Understanding Poetry, the Hard Way
There are two types of people–those who “get” poetry, and those who don’t. My immediate family and all of my close friends are proud to be included in the latter group. I’m a member of […]
Don’t Cough So Close to Me
The coronavirus outbreak is a serious, deadly thing, and it should be taken seriously. All the more reason to have fun with it … because if you can’t laugh, the virus has already won. So […]
SPARKS BRIEF: The History Channel’s On A Roll
New York, NY – Today in a press conference, Eli Lehrer, Executive Vice President of Original Programming for the History Channel, announced the premiere of its new show, TP Pickers. Lehrer informed a group of […]
Consumer Pornography
Aisles being stocked to the max with toilet paper and rubbing alcohol. OMG!!! Show me more! Show me more!
Malaise-y Days
My hands have become chafed from washin’. My 401(k) took a drubbin’. Keep six feet away, out of caution. I can’t even go out night-clubbin’. I keep coughing into my elbow. I don’t touch my […]
Ripping the Headlines Today, 3/30/20
Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news doesn’t need to be complicated and confusing; that’s what any new release from Microsoft is for. And, as in the case with […]
Test Your Bailout Bill IQ
We were all so innocent back in 2008–we thought Congress could bail the country out of a crisis with just a 219-page bill. We were young and foolish, what did we know? To do the job […]