Ripping the Headlines Today, 11/1/18
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 anything […]
A Sign I Have Too Much Time on My Hands
Do you know the distance from my house to the South Pole? Of course, you don’t. But I do. That’s because I recently erected a giant sign pole complete with weather vane in my front […]
Leftover Halloween Candy a Godsend in War-Torn Freedonia
DOS FLEDAN, Freedonia. An American C-17 Globemaster cargo plane touched down on a bombed-out landing strip here this morning with the first shipment of leftover Halloween candy from the U.S., bringing sustenance to a nation that […]
Another Shopping Rewards Club? Count Us In
Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic write, speak and blog together as The Word Mavens. As we waited in the airport for a flight back to Philadelphia, we glanced at our boarding passes and were pleasantly […]
Strange Things Happen When You Have a Rock Band With Dave Barry And Stephen King In It. Maybe A Little Too Strange……
It all started very normally. It was a usual, quiet evening with the Rock Bottom Remainders setting up their equipment for another gig. OK, actually, the Rock Bottom Remainders are not really so very normal. […]
Happy Rhythm ‘n Blues Halloween
As I walk down the streets of my neighborhood and look at the Halloween displays that decorate the lawns and porches, I’m struck by how trite and predictable everything appears. Tombstones angled crookedly out of […]
Defying Hopes, Tricksters Resist Healthy Treats
WELLESLEY FALLS, Massachusetts. Janet Disalvo is, by her own admission, an unreformed hippie. The mother of three lets the grass in her front yard grow wild, creating a sharp contrast with the well-manicured lawns of […]