Bye, Bye Birdies
Birdlife International, National Geographic, the National Audubon Society, and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology declared 2018 the Year of the Bird. But there has been no celebrating at my house. All the good birds abandoned […]
Dogs vs. Holiday Meals: Fa-La-La-La-Laaa, La, Aach! Haauk! Blaarf!
In this festive season of holiday parties, bountiful meals, and homemade cookies embellished with those silver ball-bearing things, take comfort knowing that your canines are in the dog park, plotting. ENGLISH SHEEPDOG: “OK, everyone! Finish […]
Minutes From The Annual Meeting Of The Poughkeepskie (NY) Film Critics Circle
The annual meeting of the Poughkeepsie Film Critics Circle (PFCC) took place last week, at Henrietta LeTourneau’s house. In attendance were: Henrietta LeTourneau (President and Treasurer) I, Angela Kitswillow, your Acting Secretary (while Susie Bingsworthy recovers […]
The HumorOutcasts Holiday Card
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Delicious cookies ready to bake Hallmark movies on TV 24/7 for all to see When from news we need a break It’s beginning to […]
For One Fashion Plate, Cupboards Are Bare This Christmas
DOVER, Mass. Todd Englund achieved success at an early age as a bond trader, but he hasn’t let the comforts of affluence dull his feeling for others at this special time of the year. “Todd […]
For Victims of Wally Pipp’s Disease, Absence Makes Others Forget Them
ISLIP, New York. When Burt Sherman suffered a fractured shoulder in a skiing accident last winter, his doctor insisted he take time off from work and not try to soldier through the injury as he […]