The Great Refrigerator Raid
One of the nice things about a fridge is its door. If you pile up a mess anywhere else in the house, it’s going to be visible, unless you shove it under the bed or […]
One of the nice things about a fridge is its door. If you pile up a mess anywhere else in the house, it’s going to be visible, unless you shove it under the bed or […]
Nobody looks forward to getting old. That would be like looking forward to your next root canal. The aging process is not inherently fun. It isn’t all walkers and hearing aids, though. There are some […]
All artists are vulnerable to “helpful” clichés and criticism from anyone with a mouth and an opinion. Singers get it (“You should try out for American Idol.”). So do musicians (“How do you get to […]
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)[i] As a non-smoker, I reserve the right to be as obnoxious as possible to anyone within twenty feet of me who has the courage to light up a cigarette. In […]
In some hidden part of our Id, we all want to look good. Even those whose couture usually consists of whatever they can find on the floor are secretly hoping they don’t look as bad […]
We New Yorkers and our city have gotten a bum rap over the years. Everybody thinks we are worse than we are. Even New Yorkers think that other New Yorkers are worse than they are. […]
I suck big time at writing poetry. What can someone like me do? Write a bad poem and post it on a humor website for people to laugh at. Here’s one of mine. I assure […]
I watch the Investigation Discovery Channel. There. I said it. My shameful secret is out. I am an educated person. I’m supposed to be spending my TV time on PBS and other stations with edifying […]
The stillness is disquieting – not even a television or a radio. Even the cat is quietly napping on the couch, oblivious to the menace in the kitchen. But I can see it, trying to […]
The New York City subway system accommodates over 7 million rides each week.[1] A good portion of these are repeat customers, so the number of actual riders is probably much lower, but you get the […]