A Right Leaning Lawn Mower
While I was mowing the lawn a few years ago, oil started spurting out all over (from the mower, not me). Investigation revealed the oil did not come from an opening oil should come out […]
Tag: disasters
All the news that used to be print to fit
Someone recently asked me, “Has the world ever been crazier?” Yes. Yes, it has. And to prove it, I dug up something I wrote eight years ago, when I found myself with a collection of […]
Stick ’em up: Give me all your TP
Someone commented the other day that the coronavirus pandemic will turn out to be the worst worldwide disaster since World War 2. I’m not sure I agree with that–apparently this particular person was too young […]
The Fun Destruction of Disaster Movies
I have over a dozen books and movies relating to the doomed passenger liner, Titanic. Many date back to my kids’ fascination with the subject after James Cameron’s move came out, but I kept them […]
East Coast Earthquake Made Washington Wobble
Earthquakes recently hit northern California and the Midwest–nothing major, but it reminded me of one that shook up Washington, D.C. back in the summer of 2011. Major quakes aren’t common in the East, and some […]
Making Fun Of Terrorists (And Other Bad Ideas)
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK I made a promise that I would attempt to go back to humor when I wrote my September 11th column. The reasoning: This is a humor column. Still, it’s […]
It Will Be A Dark And Stormy Night
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK I’ve been complaining about winter weather in a lot of my columns, so I thought maybe it was time to complain about something else: Spring weather. Yes, spring […]