2014, The Year Of – Me. Well, why not?
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK I’ve been thinking about how the New Year should go. We all tend to think of that this time of year, don’t we? We all resolve to be healthier, thinner, […]
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Santa After Christmas
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK Santa Claus had a ritual, one he followed every year after he finished delivering gifts for all little boys and girls. It involved whiskey. His main elf assistant, Evergreen Iciclepears, […]
Changing Rhyme Schemes, or: The not so perfect Christmas poem
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK T ’was the week before Christmas, and I have to admit: I wasn’t feeling the spirit; not one little bit. The stockings weren’t hung, I didn’t know where they […]
Christmas Around The World: They think we’re odd
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK Ojenyunyat Sungwiyadeson honungradon nagwutut. Ojenyunyat osrasay! No, I didn’t position my fingers wrong on the keyboard. It doesn’t quite have the flow of “Merry Christmas”, but I’m told that’s the […]
Twerking Away Your Selfie Respect
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK Would you like a selfie? How about a twerk? Your confusion could be understandable, especially if you’re not on the internet much. (Are there many people besides my grandmother who […]
Bad Is Funny
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK Okay, which of these is funny? The first: While picking up a pharmacy prescription I noticed soda on sale, and caffeine is my favorite over the counter drug. An employee […]
It’s Funny What We’re Thankful For
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK “I cried because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. So I took his shoes. What was he going to do, chase me down?” […]
Hoosiers Go Hog Wild In China
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK We here in rural Indiana don’t tend to think of ourselves as being part of the big worldwide picture. In fact, many people from the east and west coasts can’t […]
Turning on Furnace Gets Cool Reception
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK This has been the fourth year out of the last five when my furnace didn’t want to work in the fall. Who can blame it, really? My internal energy source […]
With websites like this, who needs enemies?
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK I figured it out – I figured out what’s wrong with the Obamacare website! Not that I can fix it … let’s not get silly. I got the idea from […]