the Life of a Feline Court Officer
Xavier Fernandez came to court in Middle Village, N.Y. to fight a minor charge. Then a cross-eyed cat jumped on the table. “You got any problem with a cat being in this hearing?” said Hearing […]
Take the 40 Million Years Without Sex Challenge
Scientists have determined that a tiny freshwater organism known as the “bdelloid rotifer” gave up sex 40 million years ago. And you thought the spark had gone out of yourmarriage. Bdelloid rotifer: “Not this millenium, […]
Paul’s Awesome English Dictionary: Today’s Word – Frimp
How many times has this happened to you? Either your GPS has broken down or you just didn’t bother with directions. The Sun went down two hours ago. You don’t know which way to go? […]
Among the Big-Headed People
My son once gave me as a present a “one-size fits all” Boston Red Sox hat. It was a nice gesture, but hopelessly misguided. I was able to use the occasion as a “teaching moment.” […]
Stigma Sticks to Paste-Eaters Long After They Kick the Habit
NEEDHAM, Mass. Things were going swimmingly for Todd Flerwanger in his interview with Applied Widgetronix, a tech company that makes something technical in this western suburb of Boston. “I thought I really hit it off […]
