The Last Day
I sometimes wonder what Presidents do on their very last day in office. I imagine they hold informal meetings to thank their loyal, hard-working employees. They likely sign a flurry of last-minute paperwork. And they […]
Category: Fiction
Frank “The Fierce Fotographer” Fitzgibbon explains the tricks of the trade.
Thirsty Dave’s nephew Frank “The Fierce Fotographer” Fitzgibbon is a young man who hasn’t got much going for him. I wouldn’t let him near any of the 17 Eastern European countries that I rule because […]
So Descartes This Guy Off Campus
These high-profile sexual harassment cases just keep arriving. It’s good the issue is getting the attention it deserves, but it’s also wearying. The latest case involves a 63 year-old Philosophy professor at a university in […]
The unconfirmed reports of Thirsty Dave, non-alcoholic beer and the scrapbook of soberness.
I have it on good authority that Thirsty Dave has been spotted drinking non-alcoholic beer! There’s more chance of Disney making a bigger mess with Star Wars than George Lucas did with the prequels than […]
Should you eat that meat?? Do you want to feel like angels are frolicking on your taste buds?
She asked me to say something romantic so I told her that I have no time for people but that I could listen to her for minutes. I think she wanted me to commit to […]
Getting Results
While fast food companies enjoy record profits, workers are struggling to get wages and hours that will lift them out of poverty. They’ve held strikes and pushed companies to let them unionize. The companies (and […]
When I was pretending to be growing up, my sister would get away with everything, no matter how fast I ran after her
I like to think I’m a fan of mediocrity. It’s something I rarely get close to but it’s good to dream. When I was pretending to be growing up, my sister would get away with […]
Prelude To The Parking Chronicles
Parking is a weighty issue for me. While the rest of the civilized world reaches for its goals, pursues its passions and gets its laundry done, I’m looping infinitely around my block in search of somewhere to leave my car. […]
Friday Humor Devotional
Dear Lord, please forgive me for confusing our new snobby Manhattan neighbors. When I told them I was excited about Shark Week, her response was and I quote, “I find that very hard to believe […]