Have A Trump-Free Day!
Have A Trump-Free Day! It is time to institute a new holiday into our already heavily laden days-off agenda. (our brethren government employees always want more excuses for days off !) With the sudden stress that […]
Mom and Dad, We’re Taking Your Phone Privileges Away
Cartoon by Isabella Bannerman “Somebody get the phone!” This was a common parental refrain around our house growing up. A phone call was important. It could be a family member stranded in a Buffalo snowstorm. […]
Injuries Few in Annual Running of the Cats
SOMERVILLE, Mass. When this suburb of Boston decided to become a “sister city” with Pamplona, Spain a decade ago, few realized what it would mean for the many cat-owners who live here. El gato de […]
The Diary of Donald Trump – unedited edition?
Somehow, I got a hold of Donald Trump’s diary for the past week. It came in the mail via an anonymous source. So allow me to share: July 1, 2018 – oops, the jig is […]
“Days of Starch” Festival Celebrates Benefits of Carbohydrates
KEOKUK, Iowa. This town of 10,780 in southeast Iowa proclaimed itself the “Starch Capital of America” in 1991 after a Parade Magazine survey found that residents depended on starchy foods such as potatoes, bread and […]
Cousin William and King Henry VIII
In the annals of English history, no other man had as colorful a life as my distant ancestor William “Bill” Tryer, who was the Royal Food Taster to King Henry VIII. The job of Royal […]
Well, you’re a real Einstein, aren’t you.
I wonder how long we will use “Einstein” as a way to denote someone who’s genius-level smart, or who thinks he is? “Well, you’re a real Einstein, aren’t you.” It’s mostly used sarcastically, or sardonically, or […]